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Knee Dislocation, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 15,080.
Language:
English.
Published: July 8, 2019.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Knee Dislocation, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
If the patient dislocates the knee, it means the bones of the leg (tibia and fibula) and the bone in the thigh (femur) that form that joint have been forced out of place with great force.
It is often the effect of a high-impact injury such as a car accident, hard fall and sports injury
It causes pain and deformity
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 17,280.
Language:
English.
Published: July 5, 2019.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
A posterior cruciate ligament injury is a part or full tear or injury of any part of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
The PCL injury is rare compared to ACL injury because PCL is stronger and harder to damage than ACL.
A PCL injury causes a pain, a limp with an unstable knee that can give way
Polymyositis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 11,470.
Language:
English.
Published: May 8, 2019.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Polymyositis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Polymyositis is a rare inflammatory disease of the muscles.
It causes muscle weakness, swelling, tenderness, and tissue injury.
It is component of a bigger group of diseases called myositis.
It can involve many muscles in the body, such as those of:
1.Musculoskeletal system,
2.Respiratory system and
3.ENT system
Skeletal Muscle Diseases, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 21,330.
Language:
English.
Published: February 14, 2019.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Skeletal Muscle Diseases, Diagnosis,Treatment and Related Diseases
Skeletal muscles fully cover the whole human skeleton working to support the skeleton and move the bones in the body.
Sarcopenia is muscle wasting due to age
Sprain and strain due to muscle overuse
Cramps are due to lack of water and minerals
Fibromyalgia is pain at body points
Myositis are inflamed muscles.
Skeletal Muscle Cell, Functions, Diseases, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 23,020.
Language:
English.
Published: February 14, 2019.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Skeletal Muscle Cell, Functions, Diseases, Diagnosis,Treatment and Related Diseases
Skeletal muscle cell is formed from fusion of many precursor cells and has many nuclei
Skeletal muscles move and support the skeleton.
Muscles provide heat to keep a person warm
Muscles need oxygen and food for energy
A person has all the muscle fibers at birth
A muscle fiber cannot be replaced.
Eagle Syndrome, (Long Styloid Process) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 8,010.
Language:
English.
Published: October 4, 2018.
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Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Eagle Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Eagle syndrome is caused by an abnormally long styloid process bone that causes pain in the throat and face.
Diagnosis:
Palpation of an abnormally long styloid process
CT scan or X-ray
Treatment:
Surgery or styloidectomy remove or reduce long styloid process
Surgery through the mouth
Neck surgery
Endoscopic surgery
Volkmann Contracture, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 9,480.
Language:
English.
Published: September 15, 2018.
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This book describes Volkmann Contracture, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Volkmann contracture consists of a claw like deformity of the hand, fingers and wrist caused by ischemia to the forearm muscles .
Symptoms:
Pain,
Pallor,
Pulselessness,
Paresthesias
Paralysis
Treatment:
Surgery
Mild: stretching tendon
Moderate: repair muscle, tendon, nerve
Severe: replace muscle, tendon, nerve
Plantar Heel Pain, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 13,890.
Language:
English.
Published: September 5, 2018.
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Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Plantar Heel Pain, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Plantar Heel pain is most often a symptom indicating the result of overuse or injury.
Causes
1.Shoes with poor support or shock absorption
2.Running on hard surfaces
3.Tension in the calf muscle or Achilles tendon
Diagnosis:
MRI scan
Treatment:
Rest
Ice
Crutch
NSAID
Splint
Steroid injection
Surgery-spur excision
Rhabdomyolysis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 15,520.
Language:
English.
Published: August 14, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Rhabdomyolysis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Rhabdomyolysis is the decomposition of damaged skeletal muscle, allowing the discharge of myoglobin into the blood and causing kidney disease.
Causes:
Trauma
Drugs
Genetic
Symptoms:
Dark colored urine
Weakness
Arthralgia
Diagnosis:
Myalgia
Creatine kinase
Treatment:
IV fluids
Kidney dialysis
Bicarbonate
Diuretics
Rest
Still Disease, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 12,470.
Language:
English.
Published: August 9, 2018.
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Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Still Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Still disease is a serious juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in children.
Adults can have the same disorder.
Still disease is a rare inflammatory arthritis that has fevers, rash and joint pain.
Diagnosis:
Ferritin high
ESR
CRP
Enlarged spleen and liver on CT
Treatment:
Aspirin
NSAID
Steroids
Immune suppressant
DMAD
Compartment Syndrome, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 13,950.
Language:
English.
Published: August 6, 2018.
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Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Compartment Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Compartment syndrome causes higher pressure in a muscle compartment.
It can cause muscle and nerve damage and disorders with blood flow.
Cause:
Trauma
Too tight cast
Fracture
Symptoms:
Numbness
Pale skin
Pain
Swelling
Diagnosis:
Intra-compartmental pressure
MRI
Treatment:
Fasciotomy
Remove cast
Debridement
Elephant Man Disease, (Proteus Syndrome) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 12,670.
Language:
English.
Published: July 9, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / genetic, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Elephant Man Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Elephant Man Disease is a rare disorder featured by overgrowth of different body tissues caused by a mosaic difference in a gene called AKT1
Proteus syndrome can affect bone, connective tissue, skin, central nervous system and viscera.
Treatment
Surgery to reduce body overgrowth
Blood clot prevention of DVT/PE
THE WAY I SEE IT: A Head-to-Toe Guide to Common Orthopaedic Conditions
by Thomas Neviaser
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 70,770.
Language:
English.
Published: July 3, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This guide is solely written for the layperson and orthopedic patients. Every reader will learn about 90 common orthopedic conditions, the anatomy, mechanism of injury, and available treatments.
Clubfoot, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 13,900.
Language:
English.
Published: June 13, 2018.
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Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes the Club Foot, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Clubfoot is a congenital disorder when the foot turns inward and downward.
The foot points down at their ankle
The heel of their foot is turned inwards
The Achilles tendon is tight
Diagnosis is obvious at birth
Treatment
Non-surgical methods with combination of stretching, casting, bracing
Surgery to correct the tendon
Hip Osteonecrosis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 14,840.
Language:
English.
Published: June 6, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
This book describes Hip Osteonecrosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Osteonecrosis is bone death caused by poor blood supply especially in the hip.
Osteonecrosis cause destruction of the hip joint
Causes:
1.Injury
2.Alcohol
3.Steroids
Diagnosis:
1.X-ray
2.MRI Bone scan
Treatment:
Pain killers
Crutches
Surgery:
1.A bone graft with blood supply
2.Osteotomy
3.Total joint replacement
Hip Neck Fracture, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 19,040.
Language:
English.
Published: June 6, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Hip Neck Fracture, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Fracture of the femur neck is a serious fracture in osteoporotic bone caused by falls in the elderly.
Mechanism of the femur neck fracture is due to:
High energy in young patient
Low energy in older patient
Diagnosis:
X-ray hip AP pelvis, lateral
Treatment:
Pain relief
Internal screw fixation
Total hip arthoplasty
Arthritis of the Wrist, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 19,580.
Language:
English.
Published: May 15, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Wrist Arthritis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Arthritis of the Wrist involves inflammation of one or more of the joints.
Arthritis injures the cartilage of joint
The bones rub against each other leading to joint injury
Pain and stiffness are symptoms
X-rays confirm arthritis
Treatment
Immobilization
Medicines
Steroid injection
Surgery:
Wrist fusion/replacement
Felty Syndrome, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 10,140.
Language:
English.
Published: March 26, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine
This book describes Felty Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Felty syndrome is an autoimmune disease that has rheumatoid arthritis, an enlarged spleen, low white blood cell count, and repeated infections
Symptoms:
Fatigue
Joint swelling, stiffness pain
Recurrent infections
Diagnosis
Swollen spleen
Painful joints
Low WBC
Bone biopsy
Treatment:
Methotrexate
Splenectomy
Rituximab
Sciatica Pain Relief in 15 Minutes: Fast and Easy Sciatica Exercises for SI Joint Pain and Sciatica Relief
by Morgan Sutherland
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$2.99 USD.
Words: 4,880.
Language:
English.
Published: March 2, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Pain management
Performing these fifteen-minute exercises really can work wonders for stubborn sciatica and SI joint pain. Regular exercise prevents back pain. Doctors might recommend exercise for people who have recently hurt their lower backs, suggesting they start with gentle movements and gradually build up the intensity. Once the immediate pain goes away, an exercise plan can help keep it from coming back.
Reverse Bad Posture in 15 Minutes: 20 Effective Exercises that Fix Forward Head Posture, Rounded Shoulders, and Hunched Back Posture in Just 15 Minutes per Day
by Morgan Sutherland
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Words: 3,280.
Language:
English.
Published: March 2, 2018.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Work-related health, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / musculoskeletal
Neglected postures, such as rounding your low back while sitting for extended periods of time in front of the computer, standing for hours stooped over, sleeping improperly, and lifting poorly, can all lead to chronic back pain. The following 20 exercises in this book are designed to fix forward head posture, rounded shoulders, and hunched back posture in just 15 minutes per day.