Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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. Update Article NSAIDs and Kidney P Ejaz‚ K Bhojani‚ VR Joshi* Abstract NSAIDs are commonly used drugs. Even with the advent of selective COX-2 inhibitors‚ nephrotoxicity still remains a concern. The adverse effects of NSAIDs are mediated via inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid by non-specific blocking of the enzyme cyclooxygenase leading to vasoconstriction and reversible mild renal impairment in volume contracted states. When unopposed‚ this may lead to acute tubular
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Chronic Respiratory Failure Shelby Lynch Date of Care: 03/19/2013 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 340: Critical Care |Assessment |Medical/Nursing Diagnoses |Treatment | |Brief review of the patient |Medical Diagnoses: |Therapeutic Modalities
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Infection Unfortunately‚ children do not know how to sleep with an ear infection. When an ear infection strikes‚ there are several things you can do to soothe your child until you can get them to the pediatrician. • Use children ibuprofen or acetaminophen (when fever is present)‚ but never use aspirin for pain‚ and don’t bother using cold remedies. • To help ease some of the pressure‚ elevate your child’s head when sleeping. If the child is over two years old and no longer sleeps in a crib‚ it’s
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doctor to evaluate the possibility that your symptoms were caused by a dengue infection. Treatment for Dengue Fever There is no specific medicine to treat dengue infection. If you think you may have dengue fever‚ you should use pain relievers with acetaminophen and avoid medicines with aspirin‚ which could worsen bleeding. You should also rest‚ drink plenty of fluids‚ and see your doctor. If you start to feel worse in the first 24 hours after your fever goes down‚ you should get to a hospital immediately
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How is it possible that Nicaragua‚ a diverse country‚ rich in flora and fauna‚ with an exotic and exquisite culture‚ with friendly people‚ humble‚ and lovers of life; Cannot have a stable and adequate health system for its population. The battle over healthcare is a global concern that is being handled differently in each country. However‚ health care is more accessible in Nicaragua than in the United States but the quality of care is much worse than in the U.S. hospitals. Writing this essay reminded
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WEEK 1 GEN Adverse reactions for drugs occur because: No drug has only one receptor it binds to. A drug that occupies and "turns on" a receptor is an: agonist Before marketing a new drug‚ the drug company asks the FDA to approve its choice of: trade name The time between when a drug response is observable and when there is no longer an observable drug effect is called the duration of action This term refers to how much of a drug must be given to see a desired response potency
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when compared with the other two (Leef‚ 2006; Yawman et al.‚ 2006). Preferred by trainees‚ the Morgen clamp is also faster to use than the Plastibell (Yawman et al.‚ 2006) and include local and topical pain relief methods‚ oral sucrose and oral acetaminophen. Dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB)‚ which involves injecting anesthetic at the base of the penis‚ and subcutaneous ring block are the two most commonly used local anesthetics. Topically applied anesthetic creams include EMLA‚ a water-based cream
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Case 1: The following patients were in the clinic today. Please describe how they should take their medications (explanation for dose) and when their next dose will be (next dose). For documentation purposes you will likely need to express time in international standard time. Be sure to express your answer in using international standard time. Hint: Review the resources provided in the reading and on pages 127 and 128 in your textbook.) Patient # Medication/dose Explanation for dose First dose Next
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Subjective Chief Complaint “My knees are killing me‚ I’m tired all the time‚ and I’ve got horrible pain in my stomach.” HPI Ann Baker is a 32-year-old woman who has been having knee pain on and off for about 2 years. She has been to the doctor a few times since then with the same complaint. Workups showed no radiologic changes to the knees‚ and her family practice physician settled on a diagnosis of early arthritis. She was not evaluated by a rheumatologist. Despite scheduled APAP and ibuprofen
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