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Petrissage description petrissage is a lifting, stretching, or squeezing movement. Soft tissues are drawn away from underlying structures. Applied with any part of one or both hands, or the forearm. Pressure is applied and released smoothly Petrissage uses To assess superficial muscle and connective tissue layers, To increase circulatory movement in tissue spaces, To stretch muscle and connective tissue, To reduce muscle contraction or spasm; regulating tone, To loosen subcutaneous adhesions,...

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NR293 exam 3, Latest 2022. airway, breathing, and circulation ** requires frequent and close observation of the patient at all times What is the priority of general, moderate, and local anesthetics? No. Only general and moderate cause amnesia. Do local anesthetics cause amnesia? They paralyze the muscles. They DO NOT provide sedation/analgesia. What do neuromuscular blocking drugs do? 1. Barbiturates 2. Benzodiazepines 3. Miscellaneous drugs ** muscle relaxants are also...

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Test Bank Robbins Basic Pathology 10th Edition Kymar AbbasTable of Contents Chapter 1. The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease ...................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 . Cell Injury, Cell Death, and Adaptations ....................................................................... 9 Chapter 3. Inflammation and Repair............................................................................................. 16 Chapter 4. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thrombo...