gained prior to this assessment and to protect his identity and maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008)‚ he will be referred to as James‚ a pseudonym. The ward is for both female and male patients who have acute and chronic cardiac problems like congestive cardiac failure‚ myocardial infarction‚ acute coronary syndrome and other cardiac related conditions so they can be given the necessary treatment to help them get better or manage their condition. The ABCDE approach (Resuscitation council‚ 2006)
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Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Childrens A Review of the Literature Fariha Shafaat Jinnah University for Women Author Note This paper was prepared for Research Methodology‚ course no. 4191‚ taught by Professor Dr.Rana Hadi. ABSTRACT In this report an attempt has been made to analyze the Systematic search of the medical literature to identify studies that used antibiotics in randomized controlled trials to treat acute otitis media. Studies were examined blind‚ and the results
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Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include the type of chest pressure that you feel during a heart attack‚ or pressure in your chest while you’re at rest or doing light physical activity. Acute coronary syndrome is treatable if diagnosed quickly. Acute coronary syndrome treatments vary‚ depending on your signs‚ symptoms and overall health condition. Acute coronary
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Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) Tracy Gilbert ITT Earth city Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) “Acute kidney injury (AKI) describes the spectrum of acute-onset kidney failure that can occur with critical illness; it replaces the traditional term acute renal failure (ARF) and acute tubular necrosis (ATN).” (Urden‚ Stacy‚ & Lough‚ 2012‚ p. 400). “In renal failure‚ acute or chronic‚ one most commonly sees patients who have a tendency to develop hypervolemia‚ hyperkalemia‚ hyperphosphatemia‚ hypocalcemia
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Describe the probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma. There are three identifiable probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma‚ these include; Geronimo experiencing an upper respiratory infection‚ Geronimo going three days without medication‚ and the recent thunderstorm. Respiratory infections‚ rhinovirus‚ and influenza are the most commonly associated viruses associated with acute exacerbations of asthma in children. However‚ the explanation as to why these
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Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain Karen DeLawder Chamberlain College of Nursing NR305: Health Assessment Spring 2011 Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain Introduction Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain is an article published in the Nursing Standard Journal in the June 2006 issue‚ written by Elaine Cole‚ Antonia Lynch‚ and Helen Cugnoni. This article gives an in depth look at common diagnosis associated with abdominal pain. With each
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However‚ when it comes to acute care hospitals‚ long-term acute care in particular‚ proper intake of food and water can be highly needed in order for a patient to become healthy and be able to return to his or her everyday life outside of the acute care hospital facility. Obesity became a big problem for many developed nations‚ however malnutrition reported in hospital patients still remains a prevalent issue‚ that has to be solved in order to improve the quality of acute care and nutritional care
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general categories: acute mastitis and chronic mastitis. Acute mastitis: is seen commonly during lactation‚ in which the nipple may develop cracks and fissures‚ which infected by bacteria‚ commonly by Staphylococcus aureus. The infection affects the ducts‚ and inflammation of the surrounding soft tissues and skin may occur. The lesions are characterized by an acute inflammatory infiltrate involving‚ or centered on‚ the ductal system. Failure or inadequate treatment of acute mastitis may
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Know the body’s acute responses to exercise P1- describe the musculoskeletal and energy systems response to acute exercises P2- describe the cardiovascular and respiratory systems responses to acute exercises M1- explains the response of the musculoskeletal‚ cardiovascular and respiratory systems to acute exercise. 1. The musculoskeletal system includes bones‚ joints‚ skeletal muscles‚ tendons‚ and ligaments. The response this exercise does to the body is increased blood supply for muscles
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