Amiodarone was developed in Belgium in 1961 and became popular in Europe for the treatment of angina. Based on Dr. Bramah Singh's investigation, (1) the Argentine physician Dr. Mauricio Rosenbaum started using amiodarone for the treatment of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias with good outcomes. (2, 3) This drug is a class III agent in the Vaughan Williams scheme, with class I. II and IV antiarrhytmic effects. Amiodarone produces bradycardia, prolongs myocardial action potential and delays ventricular repolarization. Due to this three pharmacological properties amiodarone prolongs the QT-interval, predisposing to torsade de pointes (TDP), a polymorphic ventricular
DOI: 1/16/2014. Patient is a 48-year-old female price checker who sustained injury while she was locking cabinet when the fixture and monitor fell off and hit her in the head. Patient had a head contusion.
DOI: 5/19/2010. Patient is a 57-year-old male electrician who sustained injury when he was struck in the back by a car in a parking lot. He underwent a L5 laminectomy and decompression of the neutral elements 2011.
The capillary nail refill test is a quick test done on the nail bed. It is used to monitor dehydration and the amount of blood flow to tissue. If there is good blood flow to the nail bed, a pink color should return in less than 2 seconds after pressure is removed.
DOI: 01/31/2006. Patient is a 39-year-old male plumber who sustained a work-related injury to his back and elbow when he slipped and fell while going down the stairs. Per OMNI, he is status post lumbar fusion at L5-S1 on 7/19/10. The patient was declared permanent and stationary as of 8/15/11 with future medical care including physician visits, medications, possible surgery, bone growth stimulator, lumbar brace, and vocational retraining. On 12/18/12, he underwent removal of hardware and inspection of fusion.
This is a 63-year-old male with a 10/06/1978 date of injury. He fell between two walls and injured his left knee.
DOI: 6/25/2007. Patient is a 37-year-old female store manager who sustained injury when a tote slipped off shelf and struck her left side of the body. Per OMNI, she is status post ulnar nerve decompression on 03/11/08, left De Quervain’s release on 09/08/09, spinal cord stimulator implant on 08/03/11 and shoulder surgery on 01/19/15.
Congestive heart failure, CHF, is when the heart fails at doing what it does best, pumping your heart. CHF effects more than two million people in America (Caroline 1018). Most people who have CHF knows what it is, and are on treatment for it. What most people who have CHF don’t know is the pathophysiology of their illness. Understanding how the heart works will allow people that suffer from congestive heart failure to have a clear view of what’s happening to their own body.
Antoinette's Death Certificate records she died on Friday, 28 May 2004. The cause of death at 1(a) records “Sepsis”, at (b) “Gangrenous foot” and (c) “Peripheral vascular disease”. Her death was just 19-days after being re-admitted into WPH, initially for treatment for acute ischemic pain in her right foot, to be remedied with angioplasty (stent implant[4]). Upon admission, she was independent and despite her ischaemic foot could walk. This turned into her most frightening nightmare as they ganged up on her and intentionally prevented her from receiving medical treatment. She went into hospital as a patient and died a victim. (Exhibit “4”)
DOI: 2/6/2003. The patient is a 46-year old female aide who sustained a work-related injury to her low back while she was transferring a high school student from wheel chair to table.
Clinical Presentation: Endometriosis is a condition that can occur in women, who may present with intermittent, cyclical, or constant pelvic and/or back pain.1 Symptoms tend to come and go with the menstrual cycle and can be a key sign to recognizing the condition.1 Other symptoms of endometriosis include pain in the hypogastric and perineal region, and pain in lower back and lower extremities.1 Hallmark symptoms of endometriosis are general pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia.2 Other symptoms may include painful bowel movements or pain during urination while on menstrual period, spotting before and between periods, heavy or irregular menstrual bleeding, nose bleeds, coughing up blood,
Relation between motor incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) and increased cardiovascular disease risk (guide 100 words)
DOI: 6/25/2013. Patient is a 39-year old male commercial driver who sustained injury while he was parked when he got struck from behind by a tractor trailer. Per OMNI, he suffered injury to his neck, back, shoulders, elbows, and knees. He is out of work since the date of injury. He is status post cervical discectomy with fusion at C4-6 on 3/12/14 and a suboccipital craniotomy and decompression of a C1 lamina due to Chiari malformation on 12/29/14.
DOI: 12/17/2011. Patient is a 52-year-old male pasteurizer machine operator who sustained injury when he slipped and fell while climbing up the ladder. Per OMNI, the patient has undergone right carpal tunnel release and decomp0ression on 11/06/15, epidural steroid injection, gastro endoscopy and left knee surgery.
The procedure of this study was performed in all patients consistently for four visits every other week for eight weeks in an outpatient rehabilitation treatment facility. Exercises included ankle pumps, hip abduction, quadriceps setting and active assisted range of motion to enhance knee range of motion and strength of the muscle groups. The rehabilitation evaluation incorporated measurements of physical function and gait variability. On day one after surgery, patients began ambulation exercises and activities of daily living with the physical therapist. A walker was used for dependent ambulation and later progressing to a cane for independent ambulation. Once the patient was stable enough, the therapist introduced descending and ascending