and the heart tries to supply enough oxygen to the body. Dehydration is associated with heat stroke because the individual is sweating excessively as their body tries to lose heat fast. However‚ this leads to dehydration and when an individual is dehydrated‚ less sweat is produced because their body tries to retain the water as much as possible. But without sweating the body temperature stays too high and can’t cool itself down. The dehydration associated with heat stroke can make a patient with the
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transfusion. Fluid volume in the blood affects hematocrit values. Hematocrit levels rise with an increase in the number of RBC’s or a decrease in the plasma volume. An elevated hematocrit is most often associated with severe burns‚ diarrhea‚ and dehydration‚ where water in tissues decreases. The low level of plasma water concentrates the RBC’s leading to the condition‚ hemoconcentration. An elevated hematocrit may also be caused by an absolute increase in blood cells‚ called polycythemia. Decreased
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Cholera‚ aka Asiatic Cholera or epidemic cholera‚ is an infectious disease of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. From the family Vibrionaceae‚ the bacterium is characterized as a gram-negative rod. As with other gram-negative rods‚ Vibrio cholerae produces an endotoxin‚ known as cholera toxin. This bacterium is mobile due to the presence of a single polar flagellum and is highly infectious. The Vibrio cholerae bacterium grows in both freshwater and marine habitats
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Indications of rotavirus consist of fever‚ nausea‚ and diarrhea that can happen at various intervals during a 24 hour period‚ sometimes lasting for a few days to over a week. Diarrhea‚ nausea‚ and vomiting triggered by rotavirus may also cause severe dehydration (Carson-DeWitt et al.‚ 2009). Risk
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of individuals experience dysphagia after an acute CVA (National Stroke Foundation‚ p. 97). Those who do not die or experience spontaneous recovery within the first 2 weeks are left with complications like penetration or aspiration‚ pneumonia‚ dehydration‚ weight loss‚ or negative effects in one’s social life (National Stroke Foundation‚ p. 97). The role of a speech language pathologist is to provide rehabilitation‚ and to find the most
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AB FLO Manufacturer Lupin Laboratories Ltd. Generic Acebrophylline Package/s Capsule 100 mg‚ (Rs. 75.00) About Acebrophylline Bronchodilator‚ Mucoregulator‚ Antiinflamatory drug‚salt of theophylline-7- acetic acid with ambroxol.More details..... Dosage Adult : 100 mg twice daily Children up to 2 years‚ it`s half a teaspoon‚ twice daily. Age 2 to 5 is half a teaspoon‚ three times a day Children ag....More details..... Pregnancy Contraindicated Breast
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ALCOHOLS Alcohols are compounds in which one or more hydrogen atoms in an alkane have been replaced by an -OH group. For the purposes of UK A level‚ we will only look at compounds containing one -OH group. For example: Primary alcohols In a primary (1°) alcohol‚ the carbon which carries the -OH group is only attached to one alkyl group Some examples of primary alcohols include: Secondary alcohols In a secondary (2°) alcohol‚ the carbon with the -OH group attached is joined directly to
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ONE-SCHOOL.NET Short Notes: Form 5 Chemistry Rate or Reaction Calculation Rate of Reaction (Average Rate) Rates of reaction = Quantity change of reactants/products Total time for the reaction If the quantity change is immeasurable Rates of reaction = 1 Total time for the reaction Find the Rate From a Graph Average Rate Rates At an Instant The rate of reaction is equal to the slope of the graph The rate of reaction at an instant‚ t‚ is equal to the of quantity against
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ASSESSMENT & CARE PLAN CLIENT CASE STUDY #2 Student: Fall 2010 Client Initials: VC Age: 82 Gender: Female Date Admitted to Nursing Home: 12/14/07 Assessment Date: 12/3/10 1. HEALTH HISTORY Brief description of health history and reason in nursing home: VC has a history of malignant neoplasm of her large intestine which lead to her colostomy status. She also has a history of fracture and fall. She was admitted to the nursing facility secondary to her alzheimer’s diagnosis
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diseases. Parentless children wander aimlessly‚ searching for any remnant of food or even a single droplet of water. If they do not find their precious water and food they will end up like many others who end up passing out due to starvation or dehydration and eventually dying. Only the fortunate have an actual place to call a home‚ if one considers four sticks embedded in the ground covered by old clothing a house. It is indisputable that a precarious situation exists in Haiti. Any moral human
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