Hanna Rich 2/25/14 Chemistry 1110 Chemistry in the News Wireless Cardiac Defibrillator The heart is an incredible muscle. Unlike the brain where a person can continue to be “alive” without any electrical activity‚ without a heartbeat‚ a person cannot live. The average person doesn’t ever think about how or why their hearts lub dub every minute of every day until they die. For someone whose heart doesn’t beat properly‚ the lub dub is a frequent worry. Brandon England is one of those people
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there is cause for concern related to Mr. E’s patient rights being violated. Mr. E‚ though mildly developmentally delayed‚ has a right to self determination. He has the right to choose whether he wants to be placed on a ventilator or not. A mild hypoxia of 88% is common with pneumonia and is seen quite often‚ this in and of itself is not usually enough to affect one’s decision making ability. The registered nurse caring for Mr. E needs to be a patient advocate and fight to see his wishes followed
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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Chapter 37 Bronchodilators and Respiratory Drugs A. Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract * COPD * Asthma * Emphysema * Chronic bronchitis B. Bronchial Asthma * Recurrent and reversible shortness of breath * Occurs when the airways of the lungs become narrow as a result of: * Bronchospasms * Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa * Edema of the bronchial mucosa * Production of viscid mucus * Alveolar ducts/alveoli remain open‚ but airflow to
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NUR 300 Exam #1 1. Which of the following clients is at a high risk for developing dilated cardiomyopathy? a. A 4-year-old child born with cerebral palsy and confined to a wheelchair b. A 44-year-old noncompliant female who forgets to take her hypertensive medications c. A 17-year-old with a diving injury resulting in paraplegia d. A 78-year-old patient with Alzheimer disease who received a third-degree burn following an oven fire 2. A client is experiencing muscle atrophy following 2 weeks
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an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure‚ he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty‚ prolonging his period of hypoxia‚ and put him on ventilator support. You then get a phone call from a senior consultant in the hospital that an important social activist is about to arrive with chest pain and will need to be admitted. You are directed to arrange a bed for him. The
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Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Darren Monaco Darton State College Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Withholding and withdrawing treatment is the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment that the patient does not desire‚ either because of a perceived disproportionate burden on the patient or family members or for other reasons (Butts & Rich‚ 2013‚ p. 264). Withholding and withdrawing treatment is a major ethical dilemma for healthcare providers and family members alike. The
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INTRODUCTION DIABETES is the disease which occurs when the pancreas does not secrete insulin or the body is unable to process it properly. INSULIN is the hormone that monitors the level of the sugar in the blood. DIABETIC EYE DISEASE refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of diabetes that may cause severe vision loss or even blindness. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness. It involves small
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Respiratory System Respiration: The primary function of the respiratory system is to obtain oxygen gas for cell metabolism and remove carbon dioxide waste. Describe each of the following general processes of respiration. Ventilation- air is moved into and out of the lungs so the gases there are continuously changed and refreshed external respiration- oxygen diffuses from the lungs to the blood‚ and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood to the lungs gas transport- oxygen is transported
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After 5 hours of classroom activities‚ the level 2 students will be able to: 1.define the following terms: 1.1 CPR 1.2 airway 1.3 breathing 1.4 circulation 1.5 basic life support 1.6 advanced last support 1.7 cardiac arrest 1.8 respiratory arrest 1.9 biological death 1.10 clinical death 1.11 external cardiac resuscitation 1.12 artificial respiration 2. discuss the general principle of circulation and breathing 3. enumerate the ff: 3.1 indications of CPR 3.2
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