Case Study 130 You are a nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit. J.M.‚ a 23-year-old woman‚ was admitted to the psychiatric unit last night after assessment and treatment at a local hospital emergency department (ED) for “blacking out at school.” She has been given a preliminary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. As you begin to assess her‚ you notice that she has very loose clothing‚ she is wrapped in a blanket‚ and her extremities are very thin. She tells you‚ “I don’t know why I’m here. They’re making
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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Key Points – Printable CARE OF EMERGENCY PATIENT * Triage refers to the process of rapidly determining the acuity of the patient’s problem. It works on the premise that patients who have a threat to life must be treated before other patients. * The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level triage system that incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource
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Eating disorders are not a fad diet or an experiment to lose weight‚ but they are serious complex disorders that can take many years to recover from. Eating disorders affect five percent of women and one percent of men in the United States. The South Carolina Mental Health Department reports that five to ten percent of girls with eating disorders will die within ten years of having the disease. ("Statstics Eating" INT) Teenagers need to be aware of the warning signs‚ risk factors‚ and long and short
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organs‚ behaviors‚ body temperatures. In homeostasis it can be considered as dynamic as it is always changing. The liver‚ kidneys‚ autonomic nervous system and endocrine system‚ and hypothalamus help maintain homeostasis. For example‚ my brother has imbalance homeostasis due to having seizures. Because his brain is not functioning correctly‚ his homeostasis is not balance. B. Medial means closer to the midline of the body. For example‚ my heart is medial to my lungs. Lateral means it is outside or away
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Chapter 45 Hormones and the Endocrine System Lecture Outline Overview: The Body’s Long-Distance Regulators An animal hormone is a chemical signal that is secreted into the circulatory system that communicates regulatory messages within the body. A hormone may reach all parts of the body‚ but only specific target cells respond to specific hormones. A given hormone traveling in the bloodstream elicits specific responses from its target cells‚ while other cell types ignore that particular
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Case Studies 1. A small family was traveling in its van and had a minor accident. The children in the back seats were wearing lap belts‚ but still sustained numerous bruises about the abdomen‚ and had some internal organ injuries. Why is this area more vulnerable to damage than others? Name specific organs that would be injured‚ as well as the abdominopelvic quadrant and region in which they are found. What injuries might you suspect in the damaged organs? The area is vulnerable because
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Thermoregulation homeostatic control system Homeostasis is a mechanism which allows humans to maintain a stable internal environment despite fluctuations in the outside environment. It involves a control system that regulates body temperature‚ blood pressure‚ osmotic balance and levels of blood glucose. Thermoregulation is the body’s ability to maintain a specific temperature (36.7 degrees) despite a rise or drop in temperature in the outside environment. If the human body temperature drops below
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pathogens.” (CITE) Internal body temperature is a negative feedback mechanism‚ implying that the body responding will represent any adjustment in the internal body temperature outside the ordinary homeostatic range‚ whether the temperature will increase or decrease. In spite of the fact that there is a set homeostatic range for temperature‚ under ordinary conditions the human body is continually fluctuating inside the set range. This implies it is never at a steady perpetual body temperature. Many components
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A&P I: Bone Tissue Study Packet This activity is optional and is meant to help you study. The purpose of this activity is to get you looking through your notes and thinking about the testable material. An answer key is not available‚ so please contact Dr. Greco if you have any issues. Feel free to send this packet to Dr. Greco for feedback. For question 1 & 2‚ what bone region is being identified?: 1.__Epipysis_______________________________ 2.__Diaphysis(shaft)_____________________________
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Organisms will respond to stimuli f. Evolutionary Adaption - Organisms will evolve due to changes in environment and interaction with other organisms g. Homeostasis - An organisms internal environment is regulated by mechanisms to cope with an imbalance Biosphere- The scientific study of life Ecosystem- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment Biological community-an interacting group of various species in a common location Population- are groups of individuals
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