Introduction The aim of this assignment is to reflect on the management of a patient with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Reflective practice is associated with learning from experience‚ (Johns & Freshwater 1998) and viewed as an important strategy for health professionals who embrace life long learning (Department of Health 2000). Engaging in reflective practice is associated with the improvement of the quality of care‚ stimulating personal and professional growth and closing the
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First‚ the weight of rats used in the experiment and the weight of the AVS022 and its components by weight of rats at various dose. Next‚ the herbs mixed with sterile water to the volume 40 ml/kg this the safety volume for oral administration140 and dispersed the herbs powder for easy feeding to the rats. The study of the effect of AVS022 and its components on pain and edema in rat used to the standard model as following Figure 4.1 Figure 4.1 Diagram for the investigation of the analgesic
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Abortion: Dangerous and Deadly Everybody on the earth has a soul; we all know that‚ that’s what makes us who we are‚ what we are‚ and what we will become. The real question is when exactly does our soul come into our body? Does it perhaps enter the body right exactly at the moment our own parents conceive us‚ or later on maybe right when we exit our mothers’ wombs? This is a question we might never know‚ so should we allow soon-to-be mothers to kill this child‚ this soul that doesn’t even
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* Day 6 – 7 /ABC * ABC Principles of Management : Multi Organ Failure /MODS * PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT : ABC / Multi Organ Failure (MODS) * Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is the progressive dysfunction of more than one organ in patients that are critically ill or injured. * It is the leading cause of death in intensive care units (ICUs). * The initial insult that stimulates MODS may result from a variety of causes including‚ but not limited to‚ extensive
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A superantigen is defined as a type of antigen which has the ability to cause polyclonal T cell activation via a large‚ nonspecific activation of T cells. There are three general families of superantigens: endogenous superantigens‚ exogenous superantigens‚ and B cell superantigens. Endogenous superantigens are encoded into the genome by different viruses; exogenous superantigens simply refer to toxins secreted by bacteria; and B-cell superantigens describe the superantigens which activate B-cells
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CONDITION TABLE ASSIGNMENT #3 CONDITION | DEFINITION | SIGNS & SYMPTOMS | DIAGNOSTIC TESTS | 1. Diabetic Retinopathy | A damaged blood vessel of the retina. This is caused by diabetes. | Blurred vision‚ slow vision‚ shadows or missing areas of vision‚ and trouble seeing at night. | Dialation of the pupils with eye drops and then carefully examining the retina. | | 2. Meniere‚s Disease | An inner ear disorder that affects balance and hearing. | Drop in hearing‚ pressure in the ear
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J.L. SOAP NOTE Subjective J.L. is a 63-year-old white female who presented to the ER with right lower extremity pain and swelling with subsequent changes to the skin‚ including formation of bullous ulcers. She had blistering over the past four days that started to enlarge. The doctor prescribed her Bactrim. Erythema‚ swelling‚ and pain progressively got worse. She denies any fever or chills. PMH: COPD‚ Hypertension‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Osteoporosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Osteoarthritis‚ Morbid obesity
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Cellulitis (sel-u-LI-tis) is a common‚ potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Cellulitis appears as a swollen‚ red area of skin that feels hot and tender‚ and it may spread rapidly. Skin on lower legs is most commonly affected‚ though cellulitis can occur anywhere on your body or face. Cellulitis may affect only your skin’s surface‚ or cellulitis may also affect tissues underlying your skin and can spread to your lymph nodes and bloodstream. Left untreated‚ the spreading infection may
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Increasing evidence suggests that the alarming rise in allergic and autoimmune disorders during the past few decades is at least partly attributable to our lack of exposure to microorganisms that once covered our food and us. As nature’s blanket‚ the potentially pathogenic and benign microorganisms associated with the dirt that once covered every aspect of our preindustrial day guaranteed a time-honored co-evolutionary process that established “normal” background levels and kept our bodies from overreacting
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Symptoms of sepsis are usually nonspecific and include fever‚ chills‚ and constitutional symptoms of fatigue‚ malaise‚ anxiety‚ or confusion.[12] These symptoms are not pathognomonic for infection and may also be observed in a wide variety of noninfectious inflammatory conditions. In addition‚ they may be absent in patients with serious infections‚ especially in elderly individuals. Because systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)‚ sepsis‚ septic shock‚ and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
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