8. If there is an increase in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide, then the amount of carbon dioxide found in the blood will: (increase, decrease, not change.)…
After conducting a few surveys and collecting feedback, there are a few modifications that need to be made. One of the things that the feedback stated repeatedly is that the price of $100 is too much for this product. This can be fixed by lowering the cost gradually to $50. Those providing feedback also expressed concern that this product could be used to avoid going to the doctor or seeking other medical advice from those who are qualified. One thing that could help is having this device connecting online to network and alerting a doctor or hospital depending on the readout. A future addition that should be added based upon feedback would be a voice readout of the information collected. Also needed is a way to save that information to a computer so a doctor is able to review and compare the information to the current stats. These additions could help people to receive the medical care that they…
Do you recall the story of “The Princess and the Pea”? A prince searched for his princess with no luck. A young woman showed up at the castle amidst a storm. To test her, the old queen put a pea on the bedstead and piled 20 mattresses, plus 20 feather beds on top. The princess was exhausted from lack of sleep and her entire body was ‘black and blue’ the next morning.…
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points. "Tender points" refers to tenderness that occurs in precise, localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips. People with this syndrome may also experience sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and other symptoms. Fibromyalgia affects 3 to 6 million Americans. It primarily occurs in women of childbearing age, but children, the elderly, and men can also be affected.…
In information technology, a dashboard is a user interface that, somewhat resembles an automobile's dashboard, organizing and presenting information in a way that is easy to read. Healthcare dashboards are designed to show the performance of key activities that directly or indirectly impact patient satisfaction, such as length of stay and lab test turnaround. This paper will take at look at pain response and breakdown why it is important and ways to improve it.…
To avoid disruption of the suture line, the patient should avoid brushing the teeth for 10…
In an everyday game of contact sports a variety of things can happen to an athlete, however, it’s how you deal with those “things” that counts. A concussion on an athlete can be fatal if not treated properly and diligently. An approximate 60 tackles are made in a single football game, but it only takes one to possibly change an athlete’s life forever.…
Computer-assisted coding (CAC) platform, helped hospitals accelerate their transition to ICD-10, increase productivity and simplify coding and documentation processes. Another UHG Optum health services, OptumHealth, has added personalized wellness, employee assistance, onsite screening, and other services to encourage consumers to actively participate in managing their health and seek preventative care, which helps lower overall medical costs (Yi,2012). Under the Optum umbrella, the UnitedHealth continue to grow despite economic challenges. For instance, the UnitedHealth care plans are promoting wellness and preventative care by partnering with community organizations (such YMCA groups) and retailers to educate consumers on issues such as obesity and diabetes. With UHG partnering up with these company, this can help people be more aware of their health. If they get the proper information about different diseases, this prevent serious issues and hospital visit. CareSpeak communications is another tech that will enhance UnitedHealth care member to monitor their health. CareSpeak Communications application will enable patients to manage their care using two-way text messaging on their mobile phone, patients will also receive an educational and motivational messages, as well as incentives and rewards for meeting their health goals (Lewis, 2012). It’s great that UHG…
Since nursing is a dynamic profession, quality improvement to achieve the best patient care or outcome is very vital to continued care and wellness of our patients. Apart from improving direct patient care which is always the fundamental of nursing, technology and informatics has become the “intersection between nursing, cognitive, computer and information science” (Nunnery, 2012).…
Injuries are everywhere, and you may not be avoidable. In the NFL, studies show how concussions end players careers, and have long term effects that ruin lives. An ACL tear is another costly long term injury. Not only are you out for an extended period, but it also ruins careers. Although, as far as long term injuries, concussions are worse than ACL tears.…
(2) Ahern, PhD, David K., et.al. "Promise of and Potential for Patient-Facing Technologies to Enable Meaningful Use." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2nd ser. 1.40 (2011): S162-172. Academic Search Premier. Olin Library, Washington University. 20 Feb. 2012…
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an X-linked recessive immunodeficiency disorder usually inherited by males from their mother. This syndrome involves both T- and B-lymphocytes characterized in one third of patients by the triad of recurrent bacterial sinopulmonary infections, eczema (atopiclike dermatitis), and a bleeding diathesis caused by thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction. The characteristic triad of bleeding, eczema, and recurrent infections in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome generally become evident during the first year of life, with petechiae and ecchymoses of the skin and oral mucosa and bloody diarrhea being the first clinical signs. Bone marrow transplant improves prognosis of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Investigators reported that before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, cutaneous manifestations occurred frequently, with the most common lesion being eczema similar to atopic dermatitis (71%), followed by petechiae and/or ecchymosis (58%) and cutaneous infections (17%). The classic triad of symptoms was seen in 46% of the boys, who were later treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.…
Patients often find that the recommended migraine treatments are not 100% effective at preventing migraines, and sometimes may not be affective at all.…
The most physically painful event I have endured was when I was hit in the face by a metal bat. This event occured when I was about eight years old. My older brothers and my neighbors always would play together, however they would never let me play with them. In one instance, they were playing baseball with my neighbor’s new metal bat. I was disregarding what everyone was saying and while they were playing I tried to run across the yard they were playing at. I did not realize how close I ran near my neighbor who was about to hit the baseball and he hit me in the face. I was knocked unconscious for some time and when I woke up on my bed with my brother’s trying to comfort me. I felt the throbbing pain radiating around my head. It felt painful to even blinking because I was hit near my temporal bone.I was rushed to the hospital and given medications to subside the pain. Therefore, I only felt the pain for less than two hours. However, when I was released from the hospital I still felt a continual pain for about a week. Therefore, the pain lasted about a week in total. When I regain consciousness after getting hit, my oldest brother immediately placed ice on my face, which helped to relieve…
As we are all aware, health care has drastically changed and keeps changing. Many have embraced this change, however, several are still skeptical of these changes due to the availability of health care information and health data that is so candidly available. The collection of health care data is vital to the nation’s health care organizations. Data that is collected from each individual patient is essential for purposes of increasing awareness of diseases, sickness of specific race or authenticity, dangers of long-term use in medications or lifestyles. An enormous amount of research for specific cures is based on the data that is collected from health care organizations. There are also government organizations that will pave the road for programmers to be able to develop the framework of the database. The data that is collected from an electronic medical record system is imperative in supporting new knowledge of the manner in which a person’s health can be prolonged, or even saved.…