What are the major differences between gestational hypertension‚ preeclampsia and eclampsia? Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a rise in blood pressure‚ without proteinuria‚ during the second half of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder‚ unique to pregnancy‚ that is usually associated with raised blood pressure and proteinuria. It rarely presents before 20 weeks’ gestation. Eclampsia is one or more convulsions in association with the syndrome of pre-eclampsia. (Duley‚ L. (2008)
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Shannon Green Unit 7 Anatomy and physiology for health and social care Task 5(M3) describe the routine care for each malfunction Task 5 (D2) explain how the routine care given for each malfunction affects the body system Bronchitis Smoking The person needs to stop smoking because cigarette damages the tiny hair structures in the lungs called the cilia‚ they the person continues to smoke the damage will stop the cilia from functioning properly and will increase the chances of condition
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PHARMACOTHERAPY DEFINITION USE OF DRUGS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES. Treating disease through the administration of drugs. CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 1. based on how they are dispensed 2. based on where they are derived CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 3. based on their name a. chemical name b. generic name c. brand name CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 4. based on dosage forms 5. based on routes of administration
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before joining the collecting duct. Together with the afferent and efferent arterioles‚ and the extraglomerular mesangium cells‚ it forms the juxtaglomerular apparatus that is involved in the regulation of systemic blood pressure via the renin-angiotensin –aldosterone‚ salt and water regulation (Young et al‚ 2006). Specialised tubular epithelial cells on the juxtaglomerular apparatus called Macula Densa cells increase in volume with increase in concentration of NaCl in filtrate. NaCl is absorbed
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The Endocrine System The endocrine system regulates the functioning of every cell‚ tissue‚ and organ in the body. It acts to maintain a stable internal body environment‚ regardless of changes occurring within or outside of the body. Endocrine cells have the ability to sense and respond to changes via the excretion of specific chemicals known as hormones. The endocrine system is one of the body’s two major communication systems‚ the nervous system being the other. Communication within the nervous
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one disease of the muscles that predominantly affects males and is generally diagnosed between the ages of two and five years (Duchenne Foundation Australia‚ 2015). According to Muscular Dystrophy Australia (2015)‚ there are approximately “…one in 3500 live male births throughout the world” (para. 1). DMD may be inherited by individuals with the defective gene‚ however‚ one-third of DMD cases occur as a spontaneous mutation arising in the affected individual (MDA
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Anatomy Finals’ Notes Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics Arteries‚ Capillaries and Veins arteries --> arterioles --> capillaries --> venules --> veins Arteries = away from heart Veins = toward heart Only capillaries directly serve cells Tunica Intima = inside of blood vessel. Single layer of cells similar to the lining of the heart Tunica Media = middle layer. Smooth muscle...regulates diameter of vessels Tunica Adventitia (externa) = outer layer. Collagen
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Should it be legal to buy a kidney? Kidneys are organs in the body‚ shaped like beans which are almost as big as a persons fist. Every person has two kidney’s‚ one near the middle of the back‚ below the rib cage and the other on each side of the back spine. The kidney’s job is to clear waste from the bodies blood and use the extra water and waste to turn to urine‚ releasing it from the ureters through urination. Each day‚ the kidney cleans around two-hundred quarts of blood‚ finally gathering two
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Chapter 33: Nursing Management: Hypertension Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take in order to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new patient? a. Deflate the BP cuff at a rate of 5 to 10 mm Hg per second. b. Have the patient sit in a chair with the feet flat on the floor. c. Assist the patient to the supine position for BP measurements. d. Obtain two BP readings in the dominant arm and average the results. ANS: B The patient
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Analysis Paper: Fluid Volume Deficit “Fluid volume is a term that describes the balancing of input and output of fluid in the body” (Welch 2010). This balance can be affected by many factors: inadequate intake‚ shock‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ or too much output. It can also be caused by third spacing. Fluid volume balance is very important to monitor patients because it can affect every body system and can easily be altered. Fluid volume deficit is more commonly referred to as dehydration. Euvolamia
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