currently‚ or have you ever‚ smoked cigarettes?" Feedback: INCORRECT Cigarette smoking does not cause an acute exacerbation of pancreatitis. B) "How often do you drink alcohol‚ and when was your last drink?" Feedback: CORRECT Long-term use of alcohol is commonly associated with the development of chronic pancreatitis‚ and alcohol ingestion is the primary cause of an acute exacerbation of pancreatitis. C) "What medications have you taken in the last 24 hours?" Feedback: INCORRECT Corticosteroid
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Benefits of Oxygen Therapy and Tracheostomy Placement Rhoda F. Eshbach Unitek College August 7‚ 2016 Miss Williams Abstract This paper examines numerous published articles that speak about the benefits of oxygen therapy‚ its medical uses‚ and its palliative values. This paper discusses two differing possibilities in oxygen application‚ and various conditions that can be managed with oxygen (Sharifipour‚ 2011). This study will also explain tracheostomy use‚ when it is indicated‚ and how
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Investigatory Project Chapter 1: Introduction Background of the Study Filipinos suffer from facial problems greatly due to Philippines’ tropic weather. The air‚ which is humid‚ carrying vapor from surrounding bodies of water‚ is one of the major causes of skin problems like allergies‚ bungang-araw‚ itchiness‚ also said to be causing freckles and pimples‚ and the list goes on. Test results suggest that every 5 out of 11 teenagers acquire freckles. Statistics also shows that 85% of teenagers have
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SARS Lisa Dumas Western Governors University SARS is a virus that affects the respiratory system. SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is a severe form of pneumonia. This virus was first discovered in February of 2003 by a physician named Dr. Carl Urbani. During that year‚ 8‚098 people became infected with the virus. Of this number‚ 774 people died. Tracing SARS back to its origin was tedious and time consuming for scientists. It is believed that the
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Ontario: relative frequency and exposures. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;177:A804. 49. Henneberger PK. Work-exacerbated asthma. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;7(2):146–51. 50. Henneberger PK‚ Derk SJ‚ Sama SR‚ et al. The frequency of workplace exacerbation among health maintenance organisation members with asthma. Occup Environ Med 2006;63(8):551–7. 51. Saarinen K‚ Karjalainen A‚ Martikainen R‚ et al. Prevalence of work-aggravated symptoms in clinically established asthma. Eur Respir J 2003;22(2):305–9
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doesn’t just harm one’s health‚ but ruins it. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. There are over 10 cancers that can occur because of smoking. One of those cancers is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ a progressive lung cancer that over time makes it harder to breathe. “Cigarette smoking causes more than 480‚000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths.” ( Fast Facts and Fact Sheets) Smoking is the leading cause
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Mr. John was a 70 year old male‚ 170 lbs‚ 5’4" with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He had a smoking history. He was transferred from the hospital to the Nursing home before six months. He had a history of congestive heart disease and osteoarthritis. When I assessed him‚ he had a weak but persistent cough‚ and midsternal chest pain from coughing. He had an elevated temperature and Oxygen saturation was 89%. Other vital signs were stable. He had a dry skin‚ redness‚ and irritation of
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inpatient psychiatric services and immunizations. UF Health Shands HomeCare program offers a variety of programs individualized for every patient (UFHealth‚ 2016). The “Our Pathway Programs” help with disease management (i.e. heart failure‚ diabetes‚ COPD); orthopaedic recovery; wound care; IV therapy; medication management; fall risk assessment; caregiver assistance and education; and the overall improvement of the well-being of the patients. How do these healthcare systems describe their own quality
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future. My patient was a man of 68 years old who ws very good with me. He came to the Emergency room on november 2 because he was having fever of 102 F of unknown causes and weight loss of 17 lbs in 2 months. Patient have a long history of Hepatitis C‚ COPD‚ arthritis ‚ hypertension ‚ GERD‚ insomnia‚ catarat and pherpheral neurophathy so it was really interesting to go through his chart and look everyhting. I did the assessment on him but I fell nervous of
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Chapter 43: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Educate the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly contagious
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