-Deep tendon reflex grading.

Deep tendon reflex grading

Grade(-):- Absent.
Grade(+):- Hypoactive(Weak).
Grade(++):- Normal(Average).
Grade(+++):- Hyperactive without clonus or moderate exaggeration without clonus.
Grade(++++):- Hyperactive with clonus or marked exaggeration with clonus.

Dr Ibrahim

 

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- Mesothelioma Treatment Options.

Mesothelioma Treatment Options.

Dr. Michael Milano, consulting oncologist, discusses the various treatment options available to an asbestos cancer patient..

- What are the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma?

What are the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma?

Mary Hesdorffer, MS, APRN, nurse practitioner with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation discusses the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma.

-Sites of esophageal constrictions.

Sites of esophageal constrictions are
collected in the word "Dial" at

Diaphragm (15 inches from incisor).
Inlet of the esophagus(6 inches from incisor).
Aortic arch crosses it(9 inches from incisor).
Left main bronchus crosses it (12 inches from incisor).

Importance :-

• During passage of insturments (gastroscope) along the esophagus.
• Lodging of swollen foreign bodies.

Dr Ibrahim