Bio amp cable. Step 4: Apply the cream to the subject then use the disposable adhesive electrodes for subject ’s two wrist and left leg. (Following the Einthoven triangle) Step 5: Subject needs to be relaxed before starting the reading of the EKG. Results Attached graph Calculation of Heart Rate = 60 / (time interval) For example: Heart Rate = 60 / 0.762 = 79bpm Discussion A typical ECG tracing consists of five identifiable deflections. Each deflection is noted by one of the letters
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(*) Tests|Patient Results &Date|Patient Results & Date|Normal|Possible causes for out of range result| Coagulation Tests:||||| Activated partial Thromboplastin time (PTT)|25.7||22.2-39.5|| Prothrombin time (PT)|11.6||9.9-14.7|| International Normalized Ratio (INR)|||1.0-3.5|| Clotting Factors||||| D-Dimer||||| Drug Therapeutic Levels:||||| Digoxin||||| Theophylline||||| Dilantin||||| Peak and Trough||||| Gentamicin||||| Vancomycin||||| Other||||| Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs):||||RA|
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Care Conference sponsored by Gateway Community College. I was educated the new therapies for heart failure‚ advantages and dis- advantages in current cardiac medication. One benefit of attending this conference was the best practice standards of EKG interpretation in the clinical area. 3. I attended the CCRN review conference. As a critical care provider‚ I was provided comprehensive update in the essential nursing care and interventions according to the AACN (American Association of Critical
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immediately brought me to her station. On her desk were three computer monitors. On the monitors were EKG’s of every patient in Telemetry A‚ B‚ and C. The technician went into detail about many different kinds of heart conditions. I learned what an EKG of Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Fibrillation looked like. She also printed me out a few examples of both. The technician showed professionalism when reporting on her patients. She did so by promptly alerting a nearby nurse when a patients heart
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NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR 3180 SIMULATION DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS Preparation Questions 1. Describe the pathophysiologic changes in DKA. The lack of available insulin results in a disorder in the metabolism of carbs‚ protein‚ and fat. Because they are attempting to rid the body of excess glucose‚ the kidneys excrete the glucose along with water and electrolytes (esp. sodium and potassium). The fatty acids are converted into ketone bodies by the liver. Ketone bodies are
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Last week‚ I described an article by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website titled Tootsie’s Story: Medical Error Takes a Life (http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2013/02/tootsie_s_story_med.html). This article described an elderly woman‚ Tootsie‚ who was living with two chronic health conditions: congestive heart failure‚ in addition‚ patient only have one functioning kidney. These two conditions in addition to other growing ailments made her immobile. Tootsie was essentially placed on Synthroid
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Bella Heath Care India 1. What capabilities and resources does a company need to develop new products? Which of these capabilities and resources does Bella India have? There are 4 competencies that a manufacturing company needs to successfully penetrate the market with new products. 1) Market Research Ability: a company needs to know in details about the market. The details include from the demand for specific function in a product‚ demand for specific service related to the product‚ to information
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Running head: MULTISYSTEM CASE Multisystem Case Scenario Demis Russu Section Instructor: Josanne Christian Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences July 22‚ 2010 Abstract Mr. Jones presents to the ED with a complex combination of symptoms. Clinicians must swiftly evaluate and treat his conditions. Air way protection as well as hemodynamic stability is extremely important. Mr. Jones’s case requires rapid intervention as his condition has been worsening for the past week. Pathology
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asthma or allergies and no known medical conditions. The pt does have a recent history of a trip that involved sitting in a truck for a long period of time during the past few weeks. There are no obvious signs of trauma and in the ER he had a normal EKG and echocardiogram‚ however a bloody pleural effusion was found during the ER workup. A CBC with differential shows no abnormal blood counts. Tuberculosis was ruled out by a CT scan and ACE level testing of his sputum. Multiple standard diagnostic
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Certification‚ 2010 • Clinical skills: monitoring vital signs‚ charting‚ injections‚ and sterilization techniques. • Lab procedure: microscope usage‚ collecting specimen‚ glucose test‚ phlebotomy‚ laboratory procedures‚ urinalysis‚ autoclave‚ EKG test and microbiology. • Administration and health insurance processing: computer usage‚ billing and coding‚ patient scheduling and claims processing Howard Community College‚ Columbia‚ MD General Education Courses‚ 2009 Banner College‚ Arlington
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