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Muscle Disorders
Myositis
Causes
Myositis means inflammation of the muscles that you use to move your body. An injury, infection, or autoimmune disease can cause it.
Signs and Symptoms
· Muscle weakness, sometimes with muscle pain
· General tiredness and fatigue
· Trouble climbing stairs, standing from a seated position, or reaching up
· Difficulty swallowing or breathing
· Rash on knuckles, chest, face and back
· Persistent dry cough
Diagnosis
A doctor may suspect myositis based on a person’s symptoms of muscle weakness or other evidence of myositis. Tests for myositis include:
· Blood tests
· MRI scan: an MRI scan can help identify areas of myositis and changes in the muscles over time
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and aiding in metabolite removal after exercise and thus reducing swelling and muscle soreness (Bleakley & Davidson, 2009).
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, professional sports regulators continue to discourage Steroid use within professional leagues.Steroid use by professional athletes as adults can help increase muscle growth after a severe injury, enabling an athlete to continue to play. For instance, a profess-sional athlete might have an anterior crucaite ligament tear for which cortisone shots would help mobility of the joint, enabling the athlete to recovery with full use of the appendage. Steroids help in stabilizing or increasing muscle mass to compensate for ligament tears. Steroids such as cortisone shots should not be taken on a regular basis; however, in moderation cortisone shots can be taken safely. Adult athletes who receive
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(cant feel things anymore) in the skin and muscle weakness.Leprosy is common in many countries in the world, and in temperate, tropical, and subtropical climates. Approximately 100 cases per year are diagnosed in the U.S. Most cases are limited to the South, California, Hawaii, and U.S. island possessions. Prevention of this disease is just not to come into close physical contact with the infected person. Symptoms to diagnose this disease include the following: discoloration of your skin, decreased sensitivity in and around the infected are to heat and so on, numbness in the hands ands and feet, and muscle weakness.An early diagnosis of this disease is very important. The reason for this is
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associated with which. Physiology is the study of the functions of these
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Anatomy and physiology – often abbreviated A&P – can be approached separately but usually
are presented together because structure and function are so closely interconnected. It is often
said that “form follows function”; in other words, the specific structure of a given molecule, cell,
organ, or organ system must suit its specific function(s).
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(heart) muscle cells. The job of both types of cells is to contract, so they both contain lots of the
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nondisjunction.
c) Common physical signs of Down Syndrome include the following:
· Decreased or poor muscle tone
· Short neck, with excess skin at the back of the neck
· Flattened facial profile and nose
· Small head, ears, and mouth
· Upward slanting eyes, often with a skin fold that comes out from the upper eyelid and covers the inner corner of the eye
· White spots on the colored part of the eye (called Brushfield spots)
· Wide, short hands with short fingers
· A single, deep, crease across the palm of the hand
· A deep groove between the first and second toes
d) Downs Syndrome is normally diagnosed in a couple ways.
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2. Increased circulatory volume
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2. Potential for medications to enter breastmilk
4. Which medications interact with St. John’s Wort?
1. Warfarin, antidepressants, antiretrovirals, CNS depressants, analgesics, phenytoin
5. How does doxazosin work?
1. Doxazosin relaxes the smooth muscle in the blood vessel walls, thereby causing vessels to dilate, lowering blood pressure.
6. What is the action and effect of beta blockers?
1. They occupy beta-receptor sites and prevent catecholamines and other beta agonists
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Quadriceps setting- To maintain muscle tone in the quadriceps muscles and straighten the knee. Lie on your back with the knee extended entirely straight, as illustrated. Tighten and hold the front thigh muscle making the knee flat and straight. If done correctly, the kneecap will slide slightly upward toward the thigh muscles. The tightening action of the quadriceps muscles should make your knee straighten and be pushed flat against the bed or floor. Hold five seconds for each contraction. Do 20 repetitions at least three times a day.
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the rib cage
A joint that allows internal and external rotation, as well as bending
Portions of the nervous system that , when simulated, can cause an increase in the force of contraction of the heart, an increased heart rate, and bronchial dilation
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The pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them
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