Varicella zoster virus is a double stranded icosahedral‚ nucleocapsid DNA molecule‚ with a lipid envelope enclosing it. Varicella zoster virus develops a latent infection in the neurons of the sensory ganglia. Primary infection causes varicella (chickenpox)‚ and reactivation of the virus causes a latent infection known as herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella is more common in children. Infection in adults is more severe and can lead to interstitial pneumonia. It is also more frequent in immunocompromised
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After surgery‚ patients in the general and spinal anesthesia group received opioids for postoperative pain and patients with epidurals received continuous infusions of hydromorphone and bupivacaine for 24 to 120 hours postoperatively (Ong‚ Arneja‚ & Ong‚ 2005). They found that patients who received epidural and spinal anesthesia had a significant decrease in pain in the first week after surgery compared to those who received general anesthesia. However‚ there was no difference in the use of opioid
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There are about 1.2 million abortions in the United States each year. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives Most abortions are performed after your health care professional takes a brief and targeted medical history. Before you have this procedure‚ you will be asked questions about prior pregnancies and any treatment or care during the current
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the first line is Azithromycin 500 mg orally one dose‚ then 250 mg PO daily for 4 days or Clarithromycin 500 mg orally twice a day and finally Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day. In terms of her symptoms‚ Krista can take a cough suppressant‚ acetaminophen‚ and an antihistamine. Coricidin HBP is a combination drugs of the two latter drugs with a dose of 325 mg-2 mg 2 tabs oral every 4 to 6 hours not to exceed 12 tabs in a 24 hour period. This is the drug of choice for hypertension as well. Krista
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Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent
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Chronic Pain vs. Acute Pain There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain is a pain that comes on quickly‚ it can be severe‚ but it lasts a relatively short time as opposed to chronic pain. All chronic pain patients were once acute pain patients. Each pain presents different psychological profiles because chronic pain often carries an overlay of psychological distress which complicates diagnosis and treatment. Acute pain doesn’t last long and usually goes away as your body heals
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or more. In addition‚ she also was instructed to report vomiting and any sudden changes in mental status. Other signs and symptoms that J.M.’s mother was instructed to immediately report included persistent headaches that were unrelieved with acetaminophen‚ blood coming out from ears or nose‚ the onset of seizures‚ sudden changes in vision‚ slurred speech‚ loss of sensation‚
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alignment to avoid future problems. Try to focus on good shoulder position. Don’t shrug‚ slouch or let your shoulders round while in the sling. Non surgical Arm Sling – Provides comfort and Keep arm in position while it heals Medication – acetaminophen‚ relieve pain as fracture heals Physical Therapy – Once bone begins to heal doctors will advise patient to start doing gentle shoulder and elbow exercises to strengthen the bone. Doctor follow-ups – visit doctor regularly to check in bone is
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2. A single tube of cerebrospinal fluid is received in the laboratory and the following tests requested: total protein‚ albumin‚ IgG quantitation‚ microbial culture‚ Gram stain‚ leukocyte count and differential cell count. The specimen should be sent to the various laboratories in which order? a. Chemistry lab‚ hematology lab‚ microbiology lab b. Hematology lab‚ chemistry lab‚ microbiology lab c. Microbiology lab‚ hematology lab‚ chemistry lab d. Hematology lab‚ microbiology lab‚ chemistry
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GNT1 Task 1 Advanced Pathophysiology Assessment of Geriatric Patient with Multisystem Failure The key immediate assessment of the patient to assess homeostasis‚ oxygenation and level of pain would be: breath sounds oxygen saturation respiratory rate and pattern vital signs cognitive ability urine output finger stick glucose restlessness If available lab results‚ I would like to see the resulted complete blood count with differential and complete metabolic
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