Michael Dodgson NVQ 3 Adult Health and Social Care. Unit 4222.387 1.1 Define Acquired brain injury. An Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a term that’s used to describe an injury to the brain that has happened after birth‚ it is not possible to be born with an ABI but this can happen during the birthing process as it is not genetic or congenital. 1.2 Describe possible causes of acquired brain jury. There are various ways that you can get an ABI‚ such as traumatic accidents illness’s and
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Septic Shock case study Introduction This paper is talking about the patient who has septic shock then use the holistic nursing care to him. Holistic care is defined‚ as total patient care that include the physical‚ psychological‚ economic‚ and family needs of the person; Holistic nursing is using a knowledge‚ theories‚ and proficiency interaction with people in their care (Lucia‚ 2013) The definition of the septic shock is systemic inflammatory response syndrome‚ caused by any type of bacteria
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1. Know different types of burns – Superficial (1st degree) o Involves only epidermis o reddening with minor swelling – Partial Thickness (2nd Degree) o Epidermis burned though‚ dermis damaged o Deep‚ intense pain o Blisters and mottling – Full Thickness (3rd Degree) o All layers of skin burned o Blackened areas surrounded by dry white patches – Electrical
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Dual Diagnosis Thomas Hollyday Liberty University Introduction Duel Diagnosis has become more frequent‚ with the advancement into the signs and symptoms of each disorder progresses. I great amount of the time when a person has an addictive personality they tend to have other personality disorders also. Just three generations ago if a person had substance use disorder (SUDs) they would stop after that diagnosis. At that time they didn’t know that the majority of psychiatric patients also
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clinical trial: An evaluation of the effects on patient recruitment and data acquisition. International Journal of Medical Informatics; article in press. 9. Namiki‚ J.‚ Yamazaki‚ M.‚ Funabiki‚ T.‚ et al. 2011. Inaccuracy and misjudged factors of Glasgow Coma Scale scores when assessed by inexperienced physicians. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery; 113(5): 393-8. 10. Ross‚ S.‚ Magee‚ L.‚ Walker‚ M.‚ et al. 2012. Protecting intellectual property associated with Canadian academic clinical trials - approaches
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which introduces the protists through saliva into the circulatory system. In the blood‚ the protists travel to the liver to mature and reproduce. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache‚ which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. The disease is widespread in tropical andsubtropical regions in a broad band around the equator‚ including much of Sub-Saharan Africa‚ Asia‚ and the Americas. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be transmitted by humans. The vast majority
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Exam Case Scenario Pathophysiology of Asthma Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by episodes in which the bronchioles constrict due to oversensitivity. In asthma‚ the airways (bronchioles) constrict making it difficult to get air in or out of the lungs. Breathlessness is the main symptom. The bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed and constricted. Asthmatics usually react to triggers. Triggers are substances and situations that would not normally trouble an asthma free person. Asthma
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test would also be ordered to see how the heart has dealt with the stress. Giving him Narcan would help block the receptor sites to stop the action of the OD. What ended up being ordered is the ABG‚ a CT of the brain‚ EKG‚ NG tube‚ Catheter‚ Glasgow Coma Scale‚ Chest X-ray and the lab drew blood. The ABG showed severe metabolic and respiratory
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adequate account of their physical and mental condition. At 0225 hours the patient experienced an unwitnessed fall following the administration of 5mg Valium. Subsequently‚ neurological observations were commenced and repeated at 0340 with a Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] of 6/15. Dr McKenzie arrived at the hospital between 0630 and 0700 hours‚ and was then informed of the patient’s unwitnessed fall‚ GCS score and condition. The patient was then transferred to Lismore Base Hospital [LBH] at 0930‚ presenting
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be measured when we perform our observations. By measuring a patient’s respiratory rate‚ oxygen saturations‚ peak flow (in asthma patients)‚ pulse rate‚ systolic and diastolic blood pressure‚ core temperature‚ blood sugar‚ pupil reaction and Glasgow coma scale. All these combined measurement can give us an insight into the patient’s health or Physiological state. 2.1 The heart is simple a pump which forces the blood around our bodies through the pipe work we call our arteries and veins. We can measure
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