Skin Diseases, External Diseases
Skin Diseases, External Diseases ERYSIPELAS Lu Shou-yan’s Medical Record Xu, female, 45, first visit was on July 1948 [Chief Complaint] Redness, swelling and pain of the right leg and foot…
Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat TINNITUS AND DEAFNESS Cheng Xin-nong’s Medical Record Shi, male, 62, first visit was on February 25, 1982 [Chief Complaint] Loss of hearing in…
Internal Diseases
Internal Diseases COMMON COLD Yang Jie-bin’s Medical Record Yang, male, 35, first visit was on April 28, 1976 [Chief Complaint] Headache and fever for one day [Present Medical History] The…
Gynecological and Pediatric Diseases
Gynecological and Pediatric Diseases DYSMENORRHEA Shao Jing-ming’s Medical Record Li, female, 22 [Chief Complaint] Dysmenorrhea for eight years [Present Medical History] This patient’s first menarche was at the age of…
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals SELECTED COMMON “REHAB DRUGS” Note – The following doses are for adults. Contraindications always include hypersensitivity to the drug itself. “Warn/Prec” are some warnings that should be made and…
Shoulder Orthopaedic Tests
Shoulder Orthopaedic Tests Shoulder Palpation Anterior Aspect Clavicle and Sternoclavicular and Acromioclavicular Joints Descriptive Anatomy The clavicle is slightly anterior and inferior to the top of the shoulder. The sternoclavicular…
Pressure Ulcers
Pressure Ulcers The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer as a “localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence as a…
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Deep Venous Thrombosis SELECTED PROPHYLAXIS OPTIONS Low-Dose Unfractìonated Heparin (LDUH) – LDUH binds with antithrom-bin III to inhibit factor Ha (thrombin) and factor Xa (intrinsic clotting pathway). Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)…
Spasticity
Spasticity Spasticity is a disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increased resistance to passive stretch, associated with exaggerated tendon jerks, resulting from hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex. Spasticity is part of…
Knee Orthopaedic Tests
Knee Orthopaedic Tests Palpation Anterior Aspect Patella, Quadriceps Femoris Tendon, and Patella Ligament Descriptive Anatomy The suprapatellar tendon anchors the patella to the anterior aspect of the knee superiorly. This…
