Comparison of piezosurgery and conventional osteotomy post rhinoplasty morbidities : A double-blind randomized controlled trial Abstract Background: Several approaches have been introduced to reduce soft tissue injury during rhinoplasty. Piezoelectric ultrasonic could be used to perform bone surgeries more precise and avoid soft tissue perforation. Aim: To compare post-operative pain, edema and ecchymosis in internal…
Essay On Bariatric Surgery and Nutrition
The Prevalence of Anastomotic Stenosis Post Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery and the Efficacy of Medical Nutrition Therapy Bariatric surgery has grown in popularity coinciding with a steady increase of obese individuals. Globally obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. More than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016. Of these over 650 million were obese (“Obesity…
Falls in The Elderly: A Case Study
Introduction In this paper, I would like to discuss regarding the case of eighty years old Mrs. Grace. She was received in the Emergency Department (ED) at 5:30 p.m. with intense pain from fall. I will discuss about her presenting condition, pathophysiology, notable deviations, her regular medications with their indication, contraindication, side effects and the…
Living Kidney Donor Transplant Guidelines
LIVING DONOR RENAL TRANSPLANT- WHAT DO THE GUIDELINES SAY? Renal transplant (RT) is the treatment of choice for patients with end stage renal disease. The use of grafts from living donors (LD) has been increasing over time. Living donor RT is a unique situation as it allows optimum graft survival (as compared to deceased donor…
How Successful are Pap Smears
How successful are pap smears in detecting cervical and uterine cancers? George Nicholas Papanicolaou established the Pap smear in the 18th century when he became intrigued by the guinea pigs vaginal smears as he was studying them. He quickly began to start his research on the female reproductive system, most specifically the different cytology slides…
Panayiotopoulos Syndrome in a 3 Year Old Child
Benign occipital epilepsy of childhood -Panayiotopoulos syndrome- in a 3 year old child Menon Narayanankutty Sunilkumar *, Vadakut Krishnan Parvathy Department of Pediatrics, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Amala Nagar, Thrissur-680 555, Kerala, India M N Sunil Kumar V K Parvathy Running title: Panayiotopoulos syndrome in a 3 year old child Manuscript type: Case study…
Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients Living with Diabetes
Update on Foot Care: Identifying Early signs of Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients Living with Diabetes Mellitus Bernice S. Samuel DNP and Susan J. Appel, PhD, APRN-BC, CCRN, FAHA Introduction Among those individuals living with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy (PNP) is a major contributor in the development of foot ulcers. 1 Even though there has been a decline in recent…
IVU Preparation and IVU Procedure
What is Intravenous Urography? Intravenous Urography examines is the urinary system by using a special dye (contrast medium) that is injected into one of your veins. The dye travels through the bloodstream and is removed by the kidneys and passed into the ureters and bladder. The dye helps to show up these organs more clearly…
Chronic Urinary Tract Infections Treatment Case Nursing Essay
RP, a 72-year-old Caucasian female, was brought to the emergency room (E.R) from Hillcrest Adult Foster Care via ambulance. Preadmission report to F-300 stated that she came to E.R confused, lethargic and weak, complaining of acute pain upon urination. She also urinated small amounts (< 50 ml) multiple times per hour, without the feeling of…
Case Study of Patients Evolving Health Status
Abstract This is a case study analysis that was performed following a certain patient’s hospitalization. The purpose of this case study analysis is to encourage the reader to critically think and identify certain pathophysiological processes, medications, clinical manifestations, abnormal assessment data, and abnormal laboratory values. The purpose of identifying the abnormalities is to critically deliberate…