of people without causing any harm at all to that individual. Localised infection is only confined to one certain part of the body and will only affect that specific area. If they are internal they can be very serious‚ such as appendicitis or endocarditis. An infected cut may also be another example of this; symptoms may include hot skin‚ pain‚ redness‚ swelling and a pussy discharge. These localised infections do not usually make you ill‚ but without the proper care they could cause a systemic
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penicillin-binding proteins inside bacteria” (p.594). Medication Trade Name: Ancef Generic Name: cefazolin Indications and Usage: Upper‚ lower respiratory tract‚ urinary tract‚ skin infections; bone‚ joint‚ biliary‚ genital infections; endocarditis‚ surgical prophylazis‚ septicemia (Skidmore‚ 2011). Adverse Effects: CNS- headache‚ dizziness‚ weakness‚ paresthesia‚ fever‚ chills‚ seizures (high doses) GI- nausea‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ anorexia‚ pail‚ glossitis‚ bleeding; increased AST‚ ALT
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Echocardiography Workshop Paul Lindower‚ MD‚ FASE Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals Friday October 6‚ 2006 Echocardiography for the Primary Care Practitioner • Educational Objectives: – Understand the Bernoulli and Continuity equations and how they may be used to assess valvular disease – Recognize echo techniques to assess the severity of mitral regurgitation and their limitations – Describe what factors determine whether a pericardial effusion promotes
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TITLE OF PROJECT: Effects of Chemoattractants of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Through a Capillary Tube. PROPOSED COST: $1764.90 ABSTRACT: This project will show how strong certain bacteria that are commonly found in biofilms attract to Pseudomonas aeruginosa through a capillary tube. It will test ten bacteria to see which bacteria have more chemoattractants with Pseudomonas aeruginosa . These bacteria are all motile‚ so to come together to form a biofilm‚ they must lose their ways of
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NUR 317 - Cardiac Exam Study Guide Define the following terms. Describe patient symptoms and conditions that could cause alterations in: Cardiac Output Volume of blood flowing through systemic or pulmonary circuit expressed in liters per min Normal= 5 L/min (resting adult) HRXSV= CO Factors: preload‚ afterload‚ myocardial contractility‚ heart rate As heart rate increases‚ this allows less time for diastole and the heart often cannot fill adequately. Therefore‚ a very rapid heart will often have
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all started with a mold that developed on a staphylococcus culture plate. Since then‚ the discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and has enabled physicians to treat formerly severe and life-threatening illnesses such as bacterial endocarditis‚ meningitis‚ pneumococcal pneumonia‚ gonorrhea and syphilis. Sir Alexander Fleming‚ a Scottish researcher‚ is credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928. At the time‚ Fleming was experimenting with the influenza virus in the Laboratory
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II. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Three days prior to admission‚ the patient suffered from fever‚ cough‚ and colds. He didn’t receive any medications or even consulted a physician. One day prior to admission‚ he suffered difficulty of breathing which triggered his parents to bring him to the hospital. They went first in the OPD and he was assessed with (+) head hobbing‚ (+) nasal flaring‚ and (+) rales. He was admitted at the PICU ward for further evaluation. Through the diagnosis
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Nebulization PNSS (Neb q 8) a method of administering a drug by spraying it into the respiratory passages of the patient. The medication may be given with or without oxygen to help carry it into the lungs. Indication: Relieve and prevent bronchospasm in patient with obstructive airway. Nursing Responsibilities * Assist client during nebulization. * Instruct to administer the nebulization at exact time and interval. * Notify physician if there is paradoxic bronchospasm occur during
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Reed 1 April Reed Dr. Ryder Finnegan English 1013 Composition 1 September 16‚ 2010 My Broken Heart I have a lot of wonderful memories from my childhood. Some of the best memories were the times I spent with my dad. He was a wonderful man‚ a gentle giant. His hands were strong and calloused‚ but his touch was as soft as his heart. He was the brightest star in the center of my universe. The day he died was the day my heart soul were irreparably broken. The bright star burned out for eternity‚ leaving
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Acupuncture Acupuncture is a traditional Eastern therapeutic technique that uses fine needles‚ inserted into specific points on the body along the meridians in proper speed to achieve a specific therapeutic goal. Acupuncture originated in prehistoric China‚ and it is based on such theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine as treating blockages of Qi‚ yin-yang balancing‚ five elements theory and pulse diagnosis. The functional system of channels and organs uses concepts of yin-yang balancing. Nowadays
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