supportive care or crisis rescue‚ it is essential in health care to establish a patent passage from the patient’s mouth to their lungs in order for the patient to survive. This airway ensures unobstructed breathing for basic support or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). There are two devices that are most commonly used and each device has specific indications and contraindication. 2 Research question This study was done to answer the following question: Are licensed practitioner’s beliefs about airways
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obese women would. In a recent Korean study‚ researchers have found that MONW postmenopausal women are susceptible to the same diseases as their obese counterparts because there is a lack of physical activity‚ low expenditure of energy‚ and poor cardiopulmonary fitness (Choi). Also‚ these MONW individuals are like obese individuals in many ways because there is a high level of visceral fat‚ high plasma triglycerides (TG) levels‚ and a high level of insulin resistance (IR). The MONW group in most ways
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Initial History and Assessment At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting
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to be repaired. Also the tissues that aligns the kneecap remained at grade 2 if the grade increased it would make the condition worse. 2. IV of Fluids She is to receive an iv of 900 cc’s of crystalliod‚ the most. Common is saline which helps resuscitation and expand extracellular space. Saline is similar to blood but is a salt water solution that will help replenish the body during surgery.
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Drug overdoses are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular-active medications are very challenging to treat in overdose situations. Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy (ILE) was first successfully used in local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) in 2006. Since then there have been numerous case reports of ILE being used in other lipid soluble medication overdoses. We describe a case of a combined beta-blocker and calcium channel blocker overdose treated successfully with
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In the United States (U. S.) roughly 59.5 million people live in rural areas (HRSA‚ 2015). This accounts for nearly 19.3% of the total population of the U.S (HRSA‚ 2015). These rural areas are largely populated by older adults and children who are frequently identified as vulnerable populations in trauma care. Health services in rural areas often differ from urban areas in many proportions including: less medical providers‚ limited access to specialty resources or diagnostic tools‚ and lengthy travel
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Root cause analysis is a collective term that describes a wide range of approaches‚ tools‚ and techniques used to uncover causes of problems (ASQ‚ n.d). Investigation starts with visible problem and or symptom followed by a series of what‚ how and why questions to identify the first level‚ higher level and finally the root cause of the problem or the system. The purpose of the inquiry is to identify the exact cause of the problem and then make a plan of action on how to eradicate or control the cause
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Scenario: You are working in a community outpatient clinic where you perform the intake assessment on R.M.‚ a 38- year-old woman who is attending graduate school and is very sedentary. She reports overwhelming fatigue that is not relieved by rest. She states that she is so exhausted that she has difficulty walking to class and trouble concentrating when studying. Her face looks puffy‚ and her skin is dry and pale. She also reports generalized body aches and pains with frequent muscle cramps and
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TITLE: Pneumonia Most Common Infection After Heart Surgery DATE: Nov. 30 ‚ 2011 SOURCE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/ The study also revealed that most infections occur about two weeks after surgery‚ not one week as physicians previously thought. "It’s not what we expected to find‚" said Michael A. Acker‚ M.D.‚ the study’s lead researcher and professor and chief of cardiovascular surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia
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with NG tube draining dark yellow-green liquid. Peripheral pulses were obtained with Doppler as they could not be palpated manually. Foley catheter draining burgundy-colored urine. Urine output total since insertion 4 hours ago =280ml. Fluid resuscitation efforts since the burn injury included 4L of lactated Ringer’s solution through the IV lines. Labs as follows: CBC----- WBC- 12 RBC- 3.48 Hgb-12.8 Hct 52% ABGs on 3L O2----- pH 7.37 PCO2-35 PO2-105 HCO3-18 SPO2-99% BMP---- Na+-
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