Reglan BMI = kg/ height ^2 or lbs x 703/height^2 Stoma assessment = check size‚ color‚ drainage‚ skin‚ should be shiny‚ moist‚ deep rich red Pancreatitis = autodigestion of the pancreas from premature activation of the digestive enzymes. Chronic is from ETOH usage‚ acute is from autodigestion. In pancreatitis‚ the “ases” (aces) are high. Low calcium and magnesium. s/s Ulcerative Colitis = in large intestine‚ ab pain/cramping right lower‚ anorexia‚ weight loss‚ fever‚ diarrhea 15-20x
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Vocabulary words Oxygenation and Elimination VOCABULARY WORDS NURS 161 Oxygenation and Elimination Unit II NOTE: This vocabulary list is not complete. Many words are repetitions from your anatomy and physiology class. It would be impossible to list all the words that would apply to every student. You are responsible for looking up words you don’t know on your own. This vocabulary list is only to be used as a helping tool. Many of these vocabulary words are used in your test questions
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smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. 2. The average cost for an adult smoker is $4‚260. 3. Cigarette smoke contains over 7000 chemicals‚ 69 of which are known to cause cancer. 4. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body‚ and is a main cause of lung cancer and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD‚ including chronic bronchitis and emphysema)‚ coronary heart disease‚ stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. 5. Men tend to smoke more than Women. 6.
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chemicals -- or smoke constituents – are formed when tobacco is burned. Approximately 100 of these smoke constituents have been identified by public health authorities as causes or potential causes of smoking related diseases‚ including cardiovascular disease (heart disease)‚ lung cancer‚ and chronic
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ice-breakers to start a conversation (Lantry‚ 2009). However‚ smoking is the greatest cause of illness‚ because cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemicals‚ including over 50 known carcinogens and other poisons (Patient UK‚ 2008). Major diseases caused by smoking are:
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The bad kind of stress is called distress. Acute stress is your body’s immediate reaction to a new challenge‚ event‚ or demand. Episodic acute stress is when acute stress happens frequently. People who are pessimistic tend to have acute stress. Chronic stress is stress that is constant and doesn’t go away. When you feel anxious or in danger‚ your body produces hormones such as cortisol. This hormone may cause you to get sweaty palms and have rapid or shallow breathing. Stress hormones are released
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Kamryn Brewer Juvenile Delinquency Dr. Will Culver 7 September 2011 Chronic Runaways Why is it that most children run away from home? Is‚ it because they are scared‚ they just want to be rebellious‚ or is there something going on in the home‚ that looking from the outside in‚ no one knows. Chronic Runaways gives us a detailed explanation on juvenile delinquents and some of the many reasons why they run away. Many children leave for reasons such as rebellion or avoidance. In many homes parents
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Asthma is a serious debilitating chronic respiratory condition that affects people from all walks of life and it does not discriminate against who it targets. Bernstein and Levy state that Asthma is defined as a major chronic respiratory condition which alter the respiratory function of the body. (Bernstein & Levy 2014‚ p. 03-04) Within the book Clinical Asthma Theory and Practice asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by episodes of where the patient may
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greatest cause of preventable death globally.[3] Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart‚ liver and lungs‚ with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks‚ strokes‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis)‚ and cancer (particularly lung cancer‚ cancers of the larynx and mouth‚ and pancreatic cancer). It also causes peripheral vascular disease and hypertension. The effects depend on the number of years that a person smokes
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with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to note on assessment for this client? * A hyperinflated chest noted on the x-ray Rationale: Clinical manifestations of COPD include hypoxemia‚ hypercapnia‚ dyspnea on excretion and at rest‚ oxygen desaturation with exercise‚ and the use of accessory muscles of respiration. Chest x-rays reveal a hyperinflated chest and a flattened diaphragm if the disease is advanced. (654) 3
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