Choking/Aspiration-Medium Risk: Maribel did not have any choking or aspiration episodes within the past year; MBSS completed on 6/24/16 with no hanges on diet consistency. She continues on regular diet texture with deboned meats and cut finger foods in quarters; thin liquids. Takes medications whole follwed by sips of water. Supports have been effective. Respiratory Compromise-Medium Risk: Maribel has not had any respiratory problems; no ingestion of objects have been reported within the past year
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a situation where the heart is not able to pump adequate blood to the other organs of the body. Causes of CHF are coronary artery disease‚ past myocardial infarction‚ hypertension‚ heart valve disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ congenital heart defects‚ endocarditis and myocarditis (American heart association‚ 2013) .In the case scenario of Mr. P 76 year old man comes with the history of cardiomyopathy and CHF and in the past repeatedly admitted for the management of CHF
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Congenital Heart Disease Steven J. Walton Florida State College at Cecil North Center Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease can be described as a number of different problems affecting the heart. According to professors at many universities‚ it is the most common type of birth defect. It is said that Congenital Heart Disease is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defect. Some of the defects may heal over time‚ but others will require treatment
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BUN and creatinine labs‚ along with total protein‚ albumin‚ and bilirubin labs were significant due to hypertensive crisis can lead to organ failure. It was ideal to make sure her liver and kidneys were functioning properly. The electrocardiogram (EKG) was significant to check the electrical heart activity. The computed tomography (CT) scan of the head was ordered which was very important to detect if there was any edema‚ intracranial bleeding‚ or a stroke caused by the hypertensive crisis. Objective
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carry out electrocardiogram to record and detect Mrs Webster’s hearts activity it will show me how if her heart beat and the rhythm of her heart is abnormal or normal. This is because her GP documented that she complained of chest pains carrying out an EKG will help me find if the cause of the chest pains is CHD. I will also carry out and a stress echocardiogram this is an ultra-scan of the heart that gives me an accurate picture of how well Mrs Webster’s heart muscle are working to pump blood while
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Paula Meza Chart Analysis 91 years old Allergic to Aromasin DNR History of Present Illness: Hip Fracture - patient fell in her home and broke her hip (admitting diagnosis). Vascular Dementia brought on by several TIA’s (Etiology/Pathology) Pts. progressive cognitive deficits led to her fall‚ and inabilility to perform normal ADL’s and self care. Since being admitted to Thompson‚ pt. has had consults with oncology in regards to her breast cancer diagnosis‚ with a GI specialist
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Running Header: “What Makes a Top 100 Hospital” “What Makes a Top 100 Hospital?” Devry University Health Services Management 310 Introduction The Washington Hospital in Washington‚ Pennsylvania was one of the hospitals to make the top 100 list. The Washington Hospital is very successful not- for- profit community hospital because it helps out its community and provides a wide variety of jobs to the surrounding cities. The hospitals mission statement
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#1 I just want to ask‚ are you pretty familiar with the products? ***Await the agent’s response*** #2 I’ve seen the program a little bit‚ but I did not pay that much attention… I went into a nature path and they are pretty new age. So I wanted to get something natural‚ I am concerned and would like to get something for prostate health. I will be 70 in four months. The reason I am concerned is I had a blood test to check my testosterone level and it was 3 and I guess that is pretty low. The
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Sinus Bradycardia Etiology Sinus Bradycardia is a sinus rhythm with a resting heart rate of sixty beats per minute or less. One’s normal heart rate ranges from sixty to one hundred beats per minute‚ your heart rate is considered to be slower than normal if your heart rate is less than sixty beats per minute. During a normal heartbeat‚ an electrical signal is sent from the heart’s sinus node. The sinus node acts as a natural pacemaker located in the upper portion of the right atrium. The sinoatrial
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another when they removed it. The recording also showed that while she slept‚ her heart rate was dropping into the teens. She was transferred to Deborah Heart and Lung Center the next day and a temporary pacemaker was put in. An echocardiogram and EKG were then done showing her heart was functioning properly and was able to maintain her own rhythm the majority of the time. The problem was occasionally the nerve impulses from her brain to her heart were not able to connect. This miscommunication
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