When you measure the heart rate, you’ll count the beats per minute over a patient pulse point with two fingers (not the thumb, which has its own pulse and can mess up the reading). You’ll usually assess at the radial pulse (wrist) or the carotid pulse (neck). Normal adult BPM is...
Since stable patients with a traumatic neck injury falls into a grey zone for treatment, it may be necessary to establish a more definitive algorithm for treatment. Thus further study and documentation of similar events is required to ensure proper treatment protocols and satisfactory p...
Page 1 of 72 Cancer Capecitabine and Lapatinib for the 1st Line Treatment of Metastatic/Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Running title: Cap/lap for head and neck cancer Jared M. Weiss MD1, Stephen Bagley MD2, Wei-Ting Hwang PhD3, Joshua Bauml2, Juneko Grilley Olson MD1, ...
(T1-T12), lumbar spinal nerves (L1-L5), sacral spinal nerves (S1-S5), and one coccygeal spinal nerve (Co) exit below their respective vertebrae. Axial (head, neck, back, chest) dermatomes are layered horizontally, while appendicular (shoulders, pelvis, limbs) dermatomes are arranged ...
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide and is characterized by a high rate of therapeutic resistance1,2,3. Recurrence rates are ~50% in locally advanced HNSCC4, despite aggressive treatment involving surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Checkpoint...