Patient Interaction A full medical history and examination was taken from this patient suffering from recurrent acute exacerbations of COPD and heart failure. This 79 year old female has suffered with what she describes as a bad chest for over ten years frequently experiencing dyspnoea and chest infections. She recalls suffering many exacerbations and put this down to experiencing asthma attacks. The patient admitted she had smoked 10 cigarettes a day for 64 years- a 32 pack year history. She
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COPD occurs when noxious particle creates an inflammable sense in the lung. 3. COPD can destroy lung and worsen over time. (Transition : Now that you know about respiratory disease‚ let me move to second affect which is cancer) II. Shisha bar vigorously develop cancer. A. Toxic elements
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STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY‚ ETIOLOGY‚ DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Roberto Carmona Florida International University Abstract: Steven Johnson Syndrome is an inmune disease charactherized by a detachment of the epidermis from dermis. It could be fatal and the pathophysilogy involves a complex hypersensitivity reaction with the participation of T lymphocytes that induce keratinocyte’s apoptosis. The syndrome can be cause by drigs‚ infections and malignancies. The diagnosis
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NURSING 112 - HEALTH ILLNESS CONCEPTS SPRING SEMESTER 2015 DATE January 9‚ Friday TOPIC Orientation/Syllabus/ Safety- Patient Safety Goals/ REQUIRED READINGS Handout Silvestri‚ Ch. 5 January 12‚ Monday ATI Test Taking Strategies Communication- Therapeutic communication Teaching & Learning- Patient educator January 16‚ Friday January 23‚ Friday January 19 no school January 26‚ Monday Inflammation- Appendicitis (perioperative care) Inflammation- Appendicitis (perioperative care) Martin Luther
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educate patients about the management plan in a brief and effective way as all my previous and current preceptor does. I managed 9 patients independently. The reasons for the visits are well child‚ diabetes follow up‚ urinary flow obstruction and COPD follow up‚ HTN management in second trimester pregnant women‚ abnormal vaginal discharge‚ fever and headache and family planning consultation.
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duration of S’s chronic health challenge with Crohns‚ P has been the family resource/caregiver. P is an RN who works with many clients with chronic illness. They both feel B’s experience in nursing brings a great deal of skill‚ knowledge about pathophysiology‚ medication administration‚ side effects and coping strategies that enable them to self-manage his disease and enable them adapt to the demands living with illness. B herself suffers from an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks
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What are the major differences between gestational hypertension‚ preeclampsia and eclampsia? Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a rise in blood pressure‚ without proteinuria‚ during the second half of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder‚ unique to pregnancy‚ that is usually associated with raised blood pressure and proteinuria. It rarely presents before 20 weeks’ gestation. Eclampsia is one or more convulsions in association with the syndrome of pre-eclampsia. (Duley‚ L. (2008)
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does not account for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Further‚ using the study of a second generation antipsychotic or atypical antipsychotic‚ aripiprazole‚ it would elucidate that other neurotransmitter systems may be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. The early dopamine hypothesis had focused on excessive dopamine neurotransmission as the main aetiology of schizophrenia. This was supported when positive symptoms of the illness and other psychotic behaviors in patients were
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Tobacco smoke contains more than 4‚000 chemical compounds many of which directly lead to diseases(7). Excessive smoking leads to profound health risks such as lung cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The effects of smoking are not limited to those who smoke firsthand; it inflicts harm on those around them as well. Second-hand smoke also causes very serious problems and because of the toxins inhaled by common people it can be just as bad as smoking. Banning smoking on college
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Chapter 6 – Case Study 1 Mr. E.‚ age 53‚ has a history of alcoholism and came to his physician because of recent anorexia‚ nausea‚ and diarrhea‚ as well as heart palpitations and fatigue. He has been taking his diuretic tablet‚ but not his vitamin and mineral supplement. An ECG and blood tests indicate hypokalemia. Discussion Questions 1. Discuss the possible factors contributing to his electrolyte imbalance and the rationale for his signs and symptoms. 2. What are the signs of hypokalemia and
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