Pathophysiology Paper Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure I. Description: Congestive Heart Failure is more of a syndrome than a disease. Heart failure may be classified according to the side of the heart affected‚ (left- or right-sided failure)‚ or by the cardiac cycle involved‚ (systolic or diastolic dysfunction). (Schilling-McCann p. 176). The word "failure" refers to the heart’s inability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs. (Schilling-McCann p. 176). When the heart
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If bacterial meningitis is suspected several tests sound be done before beginning treatment. A blood sample should be taken and a complete blood count (CBC) should be performed and a lumbar puncture should also be performed as soon as possible. Laboratory findings The white blood cell count (WBC) should be 5‚000-10‚000 /mm3. Critical values associated WBC are 30‚000 /mm3. Variables that may increase white blood cell count include: Physical activity and stress‚ final months of pregnancy and/or labor
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Case Study 130 You are a nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit. J.M.‚ a 23-year-old woman‚ was admitted to the psychiatric unit last night after assessment and treatment at a local hospital emergency department (ED) for “blacking out at school.” She has been given a preliminary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. As you begin to assess her‚ you notice that she has very loose clothing‚ she is wrapped in a blanket‚ and her extremities are very thin. She tells you‚ “I don’t know why I’m here. They’re making
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5 Notes Chapter 41 Diuretics Drugs that increase urinary output Two major applications Treatment of hypertension Mobilization of edematous fluid to prevent renal failure Introduction to Diuretics Figure 41-1 How diuretics work – mechanism of action Blockade of sodium and chloride reabsorption Site of action Proximal tubule produces greatest diuresis Adverse effects Hypovolemia Acid-base imbalance Electrolyte imbalances Figure 41-2 Classification of diuretics Four major categories
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instead of depriving themselves from food they binge and purge. a. Binging is eating large amounts of food in a short period of time. b. Purging is eliminating that food by inducing vomiting. c. A person may also use laxatives‚ diuretics or diet pills to purge weight C. Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified – d. Those people who have symptoms of other eating disorders but do not meet the strict criteria for diagnoses of one specific disorder. e. 52% of people
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Anorexia and bulimia They say size isn’t important. But when does a girl become a woman? Is it when she is seventeen? Or when she has her first kiss? No‚ it is when she no longer looks like a girl. But that isn’t all of it. A woman is woman-sized. She is also mature‚ responsible‚ motherly‚ caring‚ supportive‚ submissive‚ strong‚ reliable‚ successful‚ sensual‚ compassionate‚ kind‚ sensible and … that is a bit much when you are forty let alone fourteen. No wonder it takes time to grow into and
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ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY HEMOSTASIS 1.BLEEDING TIME Bleeding time is used to measure the duration of bleeding after a measured skin incision. Bleeding time may be measured by one of three methods: template‚ Ivy‚ or Duke. The template method is the most commonly used and the most accurate because the incision size is standardized. Bleeding time depends on the elasticity of the blood vessel wall and on the number and functional capacity of platelets. Although this test is usually performed on
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excessive weight loss. According to the National Eating Disorder Association‚ 90-95% of the anorexia nervosa sufferers are girls and women. Some people with anorexia lose weight by starving themselves‚ exercising excessively‚ misusing laxatives‚ diuretics‚ or enemas‚ and making themselves vomit. There are many warning signs of someone who might be suffering from this condition and some of the warning signs include: dramatic weight loss‚ denial of hunger‚ comments about feeling “fat” or overweight
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The feasibility of Guamela(hibiscus rosa-seninsis Linn) petals as shake I. Introduction A. Background of the study As we all know gumamela plant is abundant here in Philippines. It grows anywhere and everywhere in our community. So‚ as a researcher as i can see in our community‚ people are letting gumamela flower to fall on the ground after the flower blooms. So‚ as I am concern I decided to study and use gumamela flower and make it into a shake. Making gumamela petals as a shake will make us
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Star apple Description Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) is a tropical American tree‚ of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae)‚ native to the West Indies and Central America. It is cultivated for its edible fruit‚ which is the size and shape of an apple and is named for the star-shaped core. The surface of the fruit is firm and smooth. Both the skin and the flesh‚ which is sweet and tasty‚ vary in colour‚ ranging from white to purple. The star apple tree is erect‚ 25 to 100 ft (8-30 m) tall‚ with
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