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Glucagon

A protein hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels; an antagonistic hormone to insulin. Alpha

Mean

Add all score and dividing to total score

Neuropathy Def Cause

Degenerative changes in peripheral nerve that produce sensory loss and motor weakness Cause by nutritional deficiencies, diabetes and alcohol abuse

Neuropraxia

Involvement of nerve roots due to skeletal changes (soft tissue injury) Carpal tunnel syndrome

malignant melanoma

Most serious form of skin cancer; often characterized by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised. -large than 6mm ABCDE Asymmetry, boarder, color, diameter, elevation

Henicorporectomy

Remove below L4-L5

Insulin

Suppressed hepatic glucose production Beta cells

Axonotmesis

a partial disruption in the nerve; last weeks to 1 year

Somatostatin

hormone that inhibits release of growth hormone and insulin Secreted by Delta cells

lymphadenitis

inflammation of the lymph nodes Inflammation and tenderness Due to infection

Interferential current therapy

most common type of electrical muscle stimulation used to treat chronic pain resulting from surgery, essence, IFC uses a carrier frequency usually 4,000 Hz and by crossing 2 individual current generators they "interfere" with each other, resulting in the desired treatment frequency within the body - 4,000 Hz crossed with 4,100 Hz leaves us with 100 Hz

Neurotmesis

most severe grade of injury to a peripheral nerve. all components are damaged and irreversible. all motor and sensory loss is permanently impaired.

Median

the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it

Mode

the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution