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    diarrhea. • Most people recover easily from a short course of vomiting and diarrhea by drinking lots of fluids and resuming a typical diet. But for some‚ especially the young and the old‚ loss of body fluids with gastroenteritis can cause dehydration‚ which is a life-threatening condition unless it is treated and fluids are replaced. Pathophysiology: The mechanisms potentially responsible for viral diarrhea include lysis of enterocytes‚ interference with the brush border function that leads

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    Good evening I am SrA Timothy Clemens; and I am here to talk to you about hydration. Are you currently thirsty? If so then you could already be in the first stage of dehydration. That’s right; according to livestrong.com the first symptom of dehydration is thirst or being thirsty. Have you ever heard of the rule; drink eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day? Well there is no more rule about how many glasses of water you should drink throughout the day though it is suggested that you drink between

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    regulate many human body functions such as: body temperature‚ and the amount of water lost through kidney functions. Electrolytes are tri-fold and are comprised of Sodium‚ Potassium‚ and Chloride. Electrolytes assist with balancing body fluids. Dehydration can be life-threatening‚ and occurs when water loss exceeds water intake‚ and ultimately results in

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    caffeine and the energy drink has 280 milligrams of caffeine. This much caffeine can affect your heart rate and blood pressure. Having this much caffeine in your body can make you heart rate become accelerated. These sorts of drinks can also cause dehydration which is not good on your body. Mixing energy drinks and alcohol has become popular with people. It says that when you mix the two together the energy drinks counteracts the depressant effect of

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    Chapter 40 ATI questions 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has been sitting in a chair for 3 hr. Which of the following is the client at risk for developing? C. Pressure ulcer 2. Which of the following nursing interventions should be implemented to maintain a patent airway in a client on bed rest? D. Teach to use an incentive spirometer while awake. 3. Which of the following nursing interventions reduce the risk of thrombus development? (Select all that apply.) ( ) Teach the client

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    Nursing Process Planner DATA | ANALYSIS | NURSING DIAGNOSIS | PLANNING | Group significant data according to needs‚ patient concerns. | Compare with normal standards‚ knowledge‚ and interpret the meaning of the data and knowledge. | State problem or concern according to needs with reasons and related factors. | Outcomes/ Objectives. A goal with more detailed objectives. | | Reference | | | Ms. C.M62 years oldDiagnosis:RT lung CancerSx:RLL&RML wedge‚ RLLwedge+mediastinal lymphadectomy

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    transportation but the fresh drinking water often was mixed with the salty ocean water‚ becoming unsafe for human consumption. According to document A‚ this brackish water‚ when ingested‚ would lead to dehydration. When dehydrated‚ the colonists would drink even more of the polluted water‚ leading to further dehydration and eventually diseases such as dysentery and giardia. In Document C‚ it states that thirty-nine of the 104 original colonists were sailors. If the English were more experienced‚ they would

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    ASSIGNMENT – LESSON 8 1. Explain in 2-3 sentences each‚ the role of water in the body for 5 different physiological processes. • Fluid intake and fluid excretion: There is usually a balance between intake and excretion of water. If the water balance becomes unbalanced‚ this can greatly affect various bodily functions such as blood pressure‚ blood sugar levels or brain function. This imbalance will also create a thirst reaction and by the time we perceive this‚ our body is already mildly

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    to the weight of an equal volume of the reference substance. Urine specific gravity results fall between 1.002 and 1.030 if your kidneys are functioning at a normal level. However‚ if your specific gravity is above 1.010‚ this can indicate mild dehydration. The higher the number‚ the more dehydrated you may be. When an individual consumes a hypertonic solution‚ which is a solution with high levels of salt‚ such as salt water‚ tend to effect the normal range of specific gravity by increasing the levels

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    studied the symptoms‚ transmission‚ and helped save lives form cholera. Between fevers‚ cramps‚ and sever diarrhea the symptoms of choral where terrible to endure. Because the fluid loss was so great‚ due to the extensive diarrhea‚ you would die form dehydration. The transmission of this disease was a big debate. The people of London in the 1854‚ still bought into the Miasma theory. However‚ John Snow wasn’t so quick to believe this theory. Though his investigation John came to the conclusion that cholera

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