Stroke is Australia’s single greatest killer and a leading cause of disability. Stroke is a serious and deadly condition involving cerebral circulation within the brain and can seriously affect a person maintaining a safe environment‚ communication and mobility as well as other activities of living. The case of Mr Shaw‚ a 73 year old male admitted to the stroke unit of his local hospital following a left sided ischaemic stroke is presented in this essay. The ischaemic stroke has left Mr Shaw with
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Electro Discharge Machine and how it functions and what is needed to make it function Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) is a process‚ where we use the electrical energy to produce electrical waves and thermal energy to mould any alloy into a desired shape/size. This machining method can only be used with materials that conduct electrical energy well. EDM is so powerful that it can cut through into hard steel without the need to soften it. This method is not only used to shape steel but it
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case the instrument was made or accepted for his accommodation‚ The payment must be made at or after the maturity to the holder of the instrument if the maker or acceptor is to be discharged. A payment by a party who is secondarily liable does not discharge the instrument. By party primarily liable by becoming holder (Section 90): If the maker of a note or the acceptor of a bill becomes its holder at or after its maturity in his own right‚ The Negotiable Instruments Act‚ 1881 4.5 instrument
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A discharge teaching plan is classified as a tool created for the patient’s specific discharge needs when looking at both their strengths and deficits holistically (Berman & Snyder‚ 2012). Specifically‚ it incorporates education and instruction in terms of levels of wellness‚ decreasing risk factors‚ and overall participating in preventative measures. The plan of this paper is to assess what the patient knows/thinks he knows about his condition‚ determine if he has any barriers to learning‚ and analyze
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Hillcrest Medical Centre DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Hospital No: 903321 Date of Admission: 03/27/2014 Date of Discharge: 03/30/2014 Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy Surgical Procedures: Exploratory laparotomy‚ Partial salpingectomy‚ evacuation of hemoperitoneum‚ lysis of adhesions. Complications: blood loss requiring transfusion x2. History: This 35 year old white female‚ gravida 3‚ para 1-0-2-1. Had her last menstrual period in early January‚ prior menstrual
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Review “Montana: Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act” in Chapter 2. Please respond to the following: Identify the parts of this law that appear to benefit employees. ❖ An employer can only discharge an employee for a good cause. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting a public policy violation. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting employer’s violation of employer’s own written personnel policy. ❖ If employer commits wrongful discharged‚ employee may be awarded
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are many risk factors associated with stroke. The more risk factors a person has‚ the greater the chance that he or she will have a stroke. Some of these you have no control of‚ such as increasing age‚ family health history‚ race and gender. But you can change or treat most other risk factors to lower your risk. The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55. The chance is greater in people who have a family history of stroke. African Americans have a much higher
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[pic] DISCHARGE SUMMARY PATIENT NAME: Julie Reynolds HOSPITAL NO.: 11678 ADMITTED: 03/05/2012 DISCHARGED: 03/08/2012 CONSULTATIONS: None. PROCEDURES: Vaginal hysterectomy and excision of sebaceous cyst of vulva. COMPLICATIONS: None. ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic pain. Patient is a 32-year-old white female‚ gravada 2‚ para 1‚ ab 1. Her only child was born in 1994. Patient presented with pelvic pain and underwent GYN work up. Exam was unremarkable except for a modern
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Summary Heat stroke is defined by Knochel and Ouchama (2002‚ p. 1978) as “a core body temperature that rises above 40°C (105°F) and that is accompanied by hot‚ dry skin and central nervous system abnormalities such as delirium‚ convulsions‚ or coma.” Heat stroke can be the result of either exposure to a high environmental temperature or from an elevated core temperature due to strenuous exercise. However‚ due to the presentation of an ‘unconscious unknown’ the diagnosis of heat stroke can be a difficult
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Deanna Martinez Patient ID: 117232 Date Admitted: 5/26/---- Date Discharged: 6/07/---- Surgeon: Shelia Goodman‚ MD‚ Neurosurgery Consultation: None. Procedure: Lumbar laminectomy. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Low back and right leg pain. Questionable herniated disk. BRIEF HISTORY: This 40-year-old Latin female was admitted for low back and right lower extremity symptoms. She had been suffering from intermittent low back pain dating back to an
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