------------------------------------------------- Water and Electrolytes Water constitutes 50-55% of a woman’s body weight and 55-60% of man’s weight. Water gives structure and form to the body‚ helps maintain body temperature‚ and also creates the necessary environment for cell metabolism. There are two compartments of body water‚ extracellular and intracellular fluid. Extracellular fluid (ECF) is water found outside of cells. Making up approximately 20% of total body weight‚ the ECF consists
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RN 1. RN EXIT V- 5 FALL 2008 1. COMMUNITY HLTH – CARDIOVASCULAR – CV DISEASE AFRICAN AMERICAN =Set up a clinic for cardiovascular diet‚ 2. COMMUNITY HLTH / FUNDAMENTALS / PROFESSIONAL ISSUES – BASIC NURSING SKILLS / SAFETY / LEGAL / ETHICAL – OSHA MANDATES 3. COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – MUSCULOSKELETAL – OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION=exercise‚ increase vit D calcium‚ roller skating and roller blading COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – NEUROLOGICAL / PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
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too short which can lead to incomplete treatment. Deviations from guidelines that are based on the patient’s individual treatment goals and risk factors are not considered to be DRPs (e.g. B-blockers in heart failure or post-MI‚ stop diuretic before edema treated or loop diuretic used only for
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TRAUMA AND EMERCENCY NURSING BY SEELAA SEGARAN The nursing care and management of a client with Tension Pneumothorax. INTRODUCTION ANATOMY OF THE LUNG DEFINATION OF TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX PROGRESSIVE BUILDUP OF AIR WITHIN THE PLEURAL SPACE DUE TO A LUNG LACERATION AIR TO ESCAPE INTO THE PLEURAL SPACE BUT NOT TO RETURN ’ONEWAYVALVE’ EFFECT PUSHES THE MEDIASTINUM OBSTRUCTS VENOUS RETURN = CIRCULATORY INSTABILITY TRAUMATIC ARREST. SYMPTOMS Respiratory distress Distended neck vein
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in response. There is the vascular reaction that is responsible for vasoconstriction‚ vasodilatation and edema formation. Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of the blood vessels so that the flow of blood is restricted or slowed. The blood pressure is also increased. Whereas vasodilatation is the widening of blood vessels‚ allowing more blood through and reducing blood pressure (NIH‚ 2013). Edema formation is the collection of fluid around the injury site and is what is known as swelling to the surrounding
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under the site of impact with an object such as a hammer or a rock. The brain strikes the skull after the head strikes the object of impact (Lewis‚ et al‚ Fig 57-14). This is the site of the direct impact of the brain on the skull. Often there is edema around the site of impact. 2. Define the term secondary head injury. The secondary head injury is also known as contrecoup injury occurs on the side opposite the area that was impacted. These injuries tend to be more severe and overall patient
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MEDICATIONS 1. Esomeprazole Nexium Classification Therapeutic: antiulcer agents Pharmacologic: proton-pump inhibitors Route/Dosage/Time 0630‚ PO: 40 mg once daily 60 min. AC Breakfast. Action: Diminished accumulation of acid in the gastric lumen with lessened gastroesophageal reflux. Healing of duodenal ulcers. NURSING CONSIDERATIONS: [pic]Assess patient routinely for epigastric or abdominal pain and frank or occult blood in the stool‚ emesis‚ or gastric aspirate 2. Multi-vitamin
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Aaisha Saif Abdullah AL Moqbali 89799 SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING DEPARTMENT CHILD HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL: NURS 4001 EVIDENCE BASED DRUG STUDY * During your posting select 3 drugs from each clinical area * A total of 15 drugs to be written. * Preferably select a drug you have not studied in detail. * Do not repeat the drug. | paracetamol | Chlorpheniramine | dexamethasone | Age | 12yrs | 12yrs | 4yrs | Sex | f | f
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Menopause is a health issue for midlife women due to the fact that this is a time in their life where they will have many changes going on in their body. Every woman is different when it comes to the symptoms that she may have during this period in her life. It will be vital as providers to realize that each person should be treated individually‚ and a plan of care should match each patient. Due to the changes during menopause‚ many women will have lifelong problems due to a decrease in the amount
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sensitivity may still have an allergic response. * Obtain specimens for culture and sensitivity before therapy. First dose may be given before receiving results. * Observe patients for signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis (rash‚ pruritus‚ laryngeal edema‚ wheezing).Discontinue the drug and notify the physician
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