Case Study: Pneumonia and Pressure Ulcer Prevention in an Elderly MICU Patient June 6‚ 2012 Case Study: Pneumonia and Sepsis in an Elderly MICU Patient L.M. is a 75-year-old female who suffers from severe dementia and lives in a SNF. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005 and as a result had a right upper and middle lobectomy. She also has a history of severe emphysema. L.M. has had several pneumonic infections and has an allergy to Pneumovax. She has a recurrent
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Module 7: Human Systems Review Sheet 7.01: Nervous and Endocrine Systems 1. What are the 4 lobes of the brain? Know where they are located if given a picture of the brain. - Temporal Lobe The temporal lobe is located on the side of each hemisphere‚ behind the ears. It is associated with speech‚ hearing‚ and memory skills. It houses the hippocampus (the area of the brain associated with memory) and contains the auditory centers responsible for hearing. Occipital Lobe The occipital
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A hand sanitizer or hand antiseptic is a supplement or alternative to hand washingwith soap and water. Various preparations are available‚ including gel‚ foam‚ and liquid solutions. The active ingredient in hand sanitizers may be isopropanol‚ ethanol‚ n-propanol‚ or povidone-iodine. Inactive ingredients in alcohol rubs typically include a thickening agentsuch as polyacrylic acid for alcohol gels‚ humectants such as glycerin for
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helper for today?” I nodded my head since I was scared to say no. I helped the doctor look in my brother’s arm for little splints‚ held my brother’s hand when they were injecting anesthesia around and in the gash to numb it‚ and kept pouring an antiseptic fluid in a tray for the doctor as he cleaned the wound and stitched my brother’s arm back up. It was an experience I would never forget‚ because since then‚ I decided that’s what I wanted to be‚ an Emergency Room doctor. Eight to nine
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medicine’s efficacy has been validated by scientific research. In the Philippines‚ Yerba Buena is one of the 10 herbs endorsed by the Department of Health (DOH) as an effective alternative medicine for aches and pains. It has been recognized for its antiseptic‚ anti-cancer‚ diuretic‚ anti-spasm‚ anti-emetic activities. Properties of this herbal plant are also found to function as stimulant and to have restorative effects. As an herbal medicine‚ a decoction (boil leaves then strain) of Yerba Buena is
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Artifacts Used in Aztec Households in Mexican History Kelly Ferguson Anthropology 201 Name: Obsidian Blade Catalog #: 30 / 922 A Museum: American Museum of Natural History During Aztec history‚ obsidian was used in various ways‚ such as cutting cloth‚ hide‚ and wood. The Aztecs also made efficient weapons and cutting tools‚ because obsidian flakes into sharp glassy edges when reworked. When used as knives‚ obsidian was usually embedded in a wood handle to protect the wielder. These
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ROLE OF ADVERTISING IN COMMUNICATION Dettol Kitchen Gel – Liquid Dishwasher The project explores the use of communication strategies used by Dettol for the launch of its new product Dettol Kitchen Gel in the liquid dish-wash segment. The liquid dish-wash being a low consumer involvement category required aggressive communication strategies by Dettol and had thrown open a war of media communication PR activities between Dettol’s new entrant the Dettol – Kitchen gel and HUL’s Vim the market leader
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Medical Terminology Demystified Chapter 13 Study Guide Section 01: Word Translation Tables Key Term Renal Prefixes Roots Suffixes Word Dissection None Ren Al Meaning of Parts Kidney Pertaining To Meaning of Word Pertaining to the Kidneys Key Term Glomerulus Prefixes Roots Suffixes Word Dissection Glomerul us Meaning of Parts Little ball of yarn Presence of Meaning of Word Presence of a little ball of yarn Key Term Nephron Prefixes Roots
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number of cusps? Max 1st molar‚ man 1st molar‚ man 1st premolar? 5. From a proximal perspective‚ which tooth has a similar CEJ curvature as the mesial on #12? Distal on #6 (mesial on #5 wasn’t an answer) 6. Which one of these is correct about antiseptics? They can be used on living tissue 7. What is sterilization? complete destruction of all organisms 8. List the sequence after respiratory bronchiole: terminal bronchiole‚ alveolar duct‚ alveolar sac‚ alveoli 9. Which of these causes athlete’s
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the customers to purchase the products. Some of the smells such as lavender are so effective that without linking to any brand‚ it can trigger a good feeling to buy more. Eg of Smell branding: Dettol. The smell of it has become synonymous with the antiseptic and sterile hospital environment. Whenever we have such smell‚ we instantly say it is Dettol’s smell. Another example is that of Johnson Baby powder: Its smell triggers sweet memories that parents had with their little ones. A great marketing strategy
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