Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure is not a disease‚ but a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood needed to meet the cardiac demands of the body and facilitate systemic circulation. Congestive Heart Failure can be right or left-sided‚ and is mainly a fluid issue‚ in which there is a decreased amount of blood to the kidneys. In children‚ CHF can be long term and is most common in
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drugs to reduce liver cell injury. * Good nutrition is key to the management of advanced cirrhosis. Diets which include ‘easy to digest’ forms of protein‚ such as legumes‚ poultry and fish‚ are important as is a low-sodium diet in patients with edema or ascites‚ the build-up of fluid in the legs or abdomen. * General measures recommended in patients with cirrhosis should include vaccination for hepatitis A and B and influenza‚ as any of these diseases‚ if acquired‚ can result in significant
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clubbing * Squeeze hands - Strength equal bilaterally Assess lower half of body: * Femoral‚ Poplital‚ post Tibial‚ and pedal pulses - All 2+ Normal * Assess skin color and temp - "Pink and warm to touch" * Also assess for edema (pretibial edema) and skin breakdown (heels) * Capillary refill on toes - Less than 2 seconds * Assess for clubbing * Push and pull against hands - Strength equal bilaterally "Is there anything else I can get
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have any pain‚ 0/10. TM also reports she has effusion in her right leg and mild edema in her left leg related her osteoarthritis‚ and this is a chronic issue for her. She is managing her current condition with Advair OCT PRN and Epson Salt bath to manage the pain. TM denies any other issues. TM denies previous injury to her bilateral Knee joints. TM reports cervical DJ. O: normal gait‚ effusion right knee‚ mild edema of left knee joint; right knee joint larger than the left knee joint; no warmth
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are educated about illness‚ medications‚ and other treatments‚ they are more likely to be interested in their healthcare and comply with the plan. An infection of the lungs triggers an inflammatory response‚ which results in edema in the alveoli. As a result of pulmonary edema‚ gas exchange becomes impaired leading to decreased activity tolerance. At the end of the shift‚ pt’s pulse oximetry will increase and remain above 90%. The nurse will position the pt’s bed into the semi-Fowler’s position
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Medication Focused Case Study Patient Overview M.S. is a 35-year-old female who came into urgent care at Kaiser Permanente Riverside. She presented with a sore ankle that was causing her problems after accidently twisting it by missing a step in going down a set of stairs. The only prior medical history that M.S. has is a history of asthma that is currently managed with appropriate medications. Even though she has a history of asthma‚ she reports smoking cigarettes and often drinks alcohol.
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ALM # 3 BURNS Case Presentation: 21 y/o male involved in industrial fire. Patient was welding a steel structure when a spark from the torch ignited a barrel of flammable material that was inadvertently placed in his work area. Patient sustained full-thickness burns over the upper half of his chest and circumferential burns to bilateral arms. Patient also sustained superficial partial-thickness burns to face‚ neck and bilateral hands. His entire abdomen‚ upper half of his back and front of
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This remodelling can consist of changes such as mucosal edema‚ inflammation‚ mucus hypersecretion‚ formation of mucus plugs‚ hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the airway smooth muscle. An increased wall thickness results in an obstruction in most airway diseases‚ and can be more pronounced in asthma. This is due
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Chapter 28: Care of the High-Risk Mother‚ Newborn‚ and Family with Special Needs High-risk pregnancy One in which the life or health of the mother or the infant is jeopardized by a d/o that is associated with or exists at the same Morbidity State of being diseased Mortality Quality or state of being subject to death Classifications of high-risk factors of pregnancy Biophysical‚ Psychosocial‚ Sociodemographic‚ Environmental Biophysical Genetic considerations‚ nutritional status‚ medical
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INTRODUCTION: “The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come‚ and his Ideal will reach perfection” -Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi’s quotation stated above means change should start within you. Just like the great leader Lenin‚ his ideals were able to bear fruit. Likewise in the field of Nursing‚ a nurse’s devotion and passion for change‚ particularly on disease
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