The elderly are more prone to catheter associated urinary tract infections. In long term health care facilities the chance of an elderly person developing a urinary tract infection from a catheter is greatly increased. Elderly patients with urinary retention problems receive indwelling urinary catheters which typically remain in place for 30 days or longer. Indwelling catheters cause a patient’s chance of contracting bacteremia to increase by 30 times. The longer a patient has a long term indwelling
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Perforation occurs in 2-10% of patients with PUD and accounts for more than 70% of deaths associated with PUD. Often perforation is the first clinical presentation of PUD [18]. The incidence of duodenal perforation is 7-10 cases/ 100.000 adults per year. [9‚ 15‚ 16‚ 19-22]. The perforation site usually involves the anterior wall of the duodenum (60%)‚ although it might occur antral (20%) and lesser-curvature gastric ulcers (20%) [19]. Duodenal ulcer is the predominant lesion of the western population
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Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair on areas of the body where it would normally grow. Alopecia has several forms‚ Alopecia areata‚ totalis‚ universalis‚ and androgeneetic alopecia. They all have their cause‚ treatment‚ and affects although they all are forms of hair loss. Androgenenetic alopecia is one of the most common forms of hair loss that occurs in both men and women. In men it may also be known as male pattern baldness. The hair is lost starts above the temples and then spreads in
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Annie is a 40-year-old schizophrenic female who resides in a heath care facility. Annie has been exhibiting difficulty with her daily care routines; including brushing her teeth and making her bed in the morning. Currently‚ she has a newly implemented token system in place in which she may earn one token for each completed activity and then collect a reward such as extra time in the courtyard once 10 tokens are obtained. Hospital Administrator Rodriguez reports that Annie is not completing the tasks
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as it occurs throughout all races no matter what their surrounding environment is like. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs‚ pancreas‚ liver and intestines. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the gene for protein. Cystic Fibrosis is common in a lot of race and gender and is not determined by the surrounding environment as it is caused when the neither of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene is working as a result of mutation and therefore
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Cystic Fibrosis is a life threatening condition that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system. Developing this condition can change a person’s entire life. Depending on the severity of the condition a person can be affected by mild symptoms such as shortness of breath‚ all the way to severe symptoms such as rectal prolapse‚ or even death. Screening is done on infants in all 50 states; therefore if a child has inherited Cystic Fibrosis it will be known in the first months of life. As
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Pulmonary fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in the lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis is one of a family of related diseases called interstitial lung diseases. All of these diseases can result in lung scarring. (Ebina M 2010) "Fibrosis" is a term used to refer to scarring‚ so pulmonary fibrosis means scarring throughout the lungs. In some people‚ chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis develop without an identifiable cause. Most of these people have a condition
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SOC 313 August 6th ‚ 2012 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis My father was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis about 5 years ago. Because of this reason alone‚ I wanted to do my research project on this specific condition. Within my research‚ I have found that Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is a progressive‚ fatal disorder of the lungs that causes them to become thick and stiff. I have learned about all the different causes‚ signs and symptoms and different tests that one must go through
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This journal article review is to discuss hemorrhagic ovarian cysts (HOC) and how sonography can be used to determine and diagnose these findings. Using sonography can help identify the type of cysts present to get the correct diagnosis. While reading this article it had been mentioned that this type of condition can be diagnosed incorrectly. Sonography can help identify the different appearances that go along with hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. Endovaginal sonography is the best for finding and diagnosing
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What is cystic acne? Cystic‚ or nodulocystic‚ skin break out is an extreme kind of acne in which the pores in the skin wind up noticeably blocked‚ prompting irritation and bacteria. The skin condition essentially influences the face‚ frequently influences the upper arms and upper trunks. These breakouts can influence both males and females between the age group of 8 to 50. This can happen on the skin because of oil‚ dry skin cells and bacteria that get caught in your pores. The distinguishing attributes
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