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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exertion. c) Class III : Degree of effort necessary to elicit CHF symptoms occurs with less- than ordinary d) exertion. e) Class IV. Degree of effort necessary to elicit CHF symptoms occurs while at rest. Substances That May Exacerbate Heart Failure; Promote Sodium Retention Produce Osmotic Effect Decrease Contractility Androgens Albumin Antiarrhythmic agents (e.g.‚
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Leukemia: a type of cancer with uncontrolled production of immature WBC (usually blast cells) in the bone marrow. (MS‚ 880). Characterized by the replacement of bone marrow by malignant immature WBC(148‚ Pearson) Acute Leukemia: sudden onset‚ rapid progression & immature or undifferentiated blast cells (148 P) Chronic Leukemia: gradual onset‚ prolonged course and abnormal mature appearing cells. (148 P) Lymphoblastic/lymphocytic : involve immature lymphocytes & their precursor cells in the
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Scientific Basis Congestive Heart Failure is a disease in which the heart is unable to properly keep up with the amount of blood being sent to the heart. The heart muscle itself‚ in the case of heart failure‚ is unable to sufficiently pump the blood away from the heart and to the body to keep up with the incoming deoxygenated flow. This failure to pump blood can build up pressure and cause additional pumping resistance. The decreased cardiac output of heart failure causes the circulation to become
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services provided in a primary care settings (Local Government Association‚ 2013); however‚ local government commissioners do not commission General Practises (Royal College of General Practitioners‚2014)‚ hence‚ why the Emergency Department within an Acute Trust is the ideal location for the leaflet to be implemented. Local Authorities will commission sexual health promotion (Public Health England‚ 2015). By approaching the Local Authorities with the idea and plan of the leaflet‚ explaining‚ that the
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Concept Assignment 3 Acute Stress 1. Acute Stress: a short-term state of arousal‚ in response to a perceived threat or challenge that has a definite endpoint (Huffman & Dowdell‚ 2015‚ p.86). 2. I consider acute stress in my life to be the snowstorms that occurred last winter. During the storms there was the possibility of the heavy snow collapsing the roof of my home‚ or disrupting the electricity service. Worrying about these potential situations caused stressed. However the storms had an endpoint
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condition: Patient J.A. is a 39-year-old female that originally reported to the ED two days ago with complaints of epigastric pain‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ weakness‚ and fatigue. Along with assessment findings‚ laboratory results indicated the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Additionally‚ upon admission she presented with signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication‚ alcohol dependence with withdrawal‚ and a blood alcohol concentration of 0.40. She’s currently being administered Serax every 4 hours to relieve
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