My Life Experience on why I Chose Radiology as my Major In 2007 my life changed forever when I was hospitalized for appendicitis and had to have my appendix removed. I was then notified of something beyond that‚ which we change my life forever. The doctors diagnosed me with Crohns disease. I had never heard of it before and when the doctor explained the disease to me‚ I became very depressed. It explained the stomach pains that starting occurring just a few years earlier‚ when I was a senior
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Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Kimberly Owens Grand Canyon University: NRS 434V (0102) June 28‚ 2014 Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Biographical Data Client Initials J.H. Age: 78 years old Sex: Male Occupation: Retired Professor Health History and Review of Systems Past Medical history includes : Essential Hypertension‚ Cardiac pacemaker‚ Coronary Artery Disease‚ Dyspnea‚ Sensiosenural hearing loss‚ Restless legs‚ headache‚ acute hypothyroidism
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Critical Analysis Paper 1 July 21‚ 2013 Introduction Joseph is a fourth grade student who is having a hard time staying out of trouble during lunch and on the playground. Joseph is referred to the social worker for a functional behavioral assessment because of his acting out by hitting other students and pushing them. Joseph is living with his maternal grandmother since both of his parents are incarcerated. Joseph has a history of being physically and emotionally abused as a child
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Nicole is a 35-year-old mentally handicapped young woman. All of her life she has complained of her stomach hurting. The stomach pain would occur a couple of times a week. As she got older the weekly stomach complaints became a daily complaint. In addition to this problem‚ as a pre-teen‚ around eleven years old‚ she started to experience swelling of her hands and feet with no none cause. The swelling would start on one hand and the gradually affected her other hand‚ then each foot‚ or visa-versa
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How one’s body reacts to change can be called stress. These changes can come from feeling‚ situation‚ and people. For example‚ going to a new school is a change that can cause stress. There are many techniques to dealing with stress. The importance of handling stress is very serious‚ because stress affects the body in not only mentally but sometimes physically. Teen stress can be caused by pressure‚ insecurities‚ bottled up emotions‚ changes and sometimes just life and handling it. Teens deal
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Effects of Stress on the body We as human beings have several natural mechanisms that aid in allowing us to deal with stress. According to WebMD‚ (Amal Chakraburtty‚ 2010) the human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. Some individuals have an easier time with dealing with stress than others. Some people can take a moment to take a few deep breaths‚ some can vent to a friend and feel better‚ while other‚ less fortunate individuals may end up on medications or very ill because
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INTRODUCTION The task of taking an abdominal x-ray is a task which consists of many processes. The author will‚ in this essay‚ describe many of these processes‚ including patient care‚ radiation protection and descriptions of projections required for the case study. The information will be divided into the following headings: Case Study‚ Patient Care Plan‚ Radiation Protection and Descriptions of Projections. 2. CASE STUDY A 24-year-old female patient was referred for an abdominal x-ray to the diagnostic x-ray
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patient with acute abdominal pain NS344 Cole E et ai (2006) Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain. Nursing Standard. 20‚ 39‚67-75. Date of acceptance: October 10 2005. Summary Abdominal pain has many causes‚ from simple to complex presentations. Patients with abdominal pain may have a number of physiological and psychological needs. Nurses have a key role to play in patient assessment‚ history taking and management • Identify the main causes of abdominal pain and differential
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Chapter 38: Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When discussing risk factor modification for a 63-year-old patient who has a 5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm‚ the nurse will focus discharge teaching on which patient risk factor? a. Male gender b. Turner syndrome c. Abdominal trauma history d. Uncontrolled hypertension ANS: D All of the factors contribute to the patient’s risk‚ but only hypertension can potentially be modified to decrease the patient’s risk for further
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Assessment Mr. Dunn’s blood pressure reading is 189/110. His LDL cholesterol reading is 200 mg/dl. He asks the student nurse if he should be concerned about his blood pressure. 1. How should the student respond? A) "Your blood pressure is very high. You need to see your healthcare provider today." INCORRECT Mr. Dunn’s blood pressure is high. The student nurse needs to assess for other symptoms before making the determination that the healthcare provider must see him that day. B) "You
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