R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and Theophylline to manage his respiratory disease. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a chest x-ray
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Elderly Demographics Dana Laymance Due to the many advances in medicine and education over the last century‚ longevity has increased tremendously therefore increasing the aged community. Eight percent of the population of the world are over the age of 65. A large percent of this demographic group are choosing to live out their
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Abuse is mistreatment by any other person or persons that violates a person’s human and civil rights. The abuse can vary from treating someone with disrespect in a way which significantly affects the person’s quality of life‚ to causing actual physical suffering. Abuse can happen anywhere - in a residential or nursing home‚ a hospital‚ in the workplace‚ at a day centre or educational establishment‚ in supported housing or in the street. Abuse can come in many forms and can affect a individual in
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Describe how professional values and ethics may affect career success. The average workplace whether in an office space or a hospital setting is a cultural and diverse place. People from all walks of life come together. Everyone has different experiences‚ philosophies religions and education. In the workplace one must use “moral intelligence”‚ the capacity to understand what is right from wrong. (Kiel‚ 2005). The aging question is how; with all this variety in society can people maintain
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Life Cycle 1 Chronic Illnesses Radames Rodriguez Rosario M00304263 Interamerican University Intervention to Life Cycle Intervention to Life Cycle 2 Chronic Illnesses Even though chronic conditions vary in severities‚ anyone from a teenager to the elderly can be healthy and competent if they do the proper treatment for their conditions. Not every treatment will be affective to every client but as nurses‚ we must try to maximize the development of improvement in the health and wellness of someone
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How do chronic diseases differ from changes associated with normal aging? As we grow into middle ages of 35 to 65‚ we encounter another set of physical changes. These primary changes are wrinkling‚ hair loss‚ and hair color to name some examples. Secondary changes are chronic diseases such as cancer development. These normal (primary) changes are inevitable and are built into our systems and are going to happen one way or another as time progresses. Changes due to disease are referred
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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5 Diseases Acording to Nightangle’s Environmental Theory Typhoid Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. If there is not healthy food or healhty water avaiable‚ it can causes Typhoid Fever. Symptoms are characterized by headaches‚ nausea and loss of appetite. Skin Cancer If exposure to sunlight continues for several years‚ the damaged skin has an increased chance of developing one of the forms of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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Michael Plazio HPED 143-008 Internet Reading: Holistic Health 1.) Describe Holistic Health by stating: a) the approach to life associated with it‚ and b) what it emphasizes. a) Holistic Health focuses on a person as a whole and how they interact with the environment around them. b) It emphasizes the connection between a person’s mind‚ body‚ and spirit. 2.) What is the goal of the holistic approach to daily living? The goal is to achieve a state of maximum well-being‚ meaning the body
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1 BUS 499 April 10‚ 2012 Assignment One – 2 1) Perform an analysis of the social/demographic‚ technological‚ economic environmental/geographic and political/legal/governmental segments to understand the general environment facing Great Lakes. Describe how Great Lakes will be affected by each of these external factors. Social/demographic The social demographic segment reflects the population size‚ the age structure‚ the ethic and income mix‚ and the geographic distribution
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