Outline your priorities of care for Martin on his arrival in the emergency department at your major metropolitan hospital. Kirkness explains that priority should be given to airway management and oxygenation. Generally‚ all patients should be placed on oxygen. The head of the bed should be slightly elevated‚ and a cardiac monitor and intravenous access established. Unless there is hypotension‚ fluids should be administered judiciously to prevent cerebral edema. 2 Primary assessments are focused
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Congestive Heart Disease The main function of a healthy heart is to ensure proper blood flow throughout the body and supplying all the organs with the nutrients that are necessary for survival. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is also known as Congestive heart disease‚ but for this paper we will use failure‚ Consistent with the research. Congestive heart failure is a disease that primarily causes the heart to be compromised. This leaves the heart unable to perform the main function of pumping blood
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Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15‚ 2001): by Springhouse Corporation‚ With 13 Contributors‚ Springhouse By OkDoKeY Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL
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* GROUP 2: Elrey Joseph Calitis Mae Anjneth Cuaton How Atrial Tachycardia happens? Electrical signals in the heart’s upper chambers fire abnormally‚ which interferes with electrical signals coming from the sinoatrial (SA) node --- the heart’s natural pacemaker. A series of early beats in the atria speeds up the heart rate. The rapid heartbeat does not allow enough time for the heart to fill before it contracts so blood flow to the rest of the body is compromised. Video Presentation
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs are Taking over Sports The article "Doping in Sports: Steroids and Supplements" says “The word dope comes from the Dutch word dop‚ which is an alcoholic beverage made from grape skins that the Zulu warriors would think it could enhance their fighting ability.” (World Almanac and Book of Facts’ n.pag.). Unfortunately‚ they were wrong because when there was a fight between the athletes‚ one drank it and the other one didn’t‚ it ended up that the athlete that did not drink
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Superficial gastritis: It causes reddened oedematous mucosa with haemorrhage and small erosion. * Atrophic gastritis: This occurs in all three layers of the stomach and is characterized by a decreased number of parietal and chief cells. * Hypertrophic gastritis: Causes a dull and nodular mucosa with irregular thickening rugae. There are two main classification; * TYPE A (Fundal): It results from parietal cell changes leading to atrophy and cellular infiltration. It may be triggered by psycho-emotional
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the angiographic hallmark of unstable coronary syndromes and correlates with pathologic plaque and thrombus. Other causes of MI Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the occupational toxic risk factors for not only myocardial infarction but also cardiomyopathy. Firefighters ’"chronic" occupational exposure to carbon monoxide results in increased blood concentrations of carboxyhemoglobin‚ even in nonsmoking firefighters; changes in cardiac serum enzyme levels in one study suggested myocardial (heart)
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When a woman experiences the loss of her husband her life changes immensely. She must learn how to cope with the financial‚ social and emotional impacts on her new life. For most marriages‚ the husband is the traditional breadwinner of the home. Most men take pride in taking care of their wives‚ as well as the entire family. The wives are inclined to rely upon their husband to handle all financial matters. Without realizing it‚ the husband is doing a disservice to his wife by handling it alone
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NR 340 – Clinical Assessment Guide with NCP Organizer Student Name ____CP_____________________ Date _2/12/13_____ Pt Initials _MK_____ Medical Diagnosis #1: Multiple coronary artery disease Chief Complaint #1 Use Quotes: ”Shortness of breath and chest pain for over a month now” on 2/6/13 on day of Admission Chief Complaint #1 Use Quotes: “Pain 8/10” on day of your nursing care Prior Illnesses Hypertension‚ coronary artery disease‚ obesity‚ angina Family History Father
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( 2069 words ) Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible uses of hypnosis in the treatment of the condition as you see them. Author: MARIANA DUMITRIU Tutor: ALAN DAVIDSON Course Code: BOURN1S Bournemouth‚ March 2012 This essay will aim to compile the hypnotherapy approaches in the treatment of the autoimmune diseases. I have a personal interest in this area‚ which prompted me to research this particularly
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