The cardiovascular system

Author(s):  
James Thomas ◽  
Tanya Monaghan

IntroductionHistoryChest painBreathlessness and oedemaFatiguePalpitationsSyncopeClaudicationRest painThe rest of the historyExaminationOutline cardiovascular examinationGeneral inspection and handsPeripheral pulsesThe face and neckThe precordium: inspection and palpationThe precordium: auscultationMurmursExtra soundsExamining beyond the chestImportant presentationsThe elderly patient

Author(s):  
James Thomas ◽  
Tanya Monaghan

IntroductionHistoryImportant locomotor symptomsThe rest of the historyOutline locomotor historyExaminationOutline locomotor examinationThe GALS screenHandElbowShoulderSpineHipKneeAnkle and footImportant presentationsThe elderly patient


Author(s):  
James Thomas ◽  
Tanya Monaghan

IntroductionHistorySymptomsExaminationExamining the male genitaliaImportant presentationsThe elderly patient


Author(s):  
James Thomas ◽  
Tanya Monaghan

IntroductionHistoryDyspnoeaCough and expectorationOther respiratory symptomsThe rest of the historyExaminationGeneral appearanceHands, face, and neckInspection of the chestPalpationPercussionAuscultationImportant presentationsThe elderly patient


Author(s):  
James Thomas ◽  
Tanya Monaghan

Approaching the physical examinationFirst impressionsSet-upGeneral examinationColourTemperatureHydrationOedemaNutritional statusLymph nodesHands and upper limbsRecognizable syndromesVitamin and trace element deficienciesThe elderly patientThe endocrine systemSymptoms in endocrinologyThe rest of the historyGeneral endocrine examinationExamining the thyroidExamining the patient with diabetesImportant presentations


Author(s):  
Robert Leckey

Through the narrow entry of property disputes between former cohabitants, this chapter aims to clarify thinking on issues crucial to philosophical examination of family law. It refracts big questions—such as what cohabitants should owe one another and the balance between choice and protection—through a legal lens of attention to institutional matters such as the roles of judges and legislatures. Canadian cases on unjust enrichment and English cases quantifying beneficial interests in a jointly owned home are examples. The chapter highlights limits on judicial law reform in the face of social change, both in substance and in the capacity to acknowledge the state's interest in intimate relationships. The chapter relativizes the focus on choice prominent in academic and policy discussions of cohabitation and highlights the character of family law, entwined with the general private law of property and obligations, as a regulatory system.


Author(s):  
Dorothy Taylor ◽  
Janice Morse ◽  
Andrew Merryweather

Elderly patient falls are expensive and may cause serious harm. Studies have identified the sit-to-stand-and-walk (STSW) task as the task where the greatest number of elderly patient falls occur. There is a great need to identify the particular movement and environmental conditions that lead to these elderly patient falls. This study begins to address this gap by evaluating the elderly patient during self-selected hospital bed egress. Using an observed fall risk episode (FRE) as a fall proxy, statistically significant parameters were identified which include bed height, pausing prior to initiating gait, level of fall risk, and Stand phase. Low bed height was identified as the least safe bed height. Patient-specific bed height (PSBH) using the patient’s lower leg length (LLL) is recommended. In addition, suggested guidelines are presented for clinical application in setting PSBH without measuring the patient’s LLL.


1985 ◽  
Vol &NA; (193) ◽  
pp. 178???183 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. PEPIN ◽  
R. B. BOURNE ◽  
R. J. HAWKINS

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-563
Author(s):  
H. A. Illing
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