problems that can cause secondary hypertension include: Kidney disease. Secondary hypertension is related to damaged kidneys or to an abnormal narrowing of one or both renal arteries. The renal arteries are the major blood vessels that bring blood to each kidney. When the kidney’s blood supply is reduced by a narrowing (called renal artery stenosis)‚ the kidney produces high levels of a hormone called renin. High levels of renin trigger the production of other substances in the body that raise blood
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Diagnosis: Heart Failure Defined: “An abnormal clinical condition involving impaired cardiac pumping that results in pathophysiologic changes in vasoconstriction and fluid retention” (Lewis‚ Heitkemper‚ Dirksen‚ O’Brien‚ Bucher‚ 2007‚ p. 821). Risk factors: Increasing age and coronary artery disease are the two main risk factors for heart failure. Heart failure may also develop by other contributing risk factors‚ such as cigarette smoking‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ and hypertension
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Our Lady of Fatima University College of Nursing Fairview‚ Quezon City A Case Study on Leptospirosis In Partial Fulfilment Of the Requirement in Out Patient Department Related Learning Experience Table of Contents Case Summary………………………………………………………...............…..……...4 I. Introduction……………………………………………………..........……......5 II. Patient’s Profile……………………………………….............….……………7 III. Pathophysiology………………………………………...........………………..8 IV. Nursing Care Plan…………………………............
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PERSONALITY‚ 2011‚ 39(5)‚ 713-720 © Society for Personality Research DOI 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.713 DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE SCALE YEBING YANG‚ JINGJING TANG‚ YUAN JIANG‚ XUFENG LIU‚ YUNFENG SUN‚ XIA ZHU‚ AND DANMIN MIAO Fourth Military Medical University‚ Xi’an‚ People’s Republic of China In this study we developed a scale to provide a tool for accurate assessment of acute stress response (ASR). We determined the dimensions and symptom clusters of ASR according to a review of the literature
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Case Study #5 Heart & Neck Vessels‚ Lungs & Thorax Mrs. Lee‚ 80 year old Asian American female Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time‚ she seems slightly short of breath‚ but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you
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Number 9‚ 2009 ª Mary Ann Liebert‚ Inc. DOI: 10.1089=jpm.2009.0089 Original Article A Comprehensive Case Management Program To Improve Palliative Care 1 1 Claire M. Spettell‚ Ph.D.‚ Wayne S. Rawlins‚ M.D.‚ M.B.A.‚2 Randall Krakauer‚ M.D.‚3 Joaquim Fernandes‚ M.S.‚ 2 2 2 Mary E.S. Breton‚ B.S.‚ J.D.‚ Wayne Gowdy‚ B.S.‚ Sharon Brodeur‚ R.N.‚ B.S.‚ M.P.A.‚ Maureen MacCoy‚ B.S.N.‚ M.B.A.‚2 and Troyen A. Brennan‚ M.D.‚ M.P.H.4 Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the
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Facts Mission planned for Aug. 11th. Moved to Aug. 9th due to weather conditions. Maj. Charles W. Sweeney was the pilot in command. Flew the leading aircraft‚ Bockscar‚ which would drop the bomb. Navy Cmdr. Frederick L. Ashworth: senior weaponeer on board Bockscar. Had managed field-testing of the atomic bomb. Primary target: Kokuro. Secondary target: Nagasaki. Six B-29s were assigned for the mission. Capt. Fredrick C. Bock flew the instrumental aircraft‚ The Great Artiste. Lt. Col. James
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88. Dimension 1- Acute intoxication and withdrawal In this case the patient’s current level of acute intoxication is assessed so as to ascertain the risks associated with it. The patient’s discontinuation or significant reduction of the usage of any drug is put into consideration. This is done basing on factors such as the recent usage‚ withdrawal history‚ frequency and chronicity (Muskin‚ 2015). The patient is then monitored to find out if he or she exhibits any current signs of withdrawal. In addition
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and failure of dieting (12 marks) An explanation for the failure of dieting is the use of the boundary model. This model states that when you are on a diet‚ the dieter restrains themselves and therefore become much hungrier‚ they then set themselves an imposed‚ unreasonable diet boundary‚ once they have exceed this‚ the dieter then tends to eat to a higher level of satiety due to this restraint. Overeating then occurs as a result of this and then becomes the problem when it comes to failure of dieting
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Ann Fudge Leaves Early Retirement to Take over the Reigns of Young & Rubicam Brands 1. How many of the five sources of power that leaders draw on is Ann Fudge using? Explain. The five sources of power are; (1) the legitimate power that results from one’s position; (2) reward power resulting from a managers ability to reward; (3) a coercive power which managers have because they can punish workers; (4) an expert power because of one’s experience or knowledge; and (5) the referent power derived
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