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    Avascular Bill's Case

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    SUMMARY OF CASE STUDY Bill, a 34 year old male, arrived at the doctor’s office experiencing pain in his right hip. Prior to this, Bill maintains an overall healthy lifestyle which includes exercising and activities such as; swimming, water skiing and scuba diving. Bill reports he has had no trauma to his hip. On this visit an analgesic and muscle relaxant were both prescribed to the patient and he was sent home. After three weeks of no improvement Bill has returned to the doctor’s office and has…

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    However use of this device requires a trained operator. Calibration also needs to be done before using the device. Flexible electrogoniometers are strain-gage-based systems that consists of two light-weight end blocks fixed to the twelfth thoracic vertebrae(T12) and sacral spine(S2)spinal processes. They are separated by a steel spring and it protects a narrow strip of steel foil[11]. Strain gages attached to the foil were used to monitor lumbar angle motion in two different planes during…

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    She immediately rummages under the seat and found, a large black plastic trash bag, a roll of duct tape, and jerry-rigged a makeshift window. Shortly after she finishes, Clemmie Sue climbs into the pickup, her long curly grayish blonde hair is a mess of sopping tangles, and the mud had liberated her shoes from her feet. Clemmy Sue instantly…

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    reach along with altered versions show validity for evaluating hamstring flexibility. However, they do not show a correlation to the assessment of lumbar flexibility. Nevertheless, within this article, they discussed how the hip joint, lumbar and thoracic spine contribute to the overall performance of Sit and Reach. This test was performed on 195 Brazilian boys ages 18 to 19. All individuals volunteered, weighed 152.02 ± 22.46 lbs. and had an average height of 69.29 ± 2.76 inches. The tests…

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    Acute Cholecystitis

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    associated with the Cholelithiasis (stones in the gallbladder) which is a common disorder of the biliary system of the body. Composed of cholesterol can form gallstone in the gallbladder and gallstones can cause cholecystitis by obstructing the cystic duct resulting in oedema and inflammation of gallbladder (William, & Hopper, 2014). Acute Cholecystitis is the absence of stones this is known as acute or chronic acalculous, it is usually a complication of acute critical illness or surgery. Better…

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    “The Effect of a Compressive Brace for the Treatment of Perons with Pectus Carinatum” 1. Lee SY, Lee SJ, Jeon CW, Lee CS, Lee KR. Effect of the compressive brace in pectus carinatum. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2008;34(1):146-9. The purpose of this study was to observe, over a six year period, the effects and efficiency of compressive brace therapy as a nonsurgical treatment for pectus carinatum (PC).…

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    The figure was a snapshot frozen in time. Duct Tape on his mouth. Brown hair dripping with blood, brown eyes wide with shock. Patty was looking into a shockingly familiar face. His own. ----- [Dream Sequence] Nightmare - Matthew Version It was a worst case scenario dream - Matthew 's nightmare…

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    Egg Project Case Study

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    1 - Problem - How do I create a container that will keep my egg from cracking, sufficiently cushion the egg, hold it in place, and lower the pressure of it hitting the ground, without using any liquids or food item(ex. peanut butter)? How do I also make the project light enough to minimise the pressure of the impact on the ground on the egg? In addition, how can I keep the project straight and increase the air resistance of the project without a parachute? 2 - Hypothesis - If I were to use a…

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    Grandma Memoir

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    to every one she knew and I’m going to tell you her final story. October 26th 2016, was the day my grandma was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a cancer in the tubes that brings the digestive fluid bile though the liver to the small intestine. About 8,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. This type of cancer is also a terminal cancer or a cancer that cannot be treated. On October 26th, I got a call…

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    Cervicalgia Case Summary

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    This is a 59-year-old female with a 7/29/2009 date of injury, due to a slip and fall. DIAGNOSIS: Cervicalgia; C4-7 anterior cervical decompression and fusion 2014; Lumbar/cervical disc degeneration. 12/15/15 Progress Report described that the patient has significant neck pain radiating to he right upper extremity with weakness and increased elbow pain. She still continues to have severe back pain. She still has lower back pain and occasional lower extremity pain. She gets some pain relief…

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