SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE ON DENGUE FEVER What is dengue fever? Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache‚ fever‚ exhaustion‚ severe muscle and joint pain‚ swollen glands (lymphadenopathy)‚ and rash. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums‚ severe pain behind the eyes‚ and red palms and soles. Dengue
Premium Dengue fever Aedes aegypti Mosquito
-1- The first benefits I gained from the simulation lab is the opportunity to get familiar with the environment and equipment in the ICU so that I know what to expect in real patient situation. Second it allowed me to practice how to organize the room to make sure that no tub or lines get pulled during treatment. Third this lab was an occasion to use problem solving skills to come up with solutions when there was a change in patient status. -2- I learned from this experience that it is important
Premium Patient Nursing Health care
Task No. 1: The Kosher Cutlet Case (Mr. J) Nursing-Sensitive Indicators as Identifiers of Patient Care Interfering Issues The National Quality Forum (NQF) established a list of nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) to identify specific “structures and processes” that contributes significantly to the outcomes of patient healthcare (Heslop & Lu‚ 2014; Montalvo‚ 2007). These indicators are empirically prepared that can reliably and validly measure these structures and process at a preferred level of
Premium Nursing Ethics Oxygen saturation
Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
Premium Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus type 1
Exercise 1 (20 marks) 1. What happens to the blood pressure and heart rate when the arterial resistance is increased? When arterial resistance is increased‚ the blood pressure increases and heart rate decreases. For instance‚ when arterial resistance increased to 150%‚ systolic blood pressure increases to 132.8mmHg‚ diastolic pressure increases to 82.1 mmHg‚ and heart rate decreased to 51.8/min. 2. What might give rise to condition with increased
Premium Heart Blood Artery
Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 9th Edition Chapter 36 Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias KEY POINTS RHYTHM IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT • The ability to recognize normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms‚ called dysrhythmias‚ is an essential nursing skill. • Four properties of cardiac cells (automaticity‚ excitability‚ conductivity‚ and contractility) enable the conduction system to start an electrical impulse‚ send it through the cardiac tissue‚ and stimulate the myocardial tissue to contract. • The
Premium Cardiac electrophysiology Cardiology Myocardial infarction
Postpartum case study 1. Title page: Date: 05/10/11 Instructor: 2. Patient data: C O MR#0882470 financial#110941625 G:2 P: 1001 Room: Age: 37 Allergies: PNC‚ Codeine Date of care 3. Medical history: None 4. Obstetrical history: C/S 12/27/07 40 wks 7.4 lbs Female‚ H/O post partum depression Week gestation first seen 13 4/7 weeks 5. Labor/Delivery Summary: Induced at 40 weeks Stage
Premium Childbirth
temperature‚ pulse and respiration ___Signs/symptoms of injuries such as pain‚ bleeding‚ abrasions‚ contusions‚ bruises‚ swelling reddened areas‚ etc. ___Medical conditions such as: Cardiac arrhythmia’s Syncope Hemiplegia Arthritis Osteoporosis Hypotension Parkinson’s Seizure disorder Pain CHF Bladder dysfunction (worsening or new onset) ___Acute conditions or signs/symptoms of unknown origin. ___Urine tested by dipstick within 4 hours of fall ___The position of the resident upon discovery ___Resident
Premium Management Cardiac arrest
physical therapist notes that the patient demonstrates fine resting tremors and hyperactive reflexes. The patient reports frequent right upper quadrant pain. Which of the following additional signs is MOST likely? 1. Jaundice 2. Hyperhidrosis 3. Hypotension 4. Nocturnal cough Which of the following examination findings would be expected in a patient who also had sustained ankle clonus? 1. An upgoing great toe when the sole of the foot is stroked 2. Weakness of ankle plantar flexors with one-repetition
Premium Blood pressure Carpal tunnel syndrome Muscle
Therapeutic Management (Nonpharmacological and pharmacological) treatment for nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy. A. Nonpharmacological treatment of nausea and vomiting Nonpharmacological management of nausea and vomiting will depend on the etiology of the nausea and vomiting. It may be caused by psychological‚ dietary‚ or physical conditions and this will determine what type of management may help improve the symptoms they may be having. Some of the these recommendation according to
Premium Chemotherapy Pharmacology Vomiting