came for abdominal pain. To plan and provide nursing care on this patient‚ I did a focused assessment first. As the patient answered some of my questions‚ I have figured out that the patient has undergone abortion last March 21‚ 2017 and she never went back for a 2-week follow-up appointment. She has a constant pain in her mid-abdomen that radiates going to her pelvic area to the back. Her pain level is 7/10. Her V/S are normal except BP was 135/95. To rule out the cause of her abdominal pain‚ the
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Does diagnostic ultrasound have a role in emergency medicine? Introduction Emergency medicine (EM) is the medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated and unscheduled patients with illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. The specialty is not limited to the emergency department and may be practiced in numerous other settings including urgent care clinics‚ ambulances‚ at disaster sites‚ and even through telecommunications technology‚ known as telemedicine. Diagnostic ultrasound
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with one specific type of hernia‚ the abdominal external hernia (Heskett 2003). The Shouldice repair method claims to maintain a 99.5% success rate on the inguinal hernia‚ which is said to set them apart from other medical facilities (shouldice 2013). The Shouldice surgeons have performed more than 360‚000 operations‚ that approximately 700 hernia surgeries per day (shouldice 2013). The Shouldice method prepares the connective tissue and muscles of the abdominal wall into three separate layers. The
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cavity‚ thoracic cavity‚ abdominal cavity‚ and pelvic cavity are the five body cavities. The cranial cavity contains the brain‚ cranial nerves‚ and other structures. Spinal cavity is within the bones of the spinal column. It contains the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Thoracic cavity contains the lungs. The mediastinum a smaller‚ central area within the thoracic cavity contains the trachea‚ esophagus and heart. Abdominal cavity is within the abdomen. Surrounded by the abdominal muscles anteriorly and
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60yo retiree‚ is admitted to your unit from the ED. Upon arrival you note that he is trembling and nearly doubled over with severe abdominal pain. T.B. indicates that he has severe RUQ (right upper quadrant) pain that radiates to his back‚ and he is more comfortable walking bent forward than lying in bed. He admits to having had several similar bouts of abdominal pain in the last month but “none as bad as this.” He feels only slightly nauseated but has experienced N/V (nausea and vomiting) during
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sections or regions of the body. This approach is common when studying particular organs and its surrounding functions. Body cavity is a hollow space surrounded by organs. There are five body cavities; cranial cavity‚ spinal cavity‚ thoracic cavity‚ abdominal
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ANATOMY REVIEW PART 1 Anatomy Human body structure. Biology Study of all living things. Botany Study of plant life. Embryology Human anatomy before birth. Gross Anatomy (Macroscopic Anatomy) Anatomy with naked eye. Histology (Microscopic Anatomy) Anatomy with microscope. Morbid Anatomy (Pathological Anatomy) Anatomy affected be disease. Physiology Human body function. Regional Anatomy Anatomy one area of the body at a time. Surface Anatomy (Topographical Anatomy) Anatomy from
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Date of Procedure: 11/13/13 Surgeon: Dr. Bernard Kester Assistant: Jason Wagner PA-C Preoperative Diagnosis: 1) History of breast intertriginous skin irritations. 2) Abdominal wall contour irregularities. Postoperative Diagnosis: same. Operative procedures: 1) Bilateral Reduction mammoplasty. 2) Abdominal wall/flank suction assisted lipoplasty Anesthesia: Endotrachial with local tumescent. See op. note below. Specimens removed: 1) Right breast 60 grams breast tissue to Pathology
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shortness of breath‚ peptic ulcer disease‚ hepatitis‚ liver disease‚ or kidney diseases. PAST SURGICAL HISTORY Diagnostic and operative arthroscopy of the right knee in 1984. Right knee surgery in 1985 with transfer of the tibial tubercle. Hysterectomy in 1983. Tubal ligation in 1979. SOCIAL HISTORY She is a housewife and is married‚ smoking half a pack per day: Alcohol‚ none. FAMILY HISTORY Her father is deceased secondary to lung cancer. Her mother is deceased secondary to heart disease
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lower than it was among those who did not receive (AHRQ‚ 2002). Lastly‚ overuse of services‚ every year millions of people receive health care services that are unnecessary‚ expensive‚ and may endanger their health. For instance‚ an analysis of hysterectomies performed on women in seven health plans found that one in six operations was inappropriate. A study examining the use of antibiotics for treating ear infections in children on Medicaid found that expensive antibiotics were used far more often
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