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• What is an appendectomy? • What is the consequence of not having surgery and allowing an appendix to rupture? • Describe the layers of muscles the surgeon must cut in order to reach the appendix. • A patient makes an appointment with his primary care provider due to lower back pain. This patient is a "mover" by profession and uses poor body posture when moving heavy boxes: • Which vertebra is most likely affected by this patient's lower back injury? • Which muscles are most likely to be involved in this injury? • Describe the muscles involved in turning the hand, as when twisting a doorknob back and forth. • A patient comes into your clinic complaining of nagging wrist pain. The patient also states she is a front-desk receptionist at a busy office and often repeats the same movement "hundreds of times a day". • Which syndrome is most likely causing this patient's discomfort? • After being diagnosed, a brace is placed on the patient's wrist. The brace is designed to prevent which type of wrist action? • What is accomplished by limiting this action?

          • What is an appendectomy?
• What is the consequence of not having surgery and
allowing an appendix to rupture?
• Describe the layers of muscles the surgeon must cut in
order to reach the appendix.
• A patient makes an appointment with his primary care
provider due to lower back pain. This patient is a "mover" by
profession and uses poor body posture when moving heavy
boxes:
• Which vertebra is most likely affected by this patient's
lower back injury?
• Which muscles are most likely to be involved in this
injury?
• Describe the muscles involved in turning the hand, as when
twisting a doorknob back and forth.
• A patient comes into your clinic complaining of nagging wrist
pain. The patient also states she is a front-desk receptionist at
a busy office and often repeats the same movement "hundreds
of times a day".
• Which syndrome is most likely causing this patient's
discomfort?
• After being diagnosed, a brace is placed on the patient's
wrist. The brace is designed to prevent which type of
wrist action?
• What is accomplished by limiting this action?

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• What is an appendectomy?
• What is the consequence of not having surgery and
allowing an appendix to rupture?
• Describe the layers of muscles the surgeon must cut in
order to reach the appendix.
• A patient makes an appointment with his primary care
provider due to lower back pain. This patient is a "mover" by
profession and uses poor body posture when moving heavy
boxes:
• Which vertebra is most likely affected by this patient's
lower back injury?
• Which muscles are most likely to be involved in this
injury?
• Describe the muscles involved in turning the hand, as when
twisting a doorknob back and forth.
• A patient comes into your clinic complaining of nagging wrist
pain. The patient also states she is a front-desk receptionist at
a busy office and often repeats the same movement "hundreds
of times a day".
• Which syndrome is most likely causing this patient's
discomfort?
• After being diagnosed, a brace is placed on the patient's
wrist. The brace is designed to prevent which type of
wrist action?
• What is accomplished by limiting this action?

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An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small, finger-shaped organ located in the lower right side of the abdomen. It is usually performed when the appendix becomes inflamed or infected, a condition known as appendicitis. If left Show more…

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What is an appendectomy? What is the consequence of not having surgery and allowing an appendix to rupture? Describe the layers of muscles the surgeon must cut in order to reach the appendix. A patient makes an appointment with his primary care provider due to lower back pain. This patient is a mover by profession and uses poor body posture when moving heavy boxes. Which vertebra is most likely affected by this patient's lower back injury? Which muscles are most likely to be involved in this injury? Describe the muscles involved in turning the hand, as when twisting a doorknob back and forth. A patient comes into your clinic complaining of nagging wrist pain. The patient also states she is a front-desk receptionist at a busy office and often repeats the same movement hundreds of times a day. Which syndrome is most likely causing this patient's discomfort? After being diagnosed, a brace is placed on the patient's wrist. The brace is designed to prevent which type of wrist action? What is accomplished by limiting this action?

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00:01 Hello students, an appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix which is located in the right lower side of the abdomen.

00:09 This operation is usually carried out an emergency basis to inflamed appendix.

00:15 The cause of such inflamed appendix is like various infections such as virus, bacteria or parasites in your digestive tract.

00:24 If it is not treated or there is no surgical removal of appendix then appendix will rupture and spread of infection throughout the abdominal cavity.

00:34 This can lead to severe abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting.

00:39 Answer to the next question.

00:41 In order to reach the appendix, the surgeon must cut through the several layers of muscles which includes skin, subcutaneous muscle tissue, external oblique muscle, internal oblique muscle, transverse abdominis muscle and then the peritoneum.

00:57 Answer to the next question.

00:59 Based on the patient's profession, the most likely affected vertebrae in the lower back injury would be the lumbar vertebrae.

01:08 This vertebrae is responsible or their main function is to support the great weight of the body and allow certain movements such as lifting object.

01:19 Answer to the next question.

01:21 The muscle most likely to be involved in this lower back injury are the erector spinae muscle.

01:29 This muscle is not just a muscle but a group of muscles and tendons which run more or less the length of the spine on the left and the right from the sacral region and hip to the base of the skull.

01:43 Answer to the next question...

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