How can AKI be prevented? According to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death 2009‚ up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored
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Unit 008; Causes and spread of infections. Outcome 1. Understand the cause of infection: 1) Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – bacteria are extremely small singular organisms which are found almost everywhere. Viruses – it is a coated genetic material that invades cells and uses the cells apparatus for reproduction. Fungi – it is a multi-celled living organism. Parasites – they are types of living plants and animals that derive benefit
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LEGAL AWARENESS IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR “Legal awareness is the need of the hour” for the good of the common masses. For a common man laws are a set of rules or regulations which they have to abide by in order to escape the imprisonment and fine imposed by the government. Knowing law is just not important only for the business class groups‚ lawyers‚ judges‚ victims‚ etc but for each and every existing human being whether whatever its status may be. “Every human has four endowments- self awareness
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ICO2: Causes and spread of infection 1.1 Bactetria are: Bacteria are organisms made up of just one cell. They are capable of multiplying by themselves‚ as they have the power to divide into different shapes. Their shapes vary‚ and that’s how they are used to separate them into groups. Usually a few micrometres in length. Bacteria are present in most surroundings on the planet‚ growing in soil‚ acidic hot springs‚ radioactive waste‚ water‚ and deep in the Earth’s crust‚ as well as in organic
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Dementia Awareness Task A 1) The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. 2) Examples of different types of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease‚ Vascular dementia‚ Dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Frototemporal dementia
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Altered States of Consciousness By Gan Osborne Conscious is to be self-aware or simply aware of one’s own surroundings. Consciousness is self-awareness. The brain is the physical collection of cells combined into the body’s computer. The mind is the personality that thinks and feels‚ the intangible thinking part that constitutes “you.” The brain is the portion where the fusion of both physical and metaphysical takes place. An affect on the metaphysical can directly equate to a change
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UNIT 4222-265 The causes and spread of infection Outcome 1: understand the causes of infection Bacteria are a very small‚ self-sufficient‚ one-celled organism that thrives in a variety of environments. However‚ many bacteria thrive in the mild 98.6 health body environment‚ some of these environmentally content bacteria in your body are actually good for you; its only 1% that isn’t. Some examples of the sicknesses that bacteria cause are; * Impetigo * Meningitis * Tuberculosis
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safety-related consequences‚ including loss of awareness in critical situations (Lerman et al‚ 2012). A resident doctor was fatigued and strained from a set of night shifts. They were attending to critically ill patients and because they were fatigued their attention and alertness was not at 100%. Therefore they were not consciously aware of the exact task they were completing which resulted in a medication error and patient harm. In this situation the nurse present should make sure they are providing
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If an infection in the body is not controlled‚ it can spread to the lining of the heart‚ which causes pericarditis. The infection can be caused by wounds that are left untreated or a weak immune system that just can’t fight off simple ailments‚ but it is most commonly caused by teeth problems‚ such as rotten teeth or gingivitis. The bacteria in the mouth quickly spreads to the blood system when a person eats food. And when it gets to the blood system‚ it is carried to the heart. This in turn makes
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Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among the United States. (Roxanne Dryden-Edwards) By definition homicide is the killing of a human being by another human being‚ but suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally. Suicide awareness needs to be raised by knowing what suicide is‚ teaching others about suicide‚ and the effects of suicide. Each year in the United States over 300‚000 individuals will attempt suicide‚ with approximately 32‚000 taking their own life. (Dana Lizardi) The
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