Pharyngeal flap surgery

velopharyngeal dysfunction, which are the velopharyngeal insufficiency (structure), velopharyngeal incompetence (movement), and velopharyngeal mislearning (articulation). Normal resonance is control by the size and the shape of the pharyngeal, oral, and nasal cavities, which provides the quality and uniqueness of the voice from the vocal tract with airflow and sound. Airflow is converted into air pressure by articulators, which…

Flamingo Report Markony Alvarado Per.6/8 Abstract: Flamingos like many animals interact with their environment and the others around them. In this experiment we will be observing what a flamingo does on a daily basis when in an enclosure. Five of the most common interactions were used to make a raw data set on what the flamingo did. We then made a chart to better show the data and making it easier to interpret it. In the end we concluded that flamingo #21 was asserting dominance to eat…

INTRODUCTION Septoplasty, alone or in combination with other procedures, such as sinus surgery, rhinoplasty and inferior turbinoplasty, is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures by otolaryngologists or plastic surgeons and is generally performed to improve the quality of life. Although in general nasal surgeries are safe and effective, various complications have been described in the literature, such as postoperative bleeding, septal hematoma, septal perforation, and CSF…

operating room (OR). A place filled with pressure, intensity, high hopes, and stress. There to help control the environment is a surgical technologist. While preparing patients for surgery, surgical technologists manage the equipment and operating room, follow the instructions of the surgeon, and ensure the safety of the patient. Surgical technologists are members of the surgical team who work in the operating room with surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other personnel before, during…

In the context of the new health care reform in Quebec, the regional head of medical and nursing affairs at the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (6) could give a mandate to wound care specialists and surgeons to discuss these issues. Experts and workers should then sit down and evaluate the possibility of offering such early home follow-ups after surgery. Together, surgeons, liaison nurses and home care nurses could evaluate the best practices and adapt the NICE guidelines to…

Enhanced recovery after surgery is an evidence based, multimodal pathway that is designed to decrease the stress on the patient through out their surgical journey. It focuses on improving the outcome of the patient after surgery, by taking additional steps to manage the patient before, during and after surgery. The longer a patient stays in the hospital post op, there is an increase risk to become susceptible to infections in this regard, the protocol serves as a guideline used to reduce the…

Prior to 2001, CRNA’s were required to be supervised directly by anesthesiologists. When providing medical reimbursement, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required CRNA’s to be supervised by physicians. Changing laws and regulations have allowed CRNA’s to have more responsibility in their job settings. As states individually determine nurse anesthetist regulations-- allowing CRNA’s to replace anesthesiologists in hospitals-- the issue may be more about the power of…

Observation of past and current patient safety trends in the U.S. Health industry, it becomes apparent that a multitude of procedural errors which often lead to patient malpractice. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the various aspects into the causes of procedural errors and patient care malpractice. By analyzing this data, management may utilize the information in establishing patient safety initiatives for their respective establishment. In addition, by increasing public awareness of…

their department for the next fiscal year. One department in a hospital that struggles to stay on budget is the Surgery Department. There are many components involved for a Surgery Department to run efficiently. In the April 2016 Nursing Management magazine it is stated that, “Hospitals work diligently to improve patient throughput,…

of a patient during a surgery, but anesthetic methods were not developed until around the time these photographs were taken. Prior to the implementation of an anesthetic, surgeons used a variety of methods to lessen their patients’ pain with some measure of success. Some managed to get their hands on various narcotics including opium, cocaine, and marijuana; they were all very useful for numbing pain, but extremely addictive. Alcohol was also employed, but those not wealthy enough to afford true…