winter‚ and spring months of the year. The RSV virus can live on any hard surface such as a table‚ toys‚ or cups for four to seven hours. The virus can then enter the body through the nose‚ eyes‚ and mouth attaching itself to the upper respiratory tract and then traveling by a cell by cell transfer into the lower respiratory and then into the lungs. RSV is a member of the paramyxovirus family containing a single strand RNA and is related to the parainfluenza‚ mumps‚ and measles virus. The two
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Ilya Stambolic Professor Felix SPE101 11/7/11 Title: Stay Clean My Friends Specific Purpose Statement: To Persuade my audience to take showers. I. Attention A. Attention: I had a friend in middle school whose name was Jerry‚ who smelled wretched. I mean Jerry would come in on Monday and would just smell like a homeless shelter bathroom‚ every day. You could tell when he showered because he would smell like febreeze‚ for a little while‚ but then a week later‚
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in many ways. Plants in the medical field don’t just help patients feel better‚ but some can save a patient’s life. Something like the Navajo Tea Plant which helps to quickly relieve that most brutal and irritating of infections: the UTI (urinary tract infection). Many people die from UTI and other fatal infections so the existence of Navajo Tea in the medical field is huge because it keeps many people with serious infections out of the morgue. That is only one of thousands of plants that’s used
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The overuse of Foley catheters can lead to urinary tract infections (UTIs) which in turn can lead to a hip prosthesis infection in patients that have undergone THA. An additional risk of the overuse of Foley catheters is posteropartive urinary retention (POUR) in total joint arthroplasty patients. As POUR develops‚ patients are subjected to intermittent catheterizations on the nursing units‚ which increases the risk of developing a UTI. The anesthetic used also plays an important role in the development
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Primary Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections Kyle Volack Grand Canyon University During my community teaching experience‚ the opportunity to provide education to community health care workers regarding health care associated infections was given. Health care associated infections are a major epidemic throughout health care worldwide. Primary prevention is a major factor of preventing health care associated infections on all levels. As primary prevention seeks to stop injury
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Animals * Animals * Multicellular * Heterotrophic * Eukaryotic * Develop from embryonic layers * Nutritional mode * Eat/ingest other living things or non living things * Ingest food and use enzymes in the body to digest it * Cell Structure and Specialization * Eukaryotic and multicellular * Lack cell walls but held together by collagen * Muscle and nerve cells (only in animals) * Helps to move and conduct nerve
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account for 75% of all acquired infections in the acute care hospital setting. These are surgical site infections‚ central line-associated bloodstream infections‚ ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (Nassof‚ 2009). Urinary tract infections comprise the highest percentage (Paterson‚ 2012). These infections usually are spread by the contaminated hands of healthcare providers or the patient’s family members. They are also caused by contaminated surfaces or
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7. What about SGLT2 Inhibitors? SGLT2 Inhibitors would be an option of treatment for this patient. SGLT2 Inhibitors are responsible for inhibiting the reabsorption of glucose that results in excretion of glucose in the urine and ultimately the lowering of glucose levels. The patient was started on Metformin and was not compliant with the treatment. SGLT2 Inhibitors can be given as a monotherapy or as a second line therapy. SGLT2 Inhibitors would be a suitable option for the client considering
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incurring significant financial costs. Some of the more common postoperative complications are: • wound infection • deep vein thrombosis (DVT) • bleeding (hypovolaemia‚ hypovolaemic shock) • chest infection • urinary retention • urinary tract infection (UTI) • paralytic ileus • nausea and vomiting • joint stiffness • pressure sores • shock • hypothermia • restlessness/confusion/ hypoxia. It is necessary for the nurse to undertake regular monitoring of the patient and ensure
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Antibacterial Property of Lemongrass Leaves (Cymbopogon citratus) and Radish Seeds (Raphanus sativus) Extracts against Escherichia coli A Research Paper Presented to the Department of Science and Technology of Makati Science High School Kristoffer Raye D Magtangob Steve Najee L Ramos Marc Angelo C Rosel Izzhar Christian P Sumagaysay Gana Domina B Casil Nadine Victoria A Halili S.Y. 2013-2014 Copyright 2014 Kristoffer Raye D Magtangob Steve Najee L Ramos Marc Angelo C Rosel Izzhar Christian
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