Surgical Essay. Care of a patient undergoing TURP. Mr. Paul Fenech a 65 year old pensioner has been diagnosed with Prostatic Hypertrophy that requires surgery. a. Describe the Anatomy and Physiology of the prostate gland including its functions. b. Mention the disorders that could affect the prostate gland. c. Describe the clinical manifestations of prostate hypertrophy. d. Mention the investigations that are done to diagnose this condition. e. Describe the possible surgical approaches
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Stroke contributes highly to the number of deaths and disability worldwide‚ current treatments are to treat the source of the clot or to administer treatment for a Hemorrahagic stroke but still the rates of unrecoverable brain damage occurring is high. However new research is being carried out into the effectiveness of Brain cooling as a potential procedure. Will this treatment be worthwhile and more effective than the current treatments? The Problem Every year approximately 150‚000 people
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Commanding Officer‚ Officer of the Day‚ and Non-Commissioned Officers of the guard only. 7) To talk to no one except in the lines of duty 8) To give alarm in case of fire disorder 9) To call the Commander of the relief in Any case not covered b instruction. 10) To salute all officers and all colors and Standard not cased. 11) To be specially watchful at night During the times of challenging‚ to challenge all persons on or near my post‚ and allow no one to pass without proper authority.
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The patient showed all the signs of an ischemic stroke such as weakness of the whole left side of his body‚ which can be caused by i.e congenital diseases and strokes. The ischemic stroke was found to be located in the right middle cerebral artery (right MCA) by neurologic examination. An ischemic stroke is when a tissue or an organ cannot be supplied with blood due to i.e a blood clot in the vessel. These leads to tissue death if not treated quickly enough‚ since an acute ischemic stroke can build
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U.S. Department of State APPLICATION FOR IMMIGRANT VISA AND ALIEN REGISTRATION OMB APPROVAL NO. 1405-0015 EXPIRES: 02/29/2012 ESTIMATED BURDEN: 1 HOUR* (See Page 2) PART I - BIOGRAPHIC DATA Instructions: Complete one copy of this form for yourself and each member of your family‚ regardless of age‚ who will immigrate with you. Please print or type your answers to all questions. Mark questions that are Not Applicable with "N/A". If there is insufficient room on the form‚ answer on a separate
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Patient Confidentiality 1 Article background: “Some 13 per cent of US medical schools have reported that their students have leaked confidential information about patients via blogs or social networking websites. The students didn ’t name names‚ but did provide enough personal information‚ such as the medical condition involved and hospital‚ for patients or their families to recognize who is being described…The information was provided by medical school administrators as part
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Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field Dana Cook Nova Southeastern University Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field It is estimated that 1 in 10 patients will experience a nosocomial infection (Biddle‚ 2009). With this staggering fact‚ patient safety and infection prevention is at the forefront of healthcare. Many changes have occurred in this area since the 1840s. This is when Semmelweis‚ a Viennese obstetrician‚ made
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Having empathy with the patient can increase the comfort and trust in the provider-patient relationship and can also psychologically be better for the patients. Participants in this study were students from different universities. They watched a DVD simulation-based empathy workshop and then self reported their sympathy through a survey. The background section of this article goes over the differences between “emphatetic medical care” and just general care. In emphatetic medical care‚ the caregiver
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Running head: MODEL OF NURSING CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY Model of Nursing Care and Patient Safety October 10‚ 2009 Model of Nursing Care and Patient Safety The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the model of nursing care used in my facility‚ and how it relates to the American Nurses Code of Ethics (ANA) and patient safety guidelines. The hospital I worked for is a catholic based nonprofit organization‚ which uses Patient Centered Nursing Care model in most of the areas
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Identity Crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient Lerzan Gültekin Atılım University in Ankara‚ Turkey lerzan_gultekin@atilim.edu.tr Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze identity crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient from a postcolonial perspective through the concept of nationalism and national identity‚ emphasizing cultural‚ psychological and physical displacement due to colonization‚ travelling‚ exploration and space / place (cartography)‚ referring to the theories
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