thermal‚ chemical or electrical environments. The location and severity of the burn will determine the morbidity and mortality outcome. The risk of death increases with age‚ inhalation injury and burn area. Burns can cause tissue damage‚ electrolyte imbalance and organ system failure. There are several different depths of burns: First degree‚ Second degree‚ and Third degree. First degree burns (partial thickness injury) include the epidermis only. The affected skin is able to maintain water
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Water Can Kill? Exploring Effects of Osmosis by Susan D. Hester Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona‚ Tucson‚ AZ Part I – Three True Stories Case 1: Jennifer Strange 1‚2 Jennifer Strange was a 28-year-old mother of three who entered a radio contest to try to win a Nintendo Wii game system for her children. As part of KDND’s “Hold your wee for a Wii” contest‚ Jennifer drank bottle after bottle of water for hours without
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in attempt to get more blood to the body. Fatigue- Due to less blood and oxygen to vital organs. Edema- Due to the weakness of the heart pumping less fluid to the kidneys. Kidneys release renin‚ angiotensin‚ and aldosterone which holds on to sodium and attracts fluid into the vascular system. Lung crackles: The weak heart contractions cause fluid to build up in
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ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Adam Smith‚ 77 years of age‚ is a male patient who was admitted from a nursing home to the intensive care unit with septic shock secondary to urosepsis. The patient has a Foley catheter in place from the nursing home with cloudy greenish‚ yellow-colored urine with sediments. The nurse removes the catheter after obtaining a urine culture and replaces it with a condom catheter attached to a drainage bag since the patient has a history of urinary and bowel incontinence. The patient
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HLTEN611B – Apply Principles of Diabetic Nursing Care Assessment 1 – Case Study James is 18 years of age and has just presented (with his parents) to his GP with a 2 week history of extreme fatigue‚ polyuria‚ polydipsia‚ and weight loss. His random BGL is 41mmol/l and his blood ketones show 3.2mmol/l. His GP has diagnosed Type 1 diabetes with DKA and has sent him to the emergency department to see an endocrinologist at your public hospital‚ St Health Skills. The endocrinologist has decided on
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PART 1 Exam #1 Review Renal Overview: * Renin-angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates renal blood flow. * ACUTE RENAL FAILURE -rapid decline in renal function with progressive azotemia. * AZOTEMIA An excess of metabolic waste products in the blood Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine * OLIGURIA Urine Volume less than 400CC/24 hours for a non-trauma‚ non-surgical adult. * ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS (ATN) Clinical syndrome of ARF secondary to ischemia or toxic injury
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Case Study – Musculoskeletal system 1. Disscuss the role of two electrolytes in musculoskeletal function (175 words) The two electrolytes we have chosen are Calcium and Phosphate. Calcium is the main ion contributing for muscle contraction‚ Calcium flood in and act as a trigger for contraction‚ because as calcium binds to the regulatory protein on act in filaments‚ they change their shape and position on the thin elements‚ (Marieb 2009)‚ The phosphate ion‚ participates in acid base balance‚
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peristalsis may be seen in some cases on the left upper quadrant to the epigastum (CINCINNSTI CHILDREN’S‚ 2007). 2. LABORATORY TEST Laboratory test for HPS includes checking the electrolyte imbalance which includes the hypochloraemic‚ hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis. Hypochloraemic is due to loss of hydrochloric acid in the vomited fluids. Hypokalemia resulted from excretion of potassium from the kidney to compensate the hydrogen lost from the vomits. This is seen for patients with the problem for more than
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sources such as: www.nih.gov or www.cdc.gov. You may use other sources‚ but be sure they are reliable (NOT Wikipedia). 1. Please choose one electrolyte to research: My electrolyte is: Potassium What is the role of your electrolyte in the human body? To ensure that fluid levels inside and outside the cell are balanced. How does your electrolyte work in the functioning of nerves and muscles? Like athletes when they workout they lose salt by sweating. That’s why they try to contain salt
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The patient is asked about symptoms of DKA‚ such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ and abdominal pain. Laboratory results are monitored for metabolic acidosis (i.e. decreased pH and decreased bicarbonate level) and for electrolyte imbalance. If the patient exhibits signs and symptoms of DKA‚ the nursing care first focuses on treatment of these acute complications‚ as outlined earlier. Once these complications are resolving‚ nursing care then focuses on long-term management of
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