THE MEDICAL STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE TO OB/GYN OB/GYN is a fascinating and exciting specialty. No other field offers such a wide variety of medical and surgical management. The OB/GYN is a primary care provider‚ obstetrician‚ surgeon‚ endocrinologist‚ and radiologist. Your involvement with the team over the next four weeks will give you a taste of what it is like to enter our field. As a medical student‚ you have several priorities. First‚ have fun! Long hours are only possible if you find ways to
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HESI REVIEW CH # 1 Lab Ranges * Hgb | * Male 14-18 * Female 12-16 | * High-altitude living increases values. Slight Hgb decreases normally occur during pregnancy | * | * Hct | * Male 42-52 * Female 37-47 | * Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to tourniquet can alter values | * | * RBC | * Male 4.7-6.1 * Female 4.2-5.4 | * Never draw specimen from an arm with an infusing IV. | * | * WBC | * 5‚000-10‚000 | * Anesthetics
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Chapter 20: Nursing Management: Postoperative Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On admission of a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)‚ the blood pressure (BP) is 122/72. Thirty minutes after admission‚ the BP falls to 114/62‚ with a pulse of 74 and warm‚ dry skin. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Increase the IV fluid rate. b. Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes. c. Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask. d. Notify the anesthesia care provider (ACP) immediately
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bad effect must be proportional to the good effect. An example of a situation in which the doctrine of double effect would be consulted is if a pregnant woman needed to have a hysterectomy in order to live. A hysterectomy would kill the fetus‚ but save the woman’s life. According to the doctrine of double effect‚ a hysterectomy would be morally permissible because it satisfies all of the four conditions. Apart from its effects‚ the action is permissible because it saves the woman’s life‚ so the first
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the Essure reversed‚ it is not possible. The doctor may not be able to reverse the Essure because the tubes or the uterus may be too damaged (Essure Birth Control). When the tubes and uterus are damaged‚ the lady has to get a hysterectomy. The long-term effects of a hysterectomy can damage the quality of a woman’s life. Removing a woman’s uterus can lead up to bowel dysfunction‚ pelvic organ prolapses‚ sexual problems‚ and the formation of scar tissue in the pelvic organs (Essure® Non-Surgical Female
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Heart Rate Couvelaire Uterus- forming a hard‚ board like uterus with no apparent or minimally apparent bleeding present. Management: * The uterus should be evacuated and contractions should be stimulated using intravenous oxytocin. * Hysterectomy (the removal of the uterus) may be needed in some cases. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation- is an acquired disorder of blood clotting in which fibrinogen level falls to below effective limits. Management: Ineffective tissue perfusion
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Female Genitalia Health Assessment Lecture Objectives: * Describe the structure and function of the female genitalia * Describe particular developmental and transcultural considerations. * Collective subjective and objective data. * Record the findings. * Identify the appropriate nursing diagnoses for problem areas identified. Female Genitalia Structure & Function * Consists of external and internal structures External: * vulva or pudendum (extends from
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involves the cutting and tying of the vas deferens to prevent the passage of sperm into the vagina during sexual intercourse. 3. Hysterectomy This is the major surgery wherein the uterus is removed. After this surgery‚ the woman will no longer menstruate and cannot become pregnant. After this surgery‚ the woman will no longer menstruate and cannot become pregnant. Hysterectomy is done only in cases where the woman’s uterus is damaged or injured. B. Chemical Barriers 1. The Pill The pill is small
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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: List 4 common symptoms of pneumonia the Tachypnea‚ fever with chills‚ productive cough‚ nurse might note on a physical exam. bronchial breath sounds. State 4 nursing interventions for assisting Deep breathing‚ fluid intake increased to 3 liters/ the client to cough productively. day‚ use humidity to loosen secretions‚ suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see
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75‚000 or more of our countrywomen will die from this disease every year. Hence India accounts for 26.7% of the incidence and 27% of deaths due to this disease world-wide. This disease is truly a scourge for our countrywomen. Cervical cancer can be detected in early or pre-invasive stages with the help of screening‚ thus greatly reducing the morbidity and mortality. In developed countries with an organized Pap’s smear screening program on a national level‚ the incidence and mortality from cervical
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