Alice Palmer has been admitted into the acute stroke unit eighteen hours after experiencing an ischaemic stroke. She has undergone a vital signs assessment including heart rate and blood pressure as well as a Glasgow Coma Scale test as part of a neurological assessment. This essay will discuss the key elements of the data recorded‚ the physical and focused assessments to be completed by the nurse receiving Mrs. Palmer and it will include the normal and abnormal parameters for this case study. Firstly
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Acute bronchitis is swelling and inflammation of the bronchial tree. Bronchial tubes play a major role in the respiratory system of your body. The bronchial tree contains tubes that send air into your lungs. As these tubes get infected because of various reasons‚ they swell and create bodily fluid called mucus inside them. Mucus is the liquid that surfaces when you cough. This ultimately makes it difficult for you to breathe. It might also make you wheeze during breathing. Acute bronchitis occurs
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4. Mr. Ochoa will spend several days hospitalized in the acute care setting as he is stabilized and treated for CVA List nursing interventions as they relate to the CVA patient for the following areas of concern. (Acute care: prevent further injury and addressing current issues) Mobility: (3) List three nursing interventions aimed at preventing immobility related issues while in the acute care setting. 1. Never pull on the affected extremity when moving patient. 2. Encourage continuous shoulder
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WHAT IS SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS)? Throughout human civilization‚ humans have been determined to create indoor environments which get us out of the natural elements and protect us from sickness and other hazards. We have created buildings which do just this by creating building envelopes which mechanically‚ or less commonly naturally‚ take in outdoor air. Unfortunately through this practice‚ instead of the buildings getting us away from sickness‚ the buildings it seems may be causing sickness
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with acute on top of chronic renal failure admitted for dialysis. As I entered the room‚ I saw a female with moon facies and truncal obesity. Instantly‚ Cushing’s syndrome came to my mind. However‚ when I spoke to her I found her speech to be largely incomprehensible‚ she was obviously mentally delayed and had abnormal dentition. My nephrology professor entered the room only to tell me that this patient is suffering from a very rare genetic disorder called Laurence-Moon/Bardet-Biedl syndrome. He asked
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Acute appendicitis is the most common acute surgical abdominal emergency occurrence worldwide. It is most common between the ages of 10 and 20 years‚ but can affect any age. The male to female ratio is 1.4:1‚ and the lifetime risk is 8.6% for males and 6.7% for females1. A perforated appendix is a complication of untreated acute appendicitis. Ischemic necrosis of portion of the appendiceal wall will lead to perforation. Fecoliths are responsible for the perforation in about 90% of cases‚ but there
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ACUTE INFANT TORTICOLLIS Estee Abrams MA-E One of the rarest acute conditions in infants is Acute Infant Torticollis . The Latin phrase Torticollis meaning “twisted neck”‚ uniquely presenting in newborn up to four to six months of age. Comparatively‚ acute infant torticollis does not favor boys over girls‚ effecting them equally‚ with less than 100 new cases presenting each year in the U.S. Although this condition may look painful to the child‚ they usually do not feel pain. With early intervention
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bone is exposed to germs in any way. Osteomyelitis can be classified as chronic or acute and the treatment for both depends on many factors (“Osteomyelitis”‚ 2014). Acute osteomyelitis usually occurs in children. It comes on quickly‚ but is easier to treat and overall turns out better than chronic osteomyelitis. In children‚ acute osteomyelitis occurs in the arm or leg bones‚ more specifically the calcaneus
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Fitness Assignment 1: The Body’s Response to Acute Exercise Introduction: As a health and fitness instructor I need to be able to apply my anatomical and physiological knowledge to practical activities and exercises. I have conducted practical assessments to explore how the body responds to physical activity and exercise. I have then written a report‚ including all the anatomical and physiological changes that occur within each of the bodily systems. Acute exercises are a lower intensity for a shorter
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia‚ Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most known cancer found amongst children beginning from age zero to nineteen. The numbers continue to increase further more children are known to have Leukemia. This childhood cancer takes the most lives than any other‚ there are many different treatments used the most popular ones are Stem cell Transplant and chemotherapy. All these procedures have numerous side effects that can worsen and cause the child negative impacts‚ but
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