'Myasthenia gravis' presentation slideshows

Spirometry and Related Tests

Spirometry and Related Tests. RET 2414 Pulmonary Function Testing. SPIROMETRY AND RELATED TESTS. Learning Objectives Determine whether spirometry is acceptable and reproducible Identify airway obstruction using forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume (FEV1)

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Testing for Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance

Testing for Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance Dr. Stephen Wangen Founder, IBS Treatment Center www.IBSTreatmentCenter.com What Keeps Me Awake At Night What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

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The Immune System Douglas Larson Sarver Heart Center Room 6152 626-0944 dflarson@u.arizona

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Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System. Cholinergic Agents and Cholinergic Blocking Agents. Cholinergic Agents. Drugs that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) The PSNS is the opposing system to the SNS. Cholinergic Agents. Also known as cholinergic agonists or

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DYSPHAGIA

Lianne Beck, MD Assistant Professor Emory Family Medicine. DYSPHAGIA. Objectives. Define dysphagia Know the 2 main types and how to differentiate them Learn the major causes of dysphagia Understand how to work up a patient with dysphagia Become familiar with the treatment options.

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A Brief Synopsis of Select Neurological Disorders

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PREECLAMPSIA

PREECLAMPSIA. Reinaldo Figueroa, MD Winthrop-University Hospital. PREECLAMPSIA. Hypertensive disorder specific to pregnancy affects nearly 6% of all pregnancies a major cause of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity 15 to 20 % of maternal mortality in developed countries.

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The Biology & Physiology of Cholinesterase Running a Cholinesterase Program

The Biology & Physiology of Cholinesterase Running a Cholinesterase Program. Matthew Keifer MD MPH Associate Professor University of Washington. Objectives. Review: Purpose of Monitoring Basic biology of cholinesterase and cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides, basic enzymology

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Skeletal Muscle - 1

Skeletal Muscle - 1 Muscle Types http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histology/labmanual Gross Anatomy Structure and Function Skeletal muscle represents the largest tissue mass in the body (40-45% body weight) Composite structure Muscle cells Nerves Blood vessels

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Body Systems I Importance of the Nervous System Clinical Case Examples

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Chest Wall, Lung, Mediastinum, & Pleura

Chest Wall, Lung, Mediastinum, & Pleura. May 11, 2010. Trachea. Tracheal Injury. Tracheal Stenosis Over-inflation of the cuff Ischemia, scarring, stricture Fistula development Incorrect placement of the tracheostomy through the first tracheal ring or the cricothyroid membrane

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Program for Autoimmune Disease Intervention (PADI)

Innovative Programs to Advance Health Research (LSDF 07-02). Program for Autoimmune Disease Intervention (PADI). Immune Monitoring & Targeted Therapeutics. Interdisciplinary translational research applied to autoimmune diseases to improve health outcomes.

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Chapter 47

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Immune- mediated diseases of the Nervous System

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Muscle Disorders and General Anaesthetics

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CSD 2230 HUMAN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

CSD 2230 HUMAN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. Topic 7 Speech Disorders Motor Speech Disorders. Motor or Neurogenic Speech Disorders. Speech difficulties that are related to problems of movement as a result of some neurological disorder or injury Heterogeneous

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The Neuromuscular Junction

The Neuromuscular Junction. The Neuromuscular Junction: a Specialized form of synaptic transmission: communication between neurons and muscle. Major Events in Neuromuscular Transmission.

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Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms

Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms.

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Thymus and Thymoma

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