Altered physiology and emergency nursing care of patient with exacerbations of COPD within the first two hours in A&E Introduction The following essay will discuss the case of Mr Jones‚ who was admitted to the A&E department following a worsening of his symptoms of COPD. The focus of the essay is to provide a detailed plan of the management and emergency care of patients with exacerbations of COPD in A&E within the first two hours of their admission. The essay will guide us through
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Running Head: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE NURSING PROCESS Abstract This paper will focus the nursing process of endometriosis‚ including the pathophysiology‚ etiology‚ risk factors‚ signs and symptoms‚ assessments‚ diagnostic testing‚ interventions‚ medications and teaching. Therapy for a client with endometriosis will be individualized depending upon the severity of the disease‚ however‚ the basic information will be covered here. Endometriosis: The Nursing Process
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Childbirth is a beautiful thing. After the hours of labor‚ there is nothing more special than having the newly mother able to hold her child the minute after it’s born. It makes the pain that you had just experienced go away because all that matters in the world is that newborn child in your arms. During labor‚ every woman has her own experience but one common experience is the pain. According to Kitzinger (1978) “Labor pain can have negative or positive meaning‚ depending on whether the child is
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Maternal mortality due to sepsis is worryingly increasing through developed and developing countries. This is despite a worldwide effort towards reducing maternal death‚ maternal sepsis during pregnancy remains one of the worlds leading causes of preventable maternal death. In developed countries 3% of all maternal mortality is due to sepsis‚ whilst that figure jumps to 12% in developing countries. Pregnancy affected by severe sepsis or septci shock‚ run the risk of pre-term labour‚ fetal infect
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Concussion 3. Diabetes 4. Drug abuse 5. Encephalitis 6. Kidney failure 7. Meningitis 8. Pre- eclampsia 9. Rabies 10. Reyes syndrome 11. Stroke 12. Vasovagal syncope 13. Postural hypotension 14. Hyperventilation 15. Cardiac arrhythmia 16. Hypoxia 17. Hypoglycaemia 18. Vertebra basilar transient ischemic attack 19. Epilepsy TYPES • Toxic-metabolic encephalopathy. This is an acute condition of brain dysfunction with symptoms of confusion and/or delirium. The condition is usually reversible
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Analgesic and Sedative Effects of Dexmedetomidine in Burn Patients: A Literature Review It is a well-documented fact that patients with severe burn injuries experience continuous blood loss in the treatment process. With major burn injuries‚ patients may experience acute anemia‚ which occurs primarily from the surgical administration of the burn wound‚ anemia of critical illness‚ and iatrogenic blood loss. Burn patients may experience repeated painful techniques like dressing changes‚ which require
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Respiration. *The respiratory system consists of tubes that filter incoming air and transport it into the microscopic alveoli where gases are exchanged the entire process of exchanging gases between the atmosphere and body cells is called respiration and consists of the following: ventilation‚ gas exchange between blood and lungs‚ gas transport in the bloodstream‚ gas exchange between the blood and body cells‚ and cellular respiration *The organs of the respiratory tract can be divided into two
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Janine‚ is a 19-year-old single mother of Andrew a 4-month-old baby. Andrew was born at 37 weeks gestation and was admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit for four days due to mild respiratory distress and poor feedings. Today the Janine came into the clinic for Andrews well child checkup and is concerned about his feedings. Andrew was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux and is currently taking omeprazole daily. Andrew is able to raise his head at 45 degrees when prone‚ his weight is at
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Patients afflicted with diabetes are at risk for a variety of pathologies resulting in many complications including foot ulceration and amputation. The multi-factorial etiology of diabetic foot ulcers is evidenced by the numerous pathophysiologic pathways that can potentially lead to this disorder. A multicenter study attributed 63 percent of diabetic foot ulcers to the critical triad of peripheral sensory neuropathy‚ deformity‚ and trauma (Reiber‚ et al.‚ 1999). The following discusses the pathophysiology
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Investigations in Biology‚ 4th Ed. The McGraw-Hill Co. Inc.‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA. Crawshaw‚ Larry I. 1979. Responses to Rapid Temperature Change in Vertebrate Ectotherms. Oxford University Press‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA. Wood‚ Stephen C. 1991. Interactions Between Hypoxia and Hypothermia. Annual Reviews Inc.‚ Albuquerque‚ NM‚ USA.
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