Carson-Newman University Student_______ _______________ Department of Nursing Date ________________________ NURS 303L – Clinical Case Study Assignment Client Age __________ M F Admit Date__________________ Allergies__________________________________ Admitting Diagnosis __Hypertension______________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity Level__________________________________ Diet____________________________________________________________
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Corticosteroids are taken to reduce the risk of neonatal mortality and intra-vnetricular hemorrhage. For second line treatment‚ magnesium sulfate is recommended in convulsion treatment. Also‚ diuretics are added to antihypertensive drugs such as furosemides (Yellon‚
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Although aciclovir is a relatively safe drug it has important side effects. It is predominantly excreted by the kidneys‚ where it can cause renal impairment through crystalluria resulting in obstructive nephropathy. This reversible nephropathy usually manifests after 4 days of intravenous therapy and can affect up to 20% of patients. It is only rarely seen after oral valaciclovir‚ usually as an overdosage.7 Acute kidney injury secondary to acyclovir is characterized by a decrease in renal function
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Electrolyte | Hypo | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Hyper | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Sodium (Na+) | <125 meq/L | * Inadequate intake * Hypoaldesteronism * Excessive diuretic therapy * Furosemide * Ethacrinic acid * Thiazides | * Extracellular volume contraction and hypovolemia (but may not if water excess) * Increased intracellular water; edema * Brain cell swelling‚ irritability‚ depression‚ confusion * Systemic cellular edema‚ including weakness‚ anorexia
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Knowing Your Kidney Disease Introduction (1) This book is being prepared in order to encourage and make the patient understand pathologies of diseases of the kidney. Kidney disease affects end-stage renal disease‚ which is kidney failure‚ affect 400‚000 patients currently in the United States today‚ of which new cases of kidney failure actually contribute about 120‚000 patients per year annually. The importance of early identification and knowing h0ow to live with kidney disease in
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ASM 34 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects There are several legislations relevant to the administration of medication in the care home. Although not expected that care staffs have detailed knowledge of the legislations‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The Medicines Act 1968 being the umbrella and from this several amendments and legislations have
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central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question? a. Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. c. Administer hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef) 100 mg IV. d. Titrate norepinephrine (Levophed) to keep systolic BP >90 mm Hg. ANS: A Furosemide will lower the filling pressures and renal perfusion further for the patient with septic shock. The other orders are appropriate. DIF: Cognitive
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Emergency Cart This is also known as crash carts are found in all hospitals and emergency rooms and contain supplies and equipment necessary to treat life-threatening situations. Emergency Cart is a wheeled cabinet or chest of drawers that contains all of the equipment necessary for emergency resuscitation. This is conveniently position throughout hospitals and other medical facilities so that they can be quickly accessed in an emergency. Functions: The function of a crash cart is to provide
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Some medications can be used to delay surgery in hopes that normal cerebrospinal fluid absorption begins again naturally. Furosemide and Acetazolamide are medications that decrease the amount of fluid produced and Isosorbide is a medication believed to increase the absorption of the cerebrospinal fluid. Medications are not a long-term solution in treating hydrocephalus. If
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Pancreatic Cancer Medical Report Pancreatic Cancer is a disease that can go undetected for a long period of time‚ often defined as the silent disease. This is a very common form of cancer rating as the fourth prominent cause occurring in men and women. It has been shown that most of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are above 50‚ although it still can occur in those at a younger age There are many different interments and devices that can be used to detect any form of pancreatitis. A
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