patient is a 60-year old male iron worker who sustained a work-related injury when he tripped over a rocky area. As per OMNI entry, he was initially diagnosed with bilateral knee pain; left ankle pain; and bipolar disorder. He underwent a left ankle surgery in 02/2001; left ankle fusion in 11/2009; knee arthroscopy in 11/2010; and left foot calcaneal osteotomy and removal of retained hardware on 06/03/2013. Per the PT attendance report dated 07/02/14, the patient has attended 21 visits for the left
Words: 596 - Pages: 3
The plaintiff, Ancel Pratt Jr., was a varsity football player at his high school when a tackle injured him during a game. “After the tackle, he was unable to move for a few seconds.” A doctor who had been volunteering for the team ran over to the scene as soon as he saw what had happened. The doctor had previous experience in an emergency room and “had received some training in pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine.” Pratt was soon able to kick his legs and flip himself over even though he was
Words: 909 - Pages: 4
during the night or weekend. Some also work extra hours. They work worldwide, your location would be determined by the type of vet you are. Veterinarians check animals for health problems, and advise the animal’s owners. They examine, treat, perform surgery, test, vaccinate, prescribe medications, and euthanize animals. That could consist of treating ill
Words: 337 - Pages: 2
Your back is no joke to play with. It’s like the bullet effect of a trigger; once it’s fired, the damaged force is unforgiving and there’s no way to rewind and fix mistakes in the past. A broken back never goes back, literally. Nothing is ever the same. One of the diagnosis of this severe case of diagnosis is called Spondylolisthesis. This condition has be taken seriously; there are five different types of this stage and every process has it’s own identity and from personal experience, spondylolisthesis
Words: 763 - Pages: 4
performing operations, studying their patients' medical history, and deciding what kind of surgery will work the best. Out of the three deciding what surgery will work the best takes the most time. Because a surgeon must spend time researching different surgeries to perform. Then they must study and practice how to perform the surgery they decide. As a Surgeon you spend a lot of time performing surgery's. Performing surgeries can take up to twenty-four hours. Or it can be as short as a minute. As a Surgeon
Words: 822 - Pages: 4
The SurgoBot is the new and improved way to perform complex and difficult medical procedures. Surgeons often have trouble performing procedure or exploring parts of the living human body. The SurgoBot is going to revolutionize how we approach medicine. The SurgoBot is a small swallowable robot. The robot is programmable and can follow the natural blood flow of the body and go undetected. The SurgoBot is a fully programmable robot that is designed to travel to many places in the body. The robot
Words: 510 - Pages: 3
field of orthopaedic surgery. Nick ended up undergoing an ORIF, with multiple revisions eventually regaining the majority of his mobility, a journey that would take two years. Through this time, I stayed in close contact with him. Intrigued by the details of his surgeries, a seed was planted that would eventually grow into the passion for orthopaedic surgery that I feel today.
Words: 625 - Pages: 3
My Chosen Profession My chosen profession overview consists of the reading and research I completed During this past week of study. As the Diagnostic Imaging Manager, you will assist the Director of the Medical Imaging Department in all managing operations. The manager assures that all productivity meets the standards of daily activities, by ensuring that the correct number of Technologist are present for the number of procedures that are requested. Also part of your job entails that you ensure
Words: 760 - Pages: 4
Did you know that 3.15 million people get injured a year “ The initiative not only raises awareness and provides education on injury reduction, but also highlights how playing safe and smart can enhance and extend a child's athletic career, improve teamwork, reduce obesity rates and create a lifelong love of exercise and healthy activity. “ (“STOP Sports Injuries”) Following the rules can play a big part in child safety. By doing this we can keep those athletes stay safe and try and keep them from
Words: 627 - Pages: 3
I had the opportunity to spend a day observing in an outpatient surgery unit. The unit was in an L-shaped with two hallways and each wing had a desk. It also had a main desk was where the patients would check in after going through the admission process. Once checked-in into the unit, they were placed in a double room where they would spend anywhere from one to several hours, waiting until their case was called. The outpatient surgery flow begins when the patient arrived and checked in at the admission
Words: 1012 - Pages: 5
