Bickham1 Desiree’ Bickham Research Rough Daft English IV-1st November 8‚ 2012 Patient care technicians are multi-skilled medical professional with adequate training in numerous types of duties in a health unit depending on the need. The word patient care technicians ‚ covers numerous task‚ responsibilities‚ and duties. patient care technicians ‚ also known as certified nursing assistants are medical worker trained in providing basic hygiene and care to patients in hospitals and other facilities
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My Traumatic Event It was the first week into my sophomore year; I thought I was going to have such a fun and careless time‚ I had just got out of a very bad relationship and for the first time I felt free and in control of my own life. Until the day that my traumactic event changed my look on life‚ and made me open my eyes to reality. I had walked over to my friend Mykayla’s house the morning before school. As I walk in the door Mykayla says “Hey girl I’ve got some good stuff for you.” Me:
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1. PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a simple and low-cost optical technique that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue (1). Pulse Photoplethysmography was introduced to the world by Hertzman in the year 1938. It is a noninvasive technique that makes use of light source and a detector. The change in blood volume is synchronous to heart beat and hence this method can indirectly measure heart rate. PPG has been used to assess skin
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Pathophysiology final review. 1. PKU - happens to children (kidney disease) due to improper dietary management. Results in mental retardation. 2. Fragile Fontanele- (Hydrosefalis) Increase intracranial pressure/sutures area become separated. 3. Retinal Detachement- painless‚ floaters‚ particles‚ blurred vision‚ flashes of light. 4. Pericarditis- Inflammation of the pericardia‚ chest pain‚ high fever‚ wbc elevated‚ pericardial friction rub. 5. Thyroid Gland- Metabolism responsible
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The Cardiovascular system consists of the cardio -heart and the vessels that carry blood to all parts of the body. If this system does not work properly then oxygen‚ hormones‚ water‚ nutrients and wastes won’t reach their target destinations. 5 liters of blood in body. BLOOD Blood is a fluid connective tissue and Plasma is the matrix that separates the red and white blood cells and the platelets from one another. Plasma also transports dissolved substances such
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{draw:g} {draw:g} {draw:g} Tourette syndrome‚ (TS)‚ named after Gilles de la Tourette who discovered the condition‚ is a disorder that causes motor and vocal tics due to a chemical imbalance in the brain. Neurotransmitters constantly misfire in the brain of a TS sufferer releasing a chemical‚ known as dopamine‚ which transmits signals to many parts of the body causing these uncontrollable tics. Lange‚ Olivier and Meyer (2003) states‚ “This neuropsychiatric disorder is‚ in all likelihood
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The Emergency Medical Services system is a complex world incorporating the latest techniques and ideas in healthcare with emergency response‚ technical rescue‚ and efficient and safe transport to definitive care. Through hundreds of years of progression and developments in both healthcare and training‚ EMS today has come to be an efficient and truly life-saving service. The emergency medical provider in the prehospital arena is a highly trained and capable individual entrusted with the care of
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UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING CENTER FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES LOS ANGELES‚ CALIFORNIA IDENTIFYING DATA: Name: Pt. # 1 Date: 1/15/13 Address: 565 Gayley Ave.‚ Los Angeles‚ CA‚ 90024Children: None Sex: F Occupation: Student Age: 20 Religious Preference: Christianity Date of Birth: Insurance: Private Marital Status: Single Source/Reliability: Self‚ seems reliable Race: Caucasian CC: none History of Present Illness: Past Medical History: Allergy: No seasonal allergies. Denies to drugs
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(vaccineinformation.org) In 1912‚ the average human lived to be about 50; now‚ in 2012‚ the average life expectancy is 80 years old (demog.berkeley.edu)‚ and I would say it is thanks‚ in part‚ to modern medicine and the development of diagnostic tools‚ like the EKG and life-saving devices‚ such as the pacemaker and the artificial heart. Whenever I have a headache or stuffy nose‚ I can go to the medicine cabinet and take an aspirin for the headache and a Sudafed™ for my stuffy nose‚ and within 30 minutes‚ I will
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RTT Task 2 The provided scenario gives an account of a busy emergency department with competent staff‚ and the multiple errors that led up to the most severe error possible in healthcare‚ unnecessary death of a patient. A root cause analysis (RCA) can be utilized to help understand the systems at fault within the facility so that improvements can be determined and implemented to prevent any future occurrences (Cherry‚ 456). RCAs focus on systems rather than blaming individuals involved‚ therefore
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