diarrhea Diarrhea is an increase in the frequency of bowel movements or a decrease in the form of stool (greater looseness of stool). Although changes in frequency of bowel movements and looseness of stools can vary independently of each other‚ changes often occur in both. Diarrhea needs to be distinguished from four other conditions. Although these conditions may accompany diarrhea‚ they often have different causes and different treatments than diarrhea. Diarrhea is the frequent passing of loose
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Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
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I. INTRODUCTION Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract that primarily affects the small bowel. The major clinical manifestations are diarrhea of varying degrees and abdominal pain and cramping. Associated clinical manifestations are nauseas‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ anorexia‚ distention‚ tenesmus (straining on defecation) and borborygmi (hyperactive bowel sounds) (Black‚ Joyce M.‚ Hawks Jane Hokanson.‚ (2009). Medical-Surgical Nursing: A clinical Management for Positive
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Module Assessment The aim of this assignment is to explore the four stages of APIE‚ explaining their importance in nursing‚ as well as identifying possible problems within the stages‚ in relation to the videos of Joe. These issues will then be anaylsed using theory‚ to create possible explanations and consequences for the behaviour and actions shown by Joe and the nurses. APIE is a nursing process which guides health professionals through the problem solving approach‚ which promotes the individualised
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Executive Summary. Aerosol hairspray cans are a cosmetic product used by 86% of women in the United States.(3) The consumer demand for hair products has stayed relatively steady since the invention of hairspray. Industrial suppliers can increase their net profit of aerosol hairspray production by analyzing and possibly optimizing their manufacturing process‚ mores specifically‚ the production of the most widely used aerosol propellant‚ dimethyl ether (DME). The optimization of a thermally coupled
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renal failure (ARF) is the rapid loss of kidney function occurring when high levels of uremic toxins accumulate in the blood. ARF occurs when the kidneys are unable to excrete the daily load of toxins in the urine. The most common causes of ARF are dehydration‚ blood loss from major surgery or injury‚ or medications such as NSAIDs‚ antibiotics‚ or the dyes used in X-ray tests (see table 1 below). ARF causes can be distributed into three categories‚ including prerenal‚ postrenal‚ and intrinsic (Mayo clinic
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Sucrose Synthesis by D. DeWitt‚ PhD v1.5 11/10/12 Introduction | Condensation Reaction | Plant Synthesis | A. Introduction Although it might seem straight forward‚ the synthesis of sucrose‚ either as a simple condensation reaction (a.k.a. dehydration synthesis)‚ or what actually happens in plants is complicated. Before we explore sucrose’s creation‚ let’s take a look at its structure. In Figure 1‚ the space-filling model is pretty but rather useless at this point in our journey. We need
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SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE WITH HONOURS ------------------------------------------------- NBNC 2607 CLINICAL PRACTICE 14 SEMESTER JAUNARY/ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- THE NURSING CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT WITH PYELONEPHRITIS MATRICULATION NO : 880426565278001 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 880426-56-5278 TELEPHONE NO. : 0173127220 E-MAIL : zatil_qma@yahoo.com LEARNING CENTRE : PETALING JAYA
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Obesity Epidemic and Eating Disorders Stephanie D. Snyder-Wilson SCI/241 Dr. Douglas Beaudette January 3‚ 2013 Obesity and eating disorders have become an epidemic in the United States. With society focusing on the health of people‚ obesity seems to be the hot topic. Everywhere you look‚ there are more obese people. Many people blame their genetic makeup while others blame the abundance of convenience foods that are now available; but one thing is for certain‚ there are health risks associated
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Terri’s plenary guardian by the making him both Terri’s legal guardian and giving him charge of her property In 2005‚ Terri’s husband‚ Michael Schiavo‚ sought to end Terri’s medically assisted life‚ and‚ on March 31‚ 2005‚ Terri Schiavo died of dehydration 13 days after Circuit Court Judge‚ George W. Greer of the Pinellas-Pasco’s Sixth Judicial Court‚ ruled that Terri’s husband Michael‚ and not Terri’s parents‚ who had fought for the choice‚ had the power to choose whether his wife’s life be prolonged
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