Cardiac & Vascular Disorders – Self-Quiz I Info from notes on 01/22/2013 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Name the 4 chambers of the heart‚ and where they receive blood from: Name the 3 muscle layers of the heart‚ give an example of where you would find these: Name the 2 AV Valves (Atrioventricular) and the 2 SV Valves (semilunar). Valves keep blood flowing in one direction‚ keeping blood in one chamber until the next chamber is ready. The first heart
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CHEST IMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present‚ direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT)‚ with the patient in the supine position (Gardelli et al.‚ 2012). Plain chest radiograph: In the ICU‚ CXRs are only performed on patients in the supine position. The x-ray beam is positioned directly onto the chest at a distance that is less than
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Cardiac surgeons are people who do treatments and surgeries to treat people with heart and lung disease. They also deal with vessels and organs. There are a lot of different types of operations. There is heart valve repair and replacements‚ heart defect repair‚ coronary artery bypass‚ aneurysm repair‚ heart transplant‚ lungs (lung disease). They complete the most surgeries in their field. Grey’s Anatomy influenced me because in that show it’s a bunch of different types of surgeons and I liked cardio
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1. 1829 – Abolition of Sati System ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick‚ the then Governor-General
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Case 5 – Pelvic Pain in a 36 year old Woman 1.0 History 1.1 Presenting Complaint A 36 year old woman presented with 4/12 history of suprapubic pain‚ radiating to her lower back and legs. The pain is worse at the start of her menstrual cycle (pain scale 8/10) and is intermittent‚ but not fully relieved at any time during the month. She also feels like there is pressure on her bowels and her bladder‚ she states she feels as if she needs to pass urine and faeces “all the time”. Regular paracetamol
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The Case Of A Complaining Customer Executive Summary Presto Cleaners is Mr Shelton ’s regularly used laundrette‚ he feels that although their prices are more than local competitors‚ the friendly staff‚ longer opening hours and convenience makes up for this. This opinion has now changed following recent events. Mr Shelton drops off hes laundry for a service clean‚ and when he arrives at the store to collect it he ’s was informed that a new computer system has been installed and this is to
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Reflective Practice on Responsibilities of A Nurse in managing Cardiac Arrest Leena Justus Introduction Nursing is a profession where we have to work collaboratively with both our colleagues and the interdisciplinary team. In emergency like cardiac arrest‚ if nurses work as a team without any role confusion‚ time is saved resulting in saving many precious lives. Background It was the time when I started to work in a medical ward for the first time after my graduation
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D2 Whilst on my level 3 course I completed work experience at Rainbow Nursery and St Anns Primary School (Nursery/Year One). During my first few weeks at my placement at St Anns‚ I worked with year 1 pupils and nursery pupils. My role at the nursery was to help the children with their school work and supervise them during lessons and breaks‚ as well as tidying the classroom. My time at St Anns improved my effectiveness as a career in three ways. It taught me how to behave around children. When
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Compare the ways in which Owen and Frost present youth in ‘disabled’ and ‘Out‚ out-’ When comparing the poems “Out‚Out-” and Disabled many themes appear‚ the most prominent being youth. Youth is the period between childhood and adulthood in which one grows and develops; it is also a time of hope and optimistic idealism. Not only is youth a physical state of being but a mental state of mind too . Youth is a formative period in a person’s life that is only a short part of one’s existence. Youth
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DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIAN By Irene Greenstein Risk Management in Healthcare Loyola School of Law Master in Jurisprudence in Health Law Dr. Blauhard’s story… The Chief of Vascular surgery‚ Dr. Blauhard‚ strode confidently down the central corridor of the operating theaters. Passing the open heart surgery rooms and the new hybrid theater he knew that his patient would be going to sleep in room 12‚ his room. The patient was lucky to have him as her surgeon. He had been vice-chairman
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