A was experiencing a lot of anxiety and some confusion‚ which exacerbated his anxiety. Following surgery‚ Mr. A’s renal function worsened causing fluid volume overload. His confusion and myoclonic jerks were concerning for uremia. Throughout the day‚ Mr. A’s vital signs were stable: HR 70 bpm‚ BP 120/60‚ temperature 98.6 F‚ RR 21‚ O2 saturation 96% at rest on 3L of
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FAILURE TO THRIVE INTRODUCTION Failure to thrive (FTT) is a medical term used in both pediatric and adult human medicine. it covers poor physical growth of any cause and does not imply abnormal intellectual‚ social‚ or emotional development‚ although of course it can subsequently be a cause of such pathologies. As written in Organon section -3 ‘’If the physician clearly perceives what is to be cured in disease‚ that is to say‚ in every individual case of the disease………’’.Here Hahnemann said ‘’perceive’’
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problems that can cause secondary hypertension include: Kidney disease. Secondary hypertension is related to damaged kidneys or to an abnormal narrowing of one or both renal arteries. The renal arteries are the major blood vessels that bring blood to each kidney. When the kidney’s blood supply is reduced by a narrowing (called renal artery stenosis)‚ the kidney produces high levels of a hormone called renin. High levels of renin trigger the production of other substances in the body that raise blood
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Our Lady of Fatima University College of Nursing Fairview‚ Quezon City A Case Study on Leptospirosis In Partial Fulfilment Of the Requirement in Out Patient Department Related Learning Experience Table of Contents Case Summary………………………………………………………...............…..……...4 I. Introduction……………………………………………………..........……......5 II. Patient’s Profile……………………………………….............….……………7 III. Pathophysiology………………………………………...........………………..8 IV. Nursing Care Plan…………………………............
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Diagnosis: Heart Failure Defined: “An abnormal clinical condition involving impaired cardiac pumping that results in pathophysiologic changes in vasoconstriction and fluid retention” (Lewis‚ Heitkemper‚ Dirksen‚ O’Brien‚ Bucher‚ 2007‚ p. 821). Risk factors: Increasing age and coronary artery disease are the two main risk factors for heart failure. Heart failure may also develop by other contributing risk factors‚ such as cigarette smoking‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ and hypertension
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PERSONALITY‚ 2011‚ 39(5)‚ 713-720 © Society for Personality Research DOI 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.713 DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE SCALE YEBING YANG‚ JINGJING TANG‚ YUAN JIANG‚ XUFENG LIU‚ YUNFENG SUN‚ XIA ZHU‚ AND DANMIN MIAO Fourth Military Medical University‚ Xi’an‚ People’s Republic of China In this study we developed a scale to provide a tool for accurate assessment of acute stress response (ASR). We determined the dimensions and symptom clusters of ASR according to a review of the literature
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Case Study #5 Heart & Neck Vessels‚ Lungs & Thorax Mrs. Lee‚ 80 year old Asian American female Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time‚ she seems slightly short of breath‚ but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in NCM 105 A Case Study on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus December 2010 Table of Contents Acknowledgement…………………….. 3 Objective………………………………. 4 Scope and Limitations............................. 5 Introduction…………………………….. 6 Review of Related Literature…………… 7-8 Case Analysis…………………………… 9 Health History………………………….. 10 Family Genogram………………………. 11 Anatomy and Physiology………………. 12-13 Pathophysiology………………………… 14-17 Nursing Assessment Tool……………….
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Facts Mission planned for Aug. 11th. Moved to Aug. 9th due to weather conditions. Maj. Charles W. Sweeney was the pilot in command. Flew the leading aircraft‚ Bockscar‚ which would drop the bomb. Navy Cmdr. Frederick L. Ashworth: senior weaponeer on board Bockscar. Had managed field-testing of the atomic bomb. Primary target: Kokuro. Secondary target: Nagasaki. Six B-29s were assigned for the mission. Capt. Fredrick C. Bock flew the instrumental aircraft‚ The Great Artiste. Lt. Col. James
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88. Dimension 1- Acute intoxication and withdrawal In this case the patient’s current level of acute intoxication is assessed so as to ascertain the risks associated with it. The patient’s discontinuation or significant reduction of the usage of any drug is put into consideration. This is done basing on factors such as the recent usage‚ withdrawal history‚ frequency and chronicity (Muskin‚ 2015). The patient is then monitored to find out if he or she exhibits any current signs of withdrawal. In addition
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