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Common Body Parts

Belly button, Blood vessel, Braincell, Calf, Cheek, Chin, Eyebrows, Eyelash, Fingernail, Forehead, Hairline, Heart, Lung, Muscle, Thigh, Heel, Jaw, Hip, Rib

Sleep Patterns

Cheer up, Cope with, Get by, Go ahead, Pay off, Pick out, Soak up, Switch off, Work out, Doze off, Drop off to sleep, Fast asleep, Rest, Sleep deprivation, Sleep pattern, Sleepy, Snore, Take a nap, Unconscious, Wide awake

Social Interactions

Bad manners, Blink, Blow your nose, Blunt, Bow, Handshake, Impolite, Lack of respect, Nod your head, Stare, Take offence, Whistle, A pack of lies, A red flag, Lead someone up the garden, Lie through your teeth, Look someone in the eye, Make a break for it, On the level, Practice makes perfect

Common English Idioms

• Like talking to the wall
• Speak their mind
• Straight from the horse's mouth
• Don't break a word
• Get a word in edgeways
• I'm all ears
• Beat about the bush
• Break the ice
• Break a promise
• Break a record
• Break someone's heart
• Break a/the law
• Break a/the habit
• Break the news

Common English Phrasal Verbs

Run

• Run an errand
• Runs in the family
• Run wild
• Running a risk
• Run short
• Running a temperature

Stand

• Stand by
• Stand up to - to please
• Stand up
• Stand for - to mean
• Stand out - to be different
• Stand in for

Come

• Come round - to visit
• Come through - to survive
• Come apart - to break
• Come down on - to criticize
• Come up with - to think of
• Come across - to discover

Go

• Go too far
• Cope with
• Turn into tears - to cry
• As long as
• Change for the better
• Boarding school

Opioid Adverse Effects:

• Constipation
• Sleep Apnea
• Endocrine Disturbances
• Cognitive Difficulties
• Unintended Overdose
• Addiction
• Opioid Induced Pain

Pain and Stress:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Financial Problems
• Family Problems
• Job Uncertainty
• Medical Uncertainty

Chronic Pain Prevalence:

Higher in women, previously employed but not currently, adults living in or near poverty levels, rural residents

Lower in adults with at least a bachelor's degree

Chronic Pain Treatment/Management:

• Stress Management
• Guided Imagery
• Relaxation Therapy
• Acupuncture
• Nerve Blocks
• Physical Therapy
• Medication
• Hypnosis
• Pain Groups

Common Types of Chronic Pain:

Neuropathic: Irritation due to injury to tissue in the central or peripheral nervous system

Nociceptive: Irritation of pain receptors in somatic structures... Continue reading "Complications and Management of Chronic Pain" »

An opinion essay

Normally, teenagers have an accelerated lifestyle, they do not care too much about their health, because they are young and do not believe that they will have any disease or serious problem. For this reason they do not care about the food they eat or their diet.

In my opinion, the reason is that none of them want to "waste" time on taking care of their diet, and cooking healthily. They often abuse fast food. It's also because they are capricious, and they don't like both the healthy food as the junk food.

The problem of not taking care of our health from the youth is that sooner or later we pay the consequences in different ways, with obesity, with cholesterol, with anemia, diabetes and other illnesses.

We would have to insist

Guideline

1. Focus on Solving (All / None)

2. Focus on Solving (T/F)

3. Focus on Solving Subject by Subject

Moderate Allergy Tx

(C)

Aphyxia

->(ER Tracheostomy)

Larynx Abd

->(C-A-P)

Allergy

-> Pale mucosa!

Septal Resection Does Not Cause

-> Nasal Polyp

Photoan

-> Weak VC

Contact Ulcer

-> Vocal abuse!

VC Lateral

-> Paralysis

VC Constriction

-> Functional aphonia!

Bullous Myringitis

-> PS Aeruginosa!

Normal Skin

-> Except diphtheria!

Swelling of Inner Orbital

-> ALL

Sinuses

• Posterior Ethmoid -> (Superior meatus)
• Max sinus -> Middle meatus
• Max sinus -> at nose level

Tonsillitis

• Acute (NOT) Nasopharyngeal obstruction
• Chronic (Not) -> bad smell!
• Hypertrophy (compli) -> Otitis media + Hearing loss
• Chronic (except) -> systemic features!

Digestión

1. A. Esófago B. Estómago C. Páncreas D. Intestino delgado E. Intestino grueso

2. Por la boca

3. Por enzimas

4. La amilasa descompone los carbohidratos en azúcar

La lipasa descompone los lípidos en ácidos grasos

La proteasa descompone las proteínas en aminoácidos

5.

6.

7. La bilis es un líquido que se produce y se libera por el hígado y se almacena en la vesícula biliar.

8. Aminoácidos

9. Azúcar

10. Ácidos grasos

11.

12. (i) Amilasa (ii) Lipasa (iii) Proteasa

13. Ocasionalmente

14. La función principal del intestino grueso es absorber agua de los restos de alimentos no digeribles y eliminar los materiales inútiles del cuerpo.

15. Digestion

16.

17.

18.

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Secondary Hypertension

Causes of Secondary Hypertension

• Renal: Stenosis, PCKD, Obstruction
• Endocrine: Cushing's syndrome, Adrenogenital syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, Acromegaly
• Aorta Coarctation
• Other: Thyroid disorders, Hypercalcemia

Red Flags in Secondary Hypertension

• Hypokalemia
• Early age of onset
• Patient over 50 years old
• High severity
• Refractory to therapy
• Increased paroxysmal blood pressure
• Absence of obesity

Pheochromocytoma

Diagnosis

• Plasma metanephrine level
• Urine free catecholamine
• Ultrasound/CT
• MIBG In-111

Cushing's Syndrome

Diagnosis

• 24-hour urine cortisol
• 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test (screening)
• 8 mg dexamethasone suppression test
• Cortisol circadian rhythm
• Laboratory tests: Increased hematocrit/hemoglobin, decreased eosinophils
• Sinus/petrous imaging

Multiple

*** Constituent Parts of Rehabilitation System: Principle Goals....

- Can be: physical/psychological/social/educational

• Legal part
• Medical rehabilitation
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Education
• Compensatory technical, orthopedic means
• Environmental adaptation
• Culture, sports, recreation, religion

^^ Stages of Rehab:

• I----. Hospital Setting, Hospital Staff
• II----> In Sanatorium/Outpatient
• III----> Home Setting, Practitioner or Family Member

^^ Principles, Goals & Task of Rehab:

• Treatment of Pathology
• Decrease Impairment
• Prevent and Treat Complications
• Increase Activity
• Physiological