Question 1

what are the most common injuries when playing streetball?

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Pick up basketball?: When you say streetball do you mean pick up games of basketball that are played on outdoor court or what others call stickball?

Question 2

can drinking powerade+red bull+coke before playing streetball give me an edge?

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Probably not: Except for the sugar rush, there is no reason that it will give you an "edge". Practice and proficiency in what you are playing will enable you to do more then will any combination of "sports drinks".

Question 3

what is clinical history?

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Clinical history: Is the information your doctor gathers when asking you questions concerning your past medical conditions, surgeries, and also the due tales surrounding any current or new medical problems.

Question 4

is there a possibility that a person with tb history could have levoscoliosis?

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Certainly: Anybody can have scoliosis, TB history or not. It usually originates in the rapid growth of adolescence for unknown reasons. It becomes stable after growth stops unless there is another reason for change. There is a remote possibility that someone with Potts disease, or TB of the spine, might develop some, but this is the exception rather than the rule. The TB germ prefers to infest the lungs.

Question 5

what is the history of methylphenidate?

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Methyl Phenidate: Hx of Ritalin (methylphenidate) began many decades ago when scientists started experimenting with a drug using natural stimulants including Ephedrine & caffeine. By 1950, Ritalin (methylphenidate) was introduced as a tx for mohr's syndrome (has forked tongue & cleft palate). In 1980, the nimh acknowledged adhd as a child illness & since then, Ritalin (methylphenidate) use has increased.

Question 6

why di i need a family medical history?

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DNA+: You are a genetic product of two lines of genetics.  Some diseases exhibit themselves probably when exposed to certain "carcinogens" in our everyday environment.  We really don't know what does turn certain cancers on, in some ways our own body kills off  cancer cells regularly, sometimes this system fails; these cancer cells continue to multiply.  I try to discover through the history possiblity

Question 7

is a family medical history important?

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VERY VERY IMPORTANT: Dear bgonzalez, 
i feel that family history is at least 50% of a patient's evaluation.  I still believe that family genetics is greater than 50%, perhaps 70% of my focus on a patients's potentially preventable disease.  If there is breast cancer in the family at an early age-more attention to early diagnostic testing is appropriate. Myriad now has certain tests available. See their website, .

Question 8

what is the history behind edwards syndrome?

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Early Chromosome DX: Dr edwards reported of the features of trisomy 18 in 1960 in the british journal the lancet. Drs patau & smith reported it in the same journal edition but the name edward syndrome has stuck. This was soon after the methods for preparing & counting chromosomes was available in research labs starting in the late 1950's.

Question 9

why can't i lift if history of retinal tear?

Accepted Answer

Retinal tear: If the retinal tear is recent, you should take it easy until your eye doctor confirms that the laser treatment was adequate.  After that, there is no reason you should have to limit your activities (ie lifting).

Question 10

what is the refsum disease?(prevalence,history)

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An uncommon disease: Refsum disease is a disease that causes loss of vision and smell, poor balance, and weakness or numbness of the hands and feet. Due to a genetic abnormality, people lack the enzyme in that breaks down  a type of fat found in certain foods.  Treatment entails avoiding foods with phytanic acid. Symptoms appear anywhere from childhood to the 50s.

The prevalence is unknown, but thought to be small.

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