The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain‚ the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? Melena Nausea Hernia Hyperthermia A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which of these statements by the patient indicates a need for more teaching? Top of Form “I’m going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to reduce acid secretion
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1945‚ but he was mainly known for introducing the Heimlich Maneuver and many other innovative treatments. The Heimlich Maneuver‚ also called abdominal trust‚ was brought up by Dr. Heimlich in 1947 and was published in the Journal of the Medical Association (JAMA). A week later‚ the first victim of choking was saved by the Heimlich Maneuver. This abdominal thrust saves lives because of the artificial cough that comes from lifting the diaphragm and putting enough air in the lungs. This specific cough
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imagining. A doctor would also need to review your family’s medical history to make sure it is PKD you have and not acquired cystic kidney disease. Some equipment used for diagnosing the disease includes abdominal ultrasound‚ abdominal CT and MRI scanners‚ and an intravenous pyelogram. Abdominal ultrasounds use sound waves to make out images of organs in someone’s abdomen. MRI scans use magnetic fields and the water in one’s body to make out images‚ as well as the CT scan‚ but a CT scan uses x-rays
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diseases such as valve stenosis or vessel insufficiency‚ ischemic heart disease‚ coronary artery disease‚ atherosclerosis and congenital defects. They treat these diseases by repairing or replacing heart valves‚ widen clogged arteries‚ repair aortic aneurysms‚ implant defibrillators and pacemakers‚ and perform double‚ triple‚ quadruple‚ and sometimes even quintuple heart bypasses. Cardiac surgeons must complete internships and residency requirements. Cardiac surgeons should also be detail-oriented
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Young Einstein Albert Einstein‚ the man who would later be known as the most influential physicist of the 20th century was born in 1879 to his mother Pauline and father Hermann Einstein in Ulm‚ Wurttemberg‚ Germany. Young Einstein attended elementary school at luitpold gymnasium in Munich. At the age of five Albert received a compass and became fascinated that no matter what‚ the needle always pointed the same direction. Later in life Einstein noted “that experience made a deep and lasting impression
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The aim of the female reproductive system is to produce mature oocytes which match with the male spermatocyte to create offspring. Fertilisation most commonly occurs in the fallopian tubes‚ though this can also occur later in a female’s menstrual cycle if the egg has already moved down into the uterus‚ though there is a higher chance of miscarriage as the lining of the womb may continue to shed. The external female reproduction features have two functions; to allow insemination and to also protect
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disorder. The disorder affects the mucus membranes‚ lymph nodes‚ walls of the blood vessels‚ and the heart. Kawasaki disease can cause inflammation of blood vessels in the arteries‚ especially the coronary arteries. This inflammation can lead to aneurysms. An aneurysm can lead to a heart attack‚ even in young children‚ although this is rare. Symptoms Kawasaki disease often begins with a high and persistent fever greater than 102 °F‚ often as high as 104 °F. A persistent fever lasting at least 5 days is
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suffered from recurrent bacterial endocarditis. The most recent episodes were a Staphylococcus aureus infection of the mitral valve 16 months ago and a Streptococcus mutans infection of the aortic valve 1 month ago. During this latter hospitalization‚ an ECG showed moderate aortic stenosis‚ moderate aortic insuffi - ciency‚ chronic valvular vegetations‚ and moderate left atrial enlargement. Two years ago J.F. received an 18-month course of parenteral nutrition (PN) for malnutrition caused by
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PERRLA - 3mm at rest and constrict to 2 mm with light * Pain: Rating from 1-10. Any abdominal pain? Any problems urinating/bowel movements? When was your last bowel movement? 2nd ICS‚ Rt sternal border: Aortic 2nd ICS‚ Left sternal border: Pulmonic 3rd ICS‚ Left sternal border: Erb’s Point 4th ICS‚ Left sternal border: Tricuspid 5th ICS‚ Mid-Clavicuar: Mitral 2nd ICS‚ Rt sternal border: Aortic 2nd ICS‚ Left sternal border: Pulmonic 3rd ICS‚ Left sternal border: Erb’s Point 4th ICS
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shock - an extreme allergic reaction that usually involves heart failure‚ circulatory collapse‚ a severe asthma-like difficulty in breathing and sometimes results in death. ancef - a cephalosporin antibiotic anemia - chronically low hematocrit aneurysm - a balloonlike swelling in the wall of an artery angina pectoris - a severe acute attack of cardiac pain angioplasty - plastic surgery of blood vessels during which a balloon is passed into the artery and inflated to enlarge it and
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