Heart valve replacements are more common than most people think. In the United States it is said that over 99‚000 heart valve surgeries are performed yearly. The majority of the valve replacement surgeries are to replace or repair the mitral or aortic valve‚ since the left side of the heart works harder than the right. There are several types of valve disease‚ the two most common are valvular stenosis and valvular insufficiency. Valvular stenosis occurs when the opening of the valve is smaller
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Facility Planning Considerations Audra N. Whiting HCS 446 September 29‚ 2014 Richard Harley Smith Facility Planning Considerations Planning and design for an outpatient student health center is a comprehensive task that involves great depth and understanding. There will need to be a balance between available space‚ safety‚ functionality and colors‚ and furnishings. The planning process will need to account for the needs of the student health center along with the services offered. A stress-free
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types of brain scans also may be needed. Your doctor may want to check whether your seizures are related to causes outside the brain. To do so‚ he or she may order basic lab tests. These can include blood tests‚ urinalysis and an electrocardiogram (EKG). Expected Duration Epilepsy can be a lifelong condition. But many people with a history of multiple seizures eventually will stop having seizures. People who are younger when seizures start are more likely to stop having seizures. The same is true
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creation of multimedia patient records. A multimedia file is an image‚ text file‚ a video clip or audio file--anything that can be displayed or played on computer monitors or speakers. An example‚ a cardiologist can use a computer to scan a patient’s EKG strip‚ and then attach that image to the patient’s permanent record for future reference (Spekowius and Wendler 38-39). The ability to store patient data on a computer hard drive reduces paperwork‚ and the number of staff members needed to maintain
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Case Presentation A 4 year old boy presents to the Pediatrician’s office with pain and swelling of multiple large joints. He first developed pain over his right elbow‚ then right knee and both shoulders. The pain progressed‚ became associated with low grade fever and his mother also noticed swelling of the affected joints. By the end of day 2‚ the boy refused to bear weight and had to be carried to the clinic. The patient has also been having multiple episodes of watery‚ non-bloody diarrhea for
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Good EMT’s know protocol‚ Great EMT’s understand their patient… Empathy is defined by: The intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings‚ thoughts‚ or attitudes of another. I recently talked to a majority of my family‚ friends and acquaintances to brainstorm with me about what I would write about in this class. I got tons of ideas: EMS in the rural setting‚ complications of childbirth in a pre-hospital setting‚ dealing with certain diseases that need specialized
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Renal disease case study This case relates to renal disease; therefore~ purposefully look into the medication use and vocabulary as they relate to renal patients. Vocabulary: Before attempting to work the case study‚ define each of the vocabulary words. Although the words may have several subheadings‚ it will give you a place to begin your inquiry. When reviewing the vocabulary words‚ you might want to ask several questions: who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. This should give you a much broader
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lightheadedness had become so severe that he collapsed hitting his head in the process. After this incident Mr. Jones discontinued taking his new prescription thinking it was responsible for his lightheadedness. Dr. Smith ordered a twelve-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) and diagnosed Mr. Jones as having third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block‚ a potentially life-threatening bradycardia. Third-degree AV block “is not a stable pacemaker‚ and episodes of ventricular asystole are common” (American Heart Association‚
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Running Head: CLINICAL CASE STUDY Clinical Case Study History and Physical Signs & Symptoms S.S. is a 57 year old Caucasian male on the ICU floor‚ who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. After culture‚ the cause of the pneumonia was found to be coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). The patient showed presenting symptoms of a respiratory distress (SPO2 of 89%)‚ fever (102.4°F)‚ weight loss‚ productive cough‚ dyspnea‚ crackles and wheezing in lungs‚ pleural effusion
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