1. How does the heart change as it develops in a fetus? As the heart first starts to develop after conception‚ it takes up most of the midsection of the fetus. Then it gradually starts to move up high in the chest cavity. After a few weeks‚ it takes it’s position where it will stay for the remainder of the life of the person. The heart itself grows from a one chambered tube. Due to the limited space available in the fetus it twists to and fro‚ backwards to form two partially separated atria
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Vital Signs The measurements of assessments that are included in the vital signs 1. temperature 2. pulse 3. respiration 4. blood pressure 5. pain Differences between core and surface temperature: 1. core – temperature of the deep tissue of the body 2. surface – temperature of the skin Classifications of fevers: 1. constant – remain elevated consistently and fluctuates very little 2. intermittent – rise and fall – sometimes goes back to normal temperature 3. remittent – similar
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Exit the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Blood Pressure Data Management Screen Menu Area Transfer the data from the monitor to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Print the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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else than blood are given‚ it may become watery in appearance. Venous haemorrhage is a dark red‚ a steady and copious flow. The color darkens still further from excessive oxygen desaturation when there is severe lose of blood‚ or in respiratory depression or obstruction. Blood loss is particularly rapid and when large veins are opened‚ example. common femoral or jugular. Venous bleeding can be under increased pressure as in asphyxia‚ or from ruptured varicose veins. Portal vein pressures are high
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Unit 3- health and wellbeing Definitions: Health and wellbeing meanings come in three forms-holistic‚ positive and negative. Health and wellbeing’s meaning cannot be fixed because health means different things to different people‚ and your intellectual thinking of health can change from day to day; depending on your experiences you go through. Literally the word health comes from an old English word meaning “the state of being hale‚ sound or whole‚ in body mind or soul”. This tells us that our
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has just been admitted to the unit d. A patient who has just received morphine sulfate for postoperative pain C Rationale: Hypoxemia and hypoxemic respiratory failure are caused by disorders that interfere with the transfer of oxygen into the blood‚ such as pneumonia. The other listed disorders are more likely to cause problems with hypercapnia because of ventilatory failure. Cognitive Level: Application Text Reference: pp. 1799-1800 Nursing Process: Assessment NCLEX: Physiological
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The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body via the circulatory system. In vertebrates the heart consists of two chambers called the atria and ventricles. The atria (upper chamber) receives the blood returning to the heart and the ventricles (lower chamber) pumps the blood away from the heart. The atria and ventricles chambers are separated by four main valves called the atrioventricular (two valves)‚ pulmonary‚ and aortic valves. These valves help create the heart sounds often
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History and Physical Name Larry Garcia Date Gender M Allergies DOB 12/21/1965 Age 45 Chief Compaint (CC) “I feel fine‚ but they tell me my blood pressure is too high.” History of Present illness (HPI) Newly diagnosed with hypertension during a physical exam he recently took due to a change in his company’s health and wellness policy PAST Medical history (PMH) No serious illness No surgeries Health Maintenance Last eye exam 8 yrs ago Has never had a
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Gestational Hypertension Many believe that child birth is part of the cycle of a women’s life. The majority of women have minimal complications with natural child birth but to some the process may be life threatening. Past statistics have shown a high rate of child birth mortality. Today‚ this rate has decreased with the advancement of the medical field. However‚ women all over the world are still facing different kinds of complications during pregnancy such as hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and preterm
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patient is confused‚ afebrile‚ and hypotensive with a blood pressure of 82/44 mm Hg. His respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min and the pulse oximeter reading is at 88% room air‚ so the physician ordered 2 to 4 L of oxygen per nasal cannula titrated to keep SaO2 greater than 90%. The patient responded to 2 L of oxygen per nasal cannula with a SaO2 of 92%. The patient has diarrhea. His blood glucose level is elevated at 160 mg/dL. The white blood count is 15‚000 and the Creactive protein‚ a marker for
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