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    Cellulitis: Cellulitis is a common skin infection caused by bacteria. Causes Staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria are the most common causes of cellulitis. The skin normally has many types of bacteria living on it. When there is a break in the skin‚ however‚ bacteria can enter the body and cause infection and inflammation. The skin tissues in the infected area become red‚ hot‚ irritated‚ and painful. Risk factors for cellulitis include: • Cracks or peeling skin between the

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    defibrillation 2 Joules/kg shock after CPR ▪ Drug – epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IV or IO. If dose ordered not correct‚ ask team leader to clarify. ▪ Drug - PEA – Pulseless electrical activity - epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IV or IO ▪ Drug – Pulseless‚ breathless – epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IV or IO ▪ IV – best method for immediate vascular access – intraosseous ▪ IV for Shock – IV fluids 20 ml/kg of isotonic crystalloid over 5 to 10 minutes ▪ IV with hypovolemic shock – 20 mL/kg

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    Definitions of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)‚ sepsis‚ septic shock‚ and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Two or more of the following clinical signs of systemic response to endothelial inflammation:
 • Temperature > 38°C or < 36°C
x Heart rate > 90 beats/min • Tachypnoea (respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min or hyperventilation (Paco2 < 4.25 kPa)) • White blood cell count > 12 ⋅ 109/l or < 4 ⋅ 109/l or the presence

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    Hypotension In physiology and medicine‚ hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure‚ especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. It is best understood as a physiological state‚ rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock‚ though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is the opposite of hypertension‚ which is high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. If it is lower than normal

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    Culture Shock‚ Defined and Described Culture shock is defined as "a common psychological response to an unfamiliar culture [which] is characterized by disorientation‚ heightened anxiety‚ and more rarely by depressed or paranoid behavior." (1) Three groups of people are prone to culture shock - those outside of their own countries‚ those experiencing a very different culture within their own countries‚ and former ex-patriots who are now returning home. There are also three phases of culture

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    NS 3205 Study Guide for Final Exam Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 1. Identify the etiologies and clinical manifestations common to all types of anemia. (See Table 42-1 p 870 and Chart 42-1 p 871) Common Cause Sickle cell disease: autosomal recessive inheritance of two defective gene alleles for hemoglobin synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal

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    Chapter 1 Importance of First Aid it’s better to know it and not need it than to need and not know everyone should be able to perform first aid‚ you are going to need it What is First Aid? the immediate care doesn’t take the place of proper medical care temporary help difference between life or death First Aid and the Law can be sued Minimize Risk of Suite get consent follow guidelines explain what you will do once you start‚ you can’t leave until proper help comes Consent

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    Choosing baseline damper curves for ride. Last time‚ we discussed the process of choosing proper baseline spring rates. In this paper‚ we will continue the discussion on suspension components by simplifying the process of choosing appropriate baseline damper settings for ride. What is damping? In a spring-mass system‚ any displacement and release of the mass from its equilibrium position will cause the mass to oscillate. If the system were ideal‚ the mass would continue vibrating at a given frequency

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    learning experience that is not about what they are told. This experiment was appropriate despite this. Throughout the process‚ subjects are exposed to various signs that show them the intensity of their act (effects on the victim and intensity of the shocks)‚ and are told that they are allowed to leave whenever. Moreover‚ if the subjects were not misled and were told the truth‚ this experiment would not have taken place. Milgram solicits 40 males from various ages and professions. These subjects

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    staged an artificial laboratory "dungeon" in which ordinary citizens‚ whom he hired at $4.50 for the experiment‚ would come down and be required to deliver an electric shock of increasing intensity to another individual for failing to answer a preset list of questions. Meyer describes the object of the experiment "is to find the shock level at which you disobey the experimenter and refuse to pull the switch" (Meyer 241). Here‚ the author is paving the way into your mind by introducing the idea of reluctance

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