Weekly Health and Fitness Corner

"...jaundice is the yellow discoloration of the skin that is seen when bilirubin levels go above approximately 3 milligrams per deciliter but it can also be seen a particularly well in the sclera so first of all we need to know a little bit about bilirubin bilirubin is a breakdown product of him and is released from red blood cells when they are destroyed now bilirubin needs to get to the liver in...

"...stroke syndromes are collections of signs and symptoms resulting from Strokes in different regions of the brain or central nervous system in this video we will cover the stroke syndromes associated with Strokes in the territory of the posterior cerebral arteries they Supply the occipital lobe the inferior surface of the temporal lobes as well as some deeper structures such as the thalamus and...

"...portal hypertension refers to a higher than normal blood pressure in the portal system a normal range for this pressure is 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury portal hypertension can also be defined as a portal pressure more than 5 millimeters of mercury higher than the pressure in the inferior vena cava so the portal system refers to the portal vein which drains River and the main vessels that lin...

"...stroke syndromes are collections of signs and symptoms resulting from Strokes in different regions of the brain or central nervous system in this video we will cover the stroke syndromes associated with Strokes in of the middle cerebral artery IT supplies in most of the temporal lobe the anterolateral frontal lobe and the parietal lobe the middle cerebral artery comes off the internal carotid...

"...Danish is a mnemonic to help you remember the cerebellar signs these are signs that indicate the presence of cerebellar lesions d stands for dysdiadochokinesia which is the inability to perform a rapid alternating movement such as flipping one hand against the palm of the other in a coordinated and controlled manner Desmet Rhea is a lack of coordination of movement involving the judgment of di...

"...following a stroke there are several complications to be aware of the patient may have brain edema or increased intracranial pressure which can have a detrimental effect on the outcome of that patient this occurs due to Cellular swelling breakdown of the blood-brain barrier leaking of cerebrospinal fluid from the ependymal lining as well as from cellular debris causing an increased osmolality...

"...seizures are defined as a transient occurrence of signs and symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain they are classified into several types the first thing to consider is where the seizure originated in the brain generalized seizures begin involving both hemispheres of the brain previously they were known as primary General seizures on the other hand f...

...the descending Pathways carry motor signals down the spinal cord and a generally divided into pyramidal or extrapyramidal tracts the pyramidal fibers travel through the medullary pyramids of the medulla oblongata which is why they are termed pyramidal these fibers originate in the cerebral cortex and are responsible for the voluntary control of the muscles of the body and the face there are two...

"...the definition of syncope is a reversible loss of consciousness that occurs due to an inadequate blood flow to the brain usually their fast onset short duration and a spontaneous recovery so first things first what's the difference between a transient loss of consciousness and sinker beep well a syncope is a form of transient loss of consciousness which can be divided into loss of consciousnes...

"...Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition affecting dopaminergic neurons in the brain leading to Associated motor symptoms neurodegeneration means a progressive irreversible loss of neurons and in Parkinson's disease it is mostly the dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra that's a lost for us to move signals are generated by the cerebral cortex that then pass through the...

"Hepatorenal syndrome is a life-threatening condition characterized by rapidly Progressive kidney failure that is seen in people with Advanced liver disease the prognosis is very Bleak and is usually fatal without the transplant there are two types type 1 has a median survival of two weeks and features a rapidly increasing creatinine level type 1 happens commonly in taneous bacterial peritonitis t...

"...stroke is characterized by having poor blood flow to part of the brain leading to cell death they are grossly divided into ischemic and hemorrhagic with around 15 to 20 percent of Strokes being hemorrhagic a hemorrhagic stroke results from the rupture of a blood vessel leading to bleeding compared ischemic stroke that have a sudden occlusion of a blood vessel within hemorrhagic Strokes there a...

"diarrhea is defined as having stools that occur more than three times a day and a looser than usual specifically 200 grams 24 hours is considered diagnostic but as you can imagine trying to measure the weight of stools in everyone referring to diarrhea would be a mess literally so first off the call divide them into acute and chronic causes for start acute diarrhea is defined as lasting less than...

Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that result from damage to the kidneys and is often confused with nephritic syndrome in fatigue syndrome there is a substantial amount of protein being lost through the kidneys in the urine defined as more than 3.5 grams per day this leads to hypoalbuminemia a low level of albumin in the blood as albumin is the most abundant protein normally...

a sudden deterioration in the function of the kidneys is known as an acute kidney injury sometimes also called acute renal failure to measure this reduction in kidney function glomerular filtration rate or GFR is normally used which is a measurement of how well the kidneys are filtering the blood the functional unit of the kidney that actually does this is the Nephron made up of the glomerulus whi...

polycystic kidney disease is a condition characterized by the development of multiple cysts within the renal tubules of the kidney and is the most common hereditary renal disease the normal functional unit of the kidney is the nephron made up of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule proximal convoluted tubule Loop of henle distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct blood filters through the glom...

"...chronic kidney disease or chronic renal failure is a progressive irreversible condition characterized by either a reduction in kidney function or kidney damage as a result of any cause that a present for more than 3 months it is divided into stages based on the glomerular filtration rate which is a measure of how well the kidneys are functioning it shows the flow rate of filtrate through the g...

"...nephritic syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that result from glomerulonephritis which is inflammation of the kidney specifically the glomerulus this could be remembered because it means inflammation rather than being a disease itself nephritic syndrome is the manifestation of an underlying disease that causes the inflammation and there are many of these causes it is easily confuse...

"...tennis elbow and golfer's elbow a to similar conditions causing pain in the elbow and a medically know is lateral and medial epicondylitis respectively this means inflammation of the epicondyles which are bony protuberance has on the distal of the humerus the elbow is made up of the humerus articulated with the radius and ulna and allows for flexion and extension of the forearm however there a...

"...Osgood-Schlatters disease also known as tibial tubercle apophysitis is a condition characterized by the anterior knee due to inflammation of the apophysis and apophysis is a normal developmental protuberance from a bone that provides an insertion site for tendons in this case the patellar tendon on to the tibial tubercle it primarily affects children and adolescents because by adulthood the ap...

"...ankle fractures a common injuries involving a break in one or more of the bones that make up the ankle joint there are three bones that make up the ankle the tibia fibula and tailless specifically the medial and posterior malleolus by the and the lateral malleolus of the fibula there is an additional joint between the tibia and fibula called the tibiofibular syndesmosis this is a fibrous struc...

...arm in an anterior dislocation due to the posterolateral portion of the humeral head being compressed against the anterior part of the glenoid labrum they can be compression fractures on the humerus known as Hill Sachs lesions they are closely linked with bankart lesions which is a rupture in the glenoid labrum these can also be accompanied by avulsion fractures which are then termed bony banka...

"...for those of you who have not tuned in to us we run essentially a chronic pain practice board Gates is board certified functional neurologist I'm a board-certified functional medicine practitioner we melded those two disciplines into a model of care to address a substantial portion of chronic conditions chronic Jesus and and although we cure few we're able to help most get under some some cont...

"...so we're going to talk about Hashimoto and Plastics today Hashimoto's is a subject that we've been long associated with frankly probably for most people are associated with and we're taking quite a bit of use for even diagnosing people at and so and getting heat on it and the point from that is that Hashimoto is the understanding of what's going on with Hashimoto's is the number of things it's...

"...and today we're going to talk about a concept that has time so I think been controversial I think at times been considered theoretical when I first got into functional medicine years ago is actually a prominent Conrad of the immune system and because what we started to realize was in chronic pain we have a chronic pain practice for those of you who haven't watched us before and we treat just a...