Mrs Jones is an 86 year old lady who was admitted to a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) from a medical ward. She was initially admitted with a fall at home and was alert on admission‚ however‚ a week later she had developed aphasia‚ with no limb weakness‚ visual field deficit or facial droop. Thrombolysis therapy‚ which involves dissolving the thrombus with an aim of re-opening the occluded artery was considered. However‚ although her initial CT Head confirmed she had not had a bleed (a contraindication
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described in the case? What was the cause? Hopkins is a female who shows perfect management skills in Price Waterhouse. She was nominated to be promoted to higher position‚ but the partnership of the company‚ some of partners against her promotion. Here are some reasons that these stockholder to against her to be promoted. First is concern Hopkins her personality‚ and second is some employees and partners thought she did not has enough ability to manages the company. First of all‚ Ann Hopkins’ own
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ruling of the Supreme court in the Hayes v. Oakridge case. In analysis of this case‚ the case involved a lawsuit filed against The Oakridge Home‚ an Ohio nursing home‚ by a former resident‚ Florence Hayes. The lawsuit alleged that while Hayes was a resident at the nursing home‚ she suffered serious injuries in a fall and that the fall was the result of negligence by the nursing home staff. Oakridge entered a motion seeking a stay of the court proceedings because‚ Hayes had signed an arbitration agreement
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Renal Calculi Kristan Michele Heil Our Lady of the Lake College Renal Calculi Renal calculi‚ commonly called kidney stones‚ are one of the most common‚ painful disorders of the urinary system. The condition of having kidney stones is referred to as nephrolithiasis. These stones are usually formed inside of the kidney and can be composed of various elements collected in the human body. Some stones may pass right through the urinary system never causing a problem‚ while others may cause
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Renal autoregulation: new perspectives regarding the protective and regulatory roles of the underlying mechanisms Rodger Loutzenhiser‚1 Karen Griffin‚2 Geoffrey Williamson‚3 and Anil Bidani2 1Smooth Muscle Research Group‚ University of Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada; 2Department of Internal Medicine‚ Loyola University Medical Center and Edward Hines‚ Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital‚ Maywood‚ Illinois; and 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering‚ Illinois Institute of Technology‚ Chicago
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Case studies help today’s nursing professionals acquire essential critical thinking skills for solving both common and more complex health problems. This paper discusses about two different cases- Ms. A with iron-deficiency anemia and Mr. P with congestive heart failure. Case study#1 “Anemia is a reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin” (McCance‚ Huether‚ 2010). Anemia results from decreased production of erythrocytes
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ruled that a Kentucky statute and the United States First Amendment did not authorize his refusal to identify his informers. When Branzburg appealed‚ the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied his petition. This appeal was not the end of Branzburg’s case. A second case arose from a story published on January 10‚ 1971‚ and involved him describing details about the usage of drugs in Frankfort‚ Kentucky. In order for him to accurately report this story‚ he had to spend two weeks interviewing dozens of drug users
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morphine to manage his acute pain. Several preparations are available in the pre-operative period for pain management. These include intramuscular analgesics and opiates such as morphine (Hughes 2005). Morphine was used as a drug of choice in the management of Mr Jones acute pre operative pain. Though it has several advantages that are well suited for small intestinal obstruction management like its effect on slowing down the motility of the gut (Rodney 2010) which in the case of small intestinal obstruction
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Task 1: Homeostasis and Pain Management in Patient with Multisystem Failure. GNT1: Western Governor’s University IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENTS: HOMEOSTASIS‚ OXYGENATION‚ & LEVEL OF PAIN. Upon receiving patient‚ Mrs. Elli Baker the nurse would complete the following key assessments to determine her level of homeostasis‚ oxygenation and level of pain. While using technological tools to obtain the patient’s vital signs including: oxygen saturation‚ respiratory rate
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in proper utilization of resources‚ improving care and lowering costs. The reduction of bottlenecks and the implementation of solutions that facilitate efficient elucidations to major challenges allow any business to prosper. However‚ in Long term acute care (LTAC) hospital facilities for seniors‚ the assertion is easier said than done. Successful action management is not a ‘one time’ event. Our Lady of the Lake demands rational and accurate decision-making. The capturing‚ evaluating and improving
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