Budd Chiari Syndrome •Clinical term used to describe the manifestation of hepatic venous outflow obstruction •Secondary to hepatic vein thrombosis •Or to the narrowing/occlusion of the inferior vena cava (Khan 2009‚Val DC 2003) Ostial stenosis web thrombus Abdominal vein Liver Stomach Gallbladder Enlarged caudate lobe Inferior vena cava Portal vein (Menon et al.‚ 2004) Budd Chiari Syndrome • Primary type -Endoluminal venous (I.e. Thrombosis of lumen) • Hypercoagulable
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disease (NHS 2009). Veins in the body are thin walled vessels that return blood to the heart through the action of skeletal muscle pumps (Morison and Moffatt 1994). The venous system has valves that prevent the retrograde or backward flow of blood. The venous system in the leg has two main components‚ the superficial veins and deep venous channels‚ communicating veins connect these two (Porth 2002). Blood from the skin and the subcutaneous tissues flows from the superficial veins through the communicating
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Cultural Issues In Translation; Compromise and Compansation Members are: SECRET Cultural Issues in Translation Translation is not just a movement between two languages but also between two cultures. Cultural transposition is present in all translation as degrees of free textual adaptation departing from maximally literal translation‚ and involves replacing items whose roots are in the SL culture with elements that are indigenous to the TL. The translator exercises a degree of choice
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presented. Sequential Compression Devices (SCD’s) mechanically replace normal muscle motion in the leg via a cuff that inflates and deflates uniformly. This mechanical inflation and deflation keeps blood flowing in the veins and prevents the formation of clots that can result in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism. SCD’s are used as prophylaxis in patient groups with low to moderate risk of DVT (Brady et al.‚ 2007‚ p. 256). Patient compliance plays a major role in the effective application
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Write your name here Surname Other names Edexcel Certificate Edexcel International GCSE Centre Number Candidate Number Biology Unit: KBI0/4BI0 Science (Double Award) KSC0/4SC0 Paper: 1B Thursday 23 May 2013 – Morning Time: 2 hours Paper Reference KBI0/1B 4BI0/1B KSC0/1B 4SC0/1B You must have: Ruler Calculator Total Marks Instructions black ink or ball-point pen. t Use in the boxes at the top of this page with your name‚ t Fill centre number and candidate number. all questions. t Answer
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non-pharmacologic method | * to determine changes or deterioration. Prompts treatment of possible complications * to provide pharmacologic treatment of the disease condition*to promote venous drainage and decrease ICP.*to decrease incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis resulting from immobility*such measures prevent exertion that might raise blood pressure which increases risk of rebleeding * to reduce sense of isolation and enhance cooperation * provides reassurance and helps minimize anxiety *
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T.V. is hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in her left leg as a complication of abdominal surgery. She is being treated with bed rest and anticoagulant therapy. On the third postoperative day‚ she suddenly experiences severe dyspnea and is placed on supplemental oxygen. A blood gas is drawn‚ which demonstrates hypoxemia and mild respiratory alkalosis. Discussion Questions 1. Considering T.V.’s history‚ what is the most likely cause of her respiratory distress? Why? a. The primary cause
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The SURUM is very important in a blood sample of this sort because it is used to find FRIBRINOGEN AND PROTHROMBIN which is CLOTTING PROTEINS. After the test where done they started her on an ANTICOACULANT to prevent any more clotting‚ and a DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS TREATMENT to break up the clots she had. After a few days the THROMBUS were gone and she was able to come home. She is still seeing SPECIALIST because they have not found out why this has happened. All they know is that it is a Factor
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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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(2010). Leddy & Pepper ’s Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing (7th ed.‚ p.19). Philadelphia: Lippincott William Kehl -Pruett W. Deep vein thrombosis in hospitalized patients: a review of evidence-based guidelines for prevention. Dimens Crit Care. 2007; 25(2):53–59 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/705799_9 Yang JC. Prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2005;28(1):72–79
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