Pediatric Respiratory Assessment General History General History Questions to Ask -Ask about gestational age -Any past medical history‚ including onset of current s/s. ****recurrent sore throats‚ eczema‚ resp problems at birth -Detailed family hx****chronic resp conditions-asthma -Exposures to enviormental irritants ****pets‚ smoke -Feeding and sleeping patterns -Growth -Milestones for age -International travel Things to Remember Before Assessment of Child -Childs airway is shorter
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* GROUP 2: Elrey Joseph Calitis Mae Anjneth Cuaton How Atrial Tachycardia happens? Electrical signals in the heart’s upper chambers fire abnormally‚ which interferes with electrical signals coming from the sinoatrial (SA) node --- the heart’s natural pacemaker. A series of early beats in the atria speeds up the heart rate. The rapid heartbeat does not allow enough time for the heart to fill before it contracts so blood flow to the rest of the body is compromised. Video Presentation
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Respiratory Care Course At Parkland College Respiratory care is important because breathing is fundamental to live. Breathing happens automatically. While you may be just sleeping‚ talking or eating‚ you do not need to spend extra efforts to make it happen. It is just the chemistry of brain that takes place and we breathe. The need of respiratory therapists come into play because according to the reports more than 24 million people in the United States and 52 million all over the world are found
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Respiratory therapy is the career that I have chosen to pursue. A respiratory therapist helps patients that have breathing and/or lung problems. The reason I have chosen this career is because I have always loved helping others and have always planned on going into the medical field‚ but I hadn’t made up my mind until last summer when one of my mother’s family members died. We went to Texas to be with him until he passed‚ and there was a woman who was his respiratory therapist. I had spent most
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Introduction of the Lungs: The primary role of our respiratory system is the exchange of gases in our blood stream. As we inhale our lungs take in Oxygen (O2)‚ as we exhale our lungs release Carbon Dioxide (CO2). The major parts of the respiratory system consist of; The upper respiratory tract consists of the nose‚ sinuses‚ mouth‚ larynx and throat. The lower respiratory tract consists of trachea‚ bronchial tubes and the lungs. The right lung
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Running Head: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SELECTION Respiratory Protection Selection Therese Kress MGT. 401 Hazardous Materials Management Instructor Stephen Griffith September 29th‚ 2014 MGT401: Hazardous RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SELECTION Respiratory Protection Selection Employers have a wide variety of Respiratory Protection gear that can be used these days to protect their workers from hazardous situations
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PH shows that your blood is more acidic and higher PH shows that your blood is more alkaline (base). The PH of your blood should be around 7.35-7.45.if this PH rise or fall‚ it can lead to number of health issues or even death. Respiratory acidosis In the respiratory system‚ lungs remove the excess waste products which is the carbon dioxide when you
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related to cardiovascular assessment"‚ sub topic 1" assessment of the heart". According to statistics from world health organization‚ 20 million people died from heart related problems in 2015. This population records that half of this people fall under the age of 50 and 25% under the age of 40. The heart is a hollow muscular organ which is situated in the thoracic cavity. It is located between the lungs in the middle of the chest. The heart is responsible for pumping blood into the system. The heart
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Respiratory problem are often the case in newborns. It accounts for nearly half of neonatal deaths. Research by Kumar & Bhat (1996‚ p.93) states that Respiratory Depression (RD) is a common neonatal problem that generally occurs in preterm infants due to surfactant deficiency which relates to antenatal history of immature lung development and term infants of diabetic mothers. To describe some of the common diagnosis associated with RD are: Transient Tachypnea of the newborn (TTNB) was found
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Jarvis J. SteenCJ1000 – Intro Criminal Justice Learning Plan 3LP3 Assignment: Justice Process a. Booking Typically there are 9 steps in the booking process‚ they are: Recording the suspect’s name and the crime for which the suspect was arrested‚ taking a mug shot‚ taking the suspect’s clothing and personal property into police custody‚ finger printing‚ conducting a full body search on the suspect‚ checking for warrants‚ health screening‚ eliciting information relevant to incarceration conditions
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