School of Nursing‚ Midwifery and Interprofessional Studies. With reference to acid-base balance explore the role of the respiratory system in maintaining blood pH? ‘We live and die at the cellular level’ (Reid‚ 2011). Homeostasis is crucial for normal cellular function. Acid-base homeostasis is the part of human homeostasis and refers to the balance between the production and elimination of H+ hydrogen ions (pH) within the body fluids (William‚ Simpkins‚ 2001‚ p.236). Metabolic reactions
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Ca Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Rebecca Marange HCA/240 January 28‚ 2011 Margaret Mcgannon Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Appendix D Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Suppose you are tasked with confidentially interviewing members of a retirement community to see who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. At the same time‚ you are asked to help educate the retirement community about what they can do to control their risk of developing a cardiovascular
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Respiratory Therapy vs. Surgical Technologist Working in the medical field isn’t always easy; in fact‚ it is never easy. There is dealing with critical emergencies‚ minor emergencies‚ or occasionally emergencies that have never been heard of before. That is why there are well educated and skilled professionals who are continuously there to do the job or as a patient would say “come to the rescue”. In the Medical field A Respiratory Therapist and Surgical Technologist are revealed to be a doctor’s
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CRITIQUE OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL INTRODUCTION. Risk assessment tools to estimate the patient’s 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) should be used to identify high-risk patients for primary prevention. The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance (2010) does not recommend any particular risk calculator. According to patient (2013) those calculators which are based on the Framingham risk equation may overestimate risk
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The respiratory and cardiovascular systems work in different ways with different functions in realtion to the metabolism and with the use of energy. The cardiovascular system in the human body is made up of the heart and blood vessels‚ which are divided into arteries‚ veins and capillaries. The heart is responsible for pumping the blood throughout the blood vessels and is divided into four chambers‚ two of which are responsible for moving deoxygenated blood and two of which move oxygenated blood
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RESPIRATORY- Cardiac Exam 1 (bolded words signify the objective questions) **KNOW ADPIE FOR EACH DISORDER** Upper airway contains: nose‚ sinuses‚ mouth‚ larynx‚ pharynx‚ trachea (everything but the lungs itself) Lower airway: the lungs (bronchioles‚ alveoli) 4 functions of the resp system: 1. O2 transport: via circulating blood to tissues; CO2 will be exchanged from the cells back to the blood. 2. respiration: gas exchange from the air and the blood. 3. ventilation: the physical- inspiration
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Chapter 3 –Emphysema Response 1: O2 via NC at 2lpm Breathing tx (Albuterol) q4h CPT q4h Postural Drainage of RLL Monitor closely for respiratory failure Response 2: Recommend Intubation with mechanical ventilation Order ABG in 30 minutes Continue Albuterol q4h – Add Mucomyst q4h CPT q4h Patient has severe case of COPD with air trapping. Patient was diagnosed previous to this admission with Chronic Emphysema. Patient also suffers from pneumonia. I placed patient on nasal cannula to
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Samantha Stone Sometimes it is All in the Genes Part 1 “The Genetic Test” 1. Nancy might want to know her results for cystic fibrosis because she is pregnant is second tri-mester so Nancy would need to know all her possibilities of health risks for her and what shed need to expect. But at the same time Nancy knowing causing un needed stress on her and her fetus‚ since there would be nothing she could do to stop or help her baby. 2. Dr. Kwin I don’t think was completely correct considering
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Nursing 131 – Physical Assessment Case Study – Cardiovascular Disease Nancy Riverhawk is a 75-year-old woman who presents to the provider’s office with fatigue. Subjective Data PMH: HTN‚ hyperlipidemia‚ MI 3 years ago Fatigue started about 1 month ago‚ getting worse Relieved with rest‚ exacerbated with activity Denies pain chest Ankles swollen Objective Data Vital signs: T 37‚ P 112‚ R 18‚ BP 110/54 Lungs: bilateral lower lobe crackles
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus‚ not a certain type of bacteria. This virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronavirus. Since SARS was an outbreak caused by a virus that was previously unknown‚ scientist named the virus that causes SARS‚ SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). World Health Organization (WHO) physician Dr. Carlo Urbani identified SARS as a new disease in 2003 when he diagnosed a severely ill 48-year old businessman who was traveling from the Guangdong
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