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    NR304 Assessment ESE Study Guide Chapter Page No. Question Answer 18 476 Peripheral Vascular 1. PVD assessment: ulcers (arterial vs. venous) a) Arterial deficient ulcers occur on _____? b) Venous ulcers occur at ______ because of fragile tissue w/ poor drainage. 2. Assessment of legs a) Color: If peripheral vessels are constricted the skin will be _____. b) Color: If the vessels are dilated the skin tone will be _______. c) Color: An elevated leg that is pale indicates? d) Color: _______

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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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    |ANOKA RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MEDICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CARD | | | |Medical Diagnosis‚ Chronic Illnesses: Appendicitis / Appendectomy

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    PULSE Stethoscope how to listen to heart sounds- use bell (LOW PITCH) DIAPRAGM 1ST !!( HIGH PITCH) Diaghram in a Z PATTERN BASE OF HEART‚ACROSS‚ DOWN‚ APEX. TUNE OUT DISTRACTIONS‚ CLOSE EYES ‚ CONCENTRATE‚‚LISTEN TO 1 SOUND AT A TIME. Area of palpation of apical impulse-midclavicular line‚ 5th intercostal space‚ almost under left nipple. Estimate the Jugular venous pressure-USE ANGEL OF LOUIS(STERNAL ANGLE) AS A REFERENCE POINT‚ AND COMPARE WITH HIGHEST LEVEL OF VENOUS PULSATOIN. HOLD A VERTICAL

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    Spondylolisthesis is the displacement of one vertebra relative to the vertebra below and is typically a progression of spondylolysis‚ which is a deformity of the pars interarticularis. Displacement typically occurs in the anterior direction but can also occur‚ although rarely‚ in the posterior or lateral directions (Metz & Deviren‚ 2007). Prevalence is around 3-6% of the population and it is found in 50% of people with low back pain (Foreman et al.‚ 2013; Lane Wimberly & Lauerman‚ 2002). “Spondylolisthesis”

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    department (ED). On arrival you note that he is trembling and nearly doubled over with severe abdominal pain. T.B. indicates that he has severe pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of his abdomen that radiates through to his mid-back as a deep‚ sharp boring pain. He is more comfortable walking or sitting bent forward rather than lying flat 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 nauseated but has not vomited‚ although

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    Physical Exam Study Guides ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Vital Signs Head and Neck Exam Eye Exam Chest and Lung Exam Cardiovascular Exam Abdominal Exam Back and Extremity Exam Neurologic Exam Vital Signs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Equipment Needed General Considerations Temperature Respiration Pulse ❍ Interpretation Blood Pressure ❍ Interpretation Notes Equipment Needed ● ● ● ● A Stethoscope A Blood Pressure Cuff A Watch Displaying Seconds A Thermometer General Considerations ● ● ● The patient should not have had

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    HPS: A Case Study

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    and in prolonged delay in diagnosis can lead to dehydration‚ abdominal pain‚ dehydration‚ burping‚ and failure to gain weight or weight loss. (BONTRAGER‚ 2014) (KANESHIRO‚ 2013) DIAGNOSIS: Diagnosis for the pyloric stenosis usually diagnosed before the age of 6 months. HPS can be diagnosed through physical examination‚

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    Untreated‚ mortality is high‚ mainly because of the risk of rupture leading to peritonitis and shock.[1] Reginald Fitz first described acute and chronic appendicitis in 1886‚[2] and it has been recognized as one of the most common causes of severe acute abdominal pain worldwide. A correctly diagnosed non-acute form of appendicitis is known as "rumbling appendicitis".[3] The term "pseudoappendicitis" is used to describe a condition mimicking appendicitis.[4] It can be associated with Yersinia enterocolitica

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    Running head: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT PAPER Clinical Management Paper Honorata G. Shaw University of Phoenix NRP 524: Pediatrics and Adolescents Population Group: ON03FNP01 Carol King‚ MSN‚ CPNP Beverly Vandercook‚ MSN‚ CPNP‚ CLC Oct 30‚ 2004 Clinical Management Paper: Asthma Name: D. A. Age: 15 y/o Race: Caucasian Sex: F Religion: Baptist Marital Status: Single Occupation: Student Source of Medical Care: Pacific

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