Access over 20 million homework & study documents

international finance

Content type
User Generated
Type
Study Guide
Rating
Showing Page:
1/52
College of Nursing
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
(University of the City of Manila)
Intramuros, Manila
A Case Study on
Spinal Cord Injury
secondary to
Giant Cell Tumor
IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS
IN GRAND CASE PRESENTATION
Submitted by:
Group J
Agustin , Christian Jefferson B.
Alicando, Zarah Jane
Ape, Joan Olivia G.
Aquino, Rae Marie G.
Arlegui, Jeyzel H.
Austria, Alesi Marian S
Bacani, Aeimil Clarize D
Baraquia, Maria Leona Victoria G.
Barrientos, Katrina
Batingan, Irene C.
Briones, Aillene Jade
Cabanela, Jessica
Submitted to:
Prof. Raymond Fernandez RN, MAN
August 02, 2012
I. INTRODUCTION
Spinal cord injury is a damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end
of the spinal canal. It often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/52
body functions below the site of the injury. Depending on where the spinal cord
and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to paralysis to
incontinence.
It is estimated that the annual incidence of spinal cord injury not including
those who die at the scene of the accident, is approximately 40 cases per million
population in the U. S. or approximately 12,000 new cases each year. Spinal cord
injuries typically occur during an individual's most productive years, between the ages of
16 and 30
Giant cell tumor is an osteolytic tumor affecting the metaphyses and epiphyses
of long bones, composed of a stroma of spindle cells containing dispersed multinucleate
giant cells, and usually being benign but sometimes malignant. It generally occurs in
adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years. It is very rarely seen in children or in adults
older than 65 years of age. Giant cell tumors occur in approximately one person per
million per year.
The patient is a 35 year old male, admitted at 6:00 pm of August 30, 2011 at
Philippine General Hospital Spine Ward. The patient’s chief complaint is back pain .
After series of assessment and procedures, the patient had been diagnosed of Spinal
cord injury, T12, complete, Asia A secondary to giant cell tumor
On July 23-24, 2012, the patient was in the care of Group J of BSN IV. The
patient has been handled for two days by the said group.
For an organized investigation, this case study is composed of the background of
the patient, anatomy and physiology related to the case, laboratory findings, drug study
of the patient’s medications, and interventions necessary for the patient.

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
3/52

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
End of Preview - Want to read all 52 pages?
Access Now
Unformatted Attachment Preview
College of Nursing Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) Intramuros, Manila A Case Study on Spinal Cord Injury secondary to Giant Cell Tumor in partial fullfilment for the requirements IN GRAND CASE PRESENTATION Submitted by: Group J Agustin , Christian Jefferson B. Alicando, Zarah Jane Ape, Joan Olivia G. Aquino, Rae Marie G. Arlegui, Jeyzel H. Austria, Alesi Marian S Bacani, Aeimil Clarize D Baraquia, Maria Leona Victoria G. Barrientos, Katrina Batingan, Irene C. Briones, Aillene Jade Cabanela, Jessica Submitted to: Prof. Raymond Fernandez RN, MAN August 02, 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Spinal cord injury is a damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal. It often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions below the site of the injury. Depending on where the spinal cord and?nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to paralysis to incontinence. It is estimated that the annual incidence of spinal cord injury not including those who die at the scene of the accident, is approximately 40 cases per million population in the U. S. or approximately 12,000 new cases each year. Spinal cord injuries typically occur during an individual's most productive years, between the ages of 16 and 30 Giant cell tumor is an osteolytic tumor affecting the metaphyses and epiphyses of long bones, composed of a stroma of spindle cells containing dispersed multinucleate giant ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Anonymous
Really helpful material, saved me a great deal of time.

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Similar Documents