Ectopic Pregnancy I bet you are thinking what is an ectopic pregnancy. It’s a pregnancy thats abnormal it occurs outside the mother’s womb (uterus). This could be caused by many things like: Previous ectopic pregnancy‚ smoking‚ Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)‚ Fallopian tube surgery and so on. Early sign of ectopic pregnancy may feel like a normal pregnancy may have symptom like: missed menstrual period‚ tender breasts‚ fatigue‚ nausea‚ increased urination. First stage may include vaginal bleeding
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APPENDICITIS is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix. It is classified as a medical emergency and many cases require removal of the inflamed appendix‚ either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated‚ mortality is high‚ mainly because of the risk of rupture leading to peritonitis and shock.[1] Reginald Fitz first described acute and chronic appendicitis in 1886‚[2] and it has been recognized as one of the most common causes of severe acute abdominal pain worldwide. A correctly
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Introduction ‘Penetrating and blunt abdominal trauma’ is an article published in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly in the January to March‚ 2005 issue‚ written by Kristine L. Eckert. In this article‚ Kristine Eckert provides an overview of abdominal trauma related to penetrating and blunt mechanisms of injury. There are different case studies provided to illustrate interventions and treatments of different types of trauma. This article also provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology
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How many standard deviations is my hypothesis (sample mean) is away from the actual (null hypothesis population mean) T – statistic Rejecting the null may be a mistake = p –value ONE SAMPLE 3 formulas T.Dist.rt (t‚ sample size - 1 “df”) -> alternative that mu is bigger than a 1 – T.Dist.rt (t‚ sample size – 1) -> mu is less than a T.Dist.2t(t‚samplesize - 1) -> not equal to p < significant level reject the null NEVER accept null TWO SAMPLE directly get the p-value
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Case Study A 45 year old male was admitted to ICU following an exploratory laparotomy which showed a ruptured appendix and peritonitis. The procedure began as a laparoscopic cholecystectomy but the initial finding was pus throughout the peritoneal cavity and a normal gallbladder. An open exploratory laparotomy where a ruptured appendix was discovered which was removed and a washout was performed. The patient had a two day history of abdominal pain prior to his admission through A&E. He had no
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Preventing Infection While Inserting Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) Newborn and premature critically ill infants in neonatal intensive care units face many challenges. Infants have delicate veins‚ so peripheral IVs usually last only a few days. A centrally inserted intravenous line is similar to a peripheral IV line‚ but lasts longer. It is difficult to insert these lines in newborn and premature infants and takes several attempts‚ thus making them more prone to infections‚ especially nosocomial
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gonadotropins. Ultrasound revealed a twin pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks. At 14 weeks of gestation patient had acute abdomen and ultrasound at the time of admission revealed a rupture ectopic pregnancy. Patient underwent emergency laparotomy where right sided salpingectomy was perfomed with peritoneal lavage. Later on twin prgancy continued and delivered at 37 weeks an Elective cesarean
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Question Compare and contrast and take a decision on the following methods: 1. Full cost method 2. Successful effort method in the exploration and evaluation of oil and gas Solution The alternatives used in financial accounting and reporting by oil and gas producing companies have been grouped under two basic methods of accounting which are: i) The Full Cost Method ii) The Successful efforts method The Full Cost Method An accounting system used by companies that incur exploration
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Wells and acreage Total gross and net productive wells Total gross and net developed acreage Undeveloped acreage Undeveloped acreage both net and gross acres by area Terms of the lease Drilling Activity The number of net productive and dry exploratory wells The number of net productive and dry
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Patient had a permanent pacemaker inserted on 3/01/2004 for sick sinus syndrome with a cardiac echo revealing LVEF of 55% with aortic sclerosis. The patient has undergone numerous procedures including a cholecystectomy‚ umbilical hernia repair‚ exploratory laparotomy‚ and appendectomy. At 0600 3/28/2006‚ the patient coded and was placed on a ventilator but has since been unresponsive. Labs at 0800 revealed a Troponin I level of 0.49‚ a
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