The pain is made better by lying down and pulling his legs up on pillows. On examination of the cervical spine‚ there is tenderness to palpation to the right lower cervical paraspinal muscles and right trapezius. There is decreased active range of motion of the cervical spine in extension and right rotation. Spurling’s test is positive on the right. Sensation is decreased to light touch of
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Premature Delivery‚ Non-Institutional: A Case Study Submitted by: Almonguera‚ Dianne Apilado‚ Alyssa Marie Cahilig‚ Anabel Catubay‚ Jiro Jon Eleazar‚ Shaun Joseph Gomez‚ Paula Marie Katrina Peduca‚ John Paolo Resente‚ Kathleen May Salvador‚ Potenciano St. Mary’s College‚ Quezon City BSN-IV INTRODUCTION Premature birth‚ also coined as preterm birth‚ refers to birth of a baby before its organs are mature enough to survive postnatal life. Death and disability occur more often among
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Definition An intramuscular injection is an injection given directly into the central area of a specific muscle. In this way‚ the blood vessels supplying that muscle distribute the injected medication via thecardiovascular system. Purpose Intramuscular injection is used for the delivery of certain drugs not recommended for other routes of administration‚ for instance intravenous‚ oral‚ or subcutaneous. The intramuscular route offers a faster rate of absorption than the subcutaneous route‚ and
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ASSESSMENT & CARE PLAN CLIENT CASE STUDY #2 Student: Fall 2010 Client Initials: VC Age: 82 Gender: Female Date Admitted to Nursing Home: 12/14/07 Assessment Date: 12/3/10 1. HEALTH HISTORY Brief description of health history and reason in nursing home: VC has a history of malignant neoplasm of her large intestine which lead to her colostomy status. She also has a history of fracture and fall. She was admitted to the nursing facility secondary to her alzheimer’s diagnosis
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CASE STUDY OF A PATIENT WITH BRONCHIECTASIS INTRODUCTION The respiratory system is divided into upper and lower respiratory system. The upper respiratory system refers to the nose‚ pharynx and associated structure while the lower respiratory system contains the larynx. Bronchiectasis is an uncommon type of chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease. Bronchiectasis can be categorized as a chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease manifested by airways that are inflamed and easily collapsible‚ resulting
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Abdominal liposuction Maintaining a slim figure stays a top priority regardless of a person’s gender or age. The abdomen often accumulates all the stubborn fat‚ mostly after drastic weight gain or childbirth. As we age‚ fat starts to gather around the stomach‚ back‚ flanks‚ and abdomen‚ which causes the stomach to project outwards and give an overall bulky appearance. Abdominal Liposuction transforms and contours the stomach making it more flatter‚ slimmer and attractive. However‚ abdominal fat
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Four days ago he would describe the pain as 8/10‚ today it is 4/10. EXAM Alert gentleman‚ no acute distress who appears healthy‚ and walking without great difficulty. Blood pressure 126/76. Pulse 76. Respiratory rate 19. Temp 36.9. Weight 208. Palpation of the left SI joint is tender. Spine nontender. Right SI joint nontender. Negative straight leg test. _____(ETR/EPR)’s are +1 in the knees‚ and trace in the ankles. Sensation intact. No edema. Great toe and leg extensions _____(remain) intact.
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high non-therapeutic laparotomy rate and associated morbidity after mandatory laparotomy for abdominal stab wounds led to the current selective non-operative management strategy [1–3]. It is reported that 50–70% of abdominal stab injuries penetrate the peritoneum‚ but 20–40% of these penetrating wounds do not lead to significant organ injury [4]. Despite the growing use of diagnostic methods such as abdominal ultrasonography (US)‚ computed tomography (CT)‚ diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL)‚ intravenous
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overlying skin appeared to be normal. The swelling was bony hard in consistency and non tender on palpation. On intraoral examination‚ swelling was present on buccal aspect of approximately 1.5cmx1cm extending from distal aspect of second premolar till the mesial aspect of second molar with normal appearing overlying mucosa. The margins were well defined with smooth surface. The swelling was bony hard to palpation and there was missing permanent first molar with obliteration of buccal sulcus in the involved
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FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING PROCEDURE MANUAL for PCL course Nursing Department‚ Khwopa Poly-Technic Institute ＆ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fundamental of Nursing Procedure Manual Published by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nepal Office Block B‚ Karmachari Sanshaya Kosh Building Hariharbhavan‚ Lalitpur‚ NEPAL (P.O. Box 450‚ Kathmandu‚ NEPAL) Tel:(977-1) 5010310 Fax:(977-1) 5010284 All copyright reserved by JICA First Edition: March‚ 2008 Re - print: November
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