following the guidelines and post them here. It is important for nurses in all practice settings to be able to perform a basic respiratory assessment. This includes taking a pertinent patient history and using the techniques of inspection‚ palpation‚ percussion‚ and auscultation. Immediately upon meeting a patient I am looking to see if they are able to ambulate without signs or symptoms of respiratory distress and I find out if they have had a recent breathing treatment that is working to temporarily
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION A careful and detailed clinical assessment is essential in order to assess the likely cause and severity of symptoms‚ arrange appropriate investigations and referral‚ avoid unnecessary investigations‚ and to assess individual risk of cardiovascular disease or cardiomyopathy. PREPARATION OF PATIENT • Room that is warm & “quiet” • Examining table positioned so you can stand on the patient’s right side • Explain the procedure to
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Lyme Disease Chief Complaint: Parents report that their son has been febrile for a few days and “he has been rubbing his right ear off and on”. SUBJECTIVE: HPI: A six-year-old male patient was brought into the clinic accompanied by both parents (mother and father). They said there son was feverish over the last few days reporting the highest fever of a 100.1. Parents noticed him recently touching his right ear as if he had an ear infection. The mother treated her son with Children’s Tylenol
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circulation and nutrition - hair follicle deformity nails become ridged and pulp in size‚ loss of sweating- dry Skin " I like this" Clinical examination - motor signs - sensory sign - sudomotor signs( observation)- palpation -Vasomotor signs- capillary refil- palpation - reflexes - recovery signs- tinel sign Confirm a nerve lesion -sensation -manual muscle testing - ET Functional implication of median nerve lesion - compression Ulna- hupothenar Radial- hyperthenar Likely
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Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology I. Structures and Functions Heart Muscle * Has 3 layers (epicardium‚ myocardium‚ and endocardium) and a surrounding sac called the pericardium * Location: In the mediastinum‚ above the diaphragm‚ and is surrounded on both sides by lung * Shape: Resembling triangle‚ with base parallel to the right edge of the sternum Heart Chambers * The right side of the heart is a low pressure system and the left side is a high pressure system
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She was told to continue using anti-inflammatory meds and paracetamol PRN for pain relief. Critique Personally I don’t like the idea of referring patients with pelvic pain for ultrasound without first doing a speculum examination and bimanual palpation. I understand that some GPs don’t do them if they can be avoided as they potentially increase the risk of complaints‚ but I think that this needs to be done as part of a routine examination for pelvic pain. She was referred directly to ED because
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249–251 Variable‚ 244–246 Variable‚ 244–246 ml O2 used in 1 minute Variable‚ 7.0–7.2 Variable‚ 6.2–6.4 Variable‚ 6.2–6.4 ml O2 used per hour 420–432* 372–384* 372–384* Metabolic rate 1673–1735 ml O2/kg/hr* 1512–1574 ml O2/kg/hr* 1512–1574 ml O2/kg/hr* Palpation results No mass No mass No mass
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still working‚ wearing a splint over the finger. On examination of the right upper extremity‚ the right hand has marked swelling to the ring finger. There is disruption of the end of the nail plate with injury to the nail bed. He has tenderness to palpation with decreased light touch sensation to the tip of his finger. He has intact flexion to the interphalangeal joints and intact extension.
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BIO 169 Ch. 20 S.G. Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ 1. The anatomical region found between the lungs that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and from the first rib to the diaphragm. A) Epicardium B) Abdominal cavity C) Pericardium D) Mediastinum E) Thoracic cavity 2. The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the A) pericardium. B) pleura. C) myocardium. D) mediastinum. E) endocardium. 3. The apex of the heart is normally pointed
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267-269‚ 277-280 * Direct calorimetry uses the measurement of heat production as an indication of metabolic rate. * Indirect calorimetry estimates metabolic rate via the measurement of oxygen consumption. * Energy expenditure can be expressed in L•min-1‚ kcal•min-1‚ ml•kg-1•min-1‚ METs‚ and kcal•kg-1•hr-1. * To convert L•min-1 to kcal•min-1‚ multiply by 5.0 kcal•L-1. * To convert L•min-1 to ml•kg-1•min-1‚ multiply by 1000 and divide by body weight in kilograms. * To convert
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