consumption of alcohol. Adults 65 or older; Children 1 year or younger. Recent cold or flu. Pneumonia (cont) Signs and Symptoms: Shortness of breath Chest Pains Nausea Very bad cough. Treatment Oxygen therapy Antibiotic Drugs Acetaminophen or aspirin to reduce fever. Mechanical Ventilation. Tuberculosis You can become infected with tuberculosis bacteria when he or she inhales minute particles of infected sputum from the air. The bacteria get into the air when someone who
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Chapter 65: Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which finding will the nurse expect when assessing a 58-year-old patient who has osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee? a. Discomfort with joint movement b. Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes c. Redness and swelling of the knee joint d. Stiffness that increases with movement ANS: A Initial symptoms of OA include pain with joint movement. Heberden’s nodules occur on the fingers. Redness of the joint is more
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CARDIAC TUMORS INTRODUCTION Cardiac tumours occur quite rarely‚ with metastatic neoplasms three times more prevalent than primary tumours. A large variety of benign and malignant tumours of the heart have been described. These tumors are found mainly in the heart‚ but can occur in the pericardium or the great arteries. Secondary cardiac involvement from malignant tumors of adjacent organs (lung‚ thymus) or from kidney (Wilms tumor) or liver‚ or even remote organs‚ are also seen. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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Research shows that the recommended first line of treatment should be an anti-inflammatory drug or acetaminophen (Casazza‚ 2012). Since the patient reports that Ibuprofen has not been effective‚ a different anti- inflammatory medication should be recommended. An opioid such as Percocet is not recommended and the use of opioids for management back pain is
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process. To prevent skin irritation‚ keep a clean cloth handy to dry your baby’s chin. Have your baby sleep on absorbed sheet. MEDICINE TO RELIF PAIN DURING BABY TEETHING TRY AN OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCT. If your baby is especially frankly. Acetaminophen (Tylenol‚ others) or ibuprofen (Advil‚ Motrin‚ others) may help. Don’t give your baby products that contain aspirin‚ however‚ and be cautious about teething medications that can be dubbed directly on a baby’s gums. The medication may be washed
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7 common headaches and their causes Headaches can often be more than a pain‚ making it hard to concentrate on anything but the pounding‚ throbbing‚ or dull ache inside your head. What kind of headaches do you suffer from and what causes them? We asked Dr. Elizabeth Loder‚ chief of the Division of Headache and Pain in the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital‚ to dissect seven common headache scenarios and their triggers... Hangover headache "The cause of these headaches
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Dengue fever can be caused by any one of four types of dengue virus: DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3‚ and DEN-4. You can be infected by at least two‚ if not all four types at different times during your lifetime‚ but only once by the same type. You can get dengue virus infections from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans‚ and later transmit infection to other people they bite. Two main species of mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus‚ have
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Tablets ANALYSIS REQUIRED: Paracetamol CLAIM: Each tablet contains 500mg Paracetamol. THEORY: Paracetamol IUPAC Name: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide Molecular Formula: C8H9NO2 Chemical Structure: Paracetamol INN or acetaminophen USAN is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It is commonly used for the relief of headaches and other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu remedies. In combination
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From Hell. So‚ on the way to the airport‚ we stopped at a pharmacy. Interesting point: The Germans invented aspirin‚ BUT THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TYLENOL IS. The pharmacist – who achieved his position by being good at mixing things – Googled acetaminophen‚ and gave us something which he said was about the same. It almost destroyed my stomach lining. Next stop‚ Munich. By now I had every symptom known to man and was semi-delirious. Our destination was Genoa‚ so we boarded an Italian plane. It didn’t
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To distinguish a minor burn from a serious burn‚ the first step is to determine the extent of damage to body tissues. The three burn classifications of first-degree burn‚ second-degree burn and third-degree burn will help you determine emergency care. 1st-degree burn The least serious burns are those in which only the outer layer of skin is burned‚ but not all the way through. * The skin is usually red * Often there is swelling * Pain sometimes is present Treat a first-degree burn as a
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