Staph infections are caused by a staphylococcus bacterium‚ Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus is a purple‚ cocci shaped cell with its morphological arrangements in grape-like clusters‚ it is determined by a bacteriological stain‚ known as the Gram stain. This determines it to be a gram positive bacterium. When grown on bacteriological media‚ S. aureus appears as a large white to golden colony. It is not very fastidious but it grows well‚ either aerobically or under anaerobic conditions and produces
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than eating full meals. Eat more high-calorie foods to get enough calories. For instance‚ drink fruit juice or milk rather than water. Besides‚ it is advisable to provide intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration caused by vomiting. Patients with severe nausea and/or vomiting may need to be hospitalized for treatment and intravenous fluids. • Rest your liver. Your liver may have difficulty in absorbing medications and alcohol. Consult your doctor before using any medication‚ including over-the-counter
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Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Shelly Wright Submitted to Sharon Mooney‚ RN‚ MSN in partial fulfillment of NR 460R Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Regis University April 9‚ 2010 Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Throughout history‚ nursing practice has experienced change. Florence Nightingale initiated the greatest change in nursing in the mid-1800’s when she gathered data regarding the morbidity and mortality of soldiers (Chitty & Black‚ 2007). Nightingale recognized
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Retrieved September 27‚ 2011‚ from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/212127-overview * Fishbein‚ M. (N.D.). Anthrax. Medicine Net. Retrieved September 14‚ 2010‚ from http://www.medicinenet.com/anthrax/article.htm * Patients Medical. 2012. Intravenous Therapy. Patients Medical. Retrieved March 2‚ 2012‚ from http://www.patientsmedical.com/treatments/ivtherapy/ivtherapy.aspx Chemical Weapons: Anthrax
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reflect on within this essay is my first IV start. I have chosen this as my first clinical placement is on a surgical unit‚ where Intravenous therapy is a widely used to administer medication. I was very happy to finally be able to start developing this skill as I have seen it done several time and was ever able to acquire the process in which is needed to start an intravenous. Appraisal The first stage of Gibbs (1988) model of reflection requires a description of events. As a transitioning Registered
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Haiti Jessica Ganzalez LHHS MUN 2011 WHO Cholera Outbreak Position Paper Background: Cholera is a disease that starts in the intestines‚ caused by the consumption of impure food or water with the bacteria Vibrio Cholera. The two most common indication of Cholera are diarrhea and excessive vomiting. Cholera is an extremely virulent disease and affects both children and adults and can kill within hours‚ if left untreated. During the 19th century‚ cholera spread across the world from its original
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caspofungin clearances were calculated by the PKplus model‚ as described in the method section. The results are shown in Table 3. The observed and WB-PBPK model simulated mean plasma concentration-time profiles of caspofungin in healthy adults after intravenous doses of 20 mg‚ 40 mg‚ 70 mg and 100 mg are graphically presented in Figure 1. The predicted and observed pharmacokinetic parameters with the prediction accuracy are summarized
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High blood pressure in the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries starting from the heart towards the lungs. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a sustained elevation of the pulmonary arterial pressure to greater than 25 mmHg at rest or greater than 30 mmHg following exercise‚ with a mean pulmonary-capillary wedge pressure (an indirect measure of left atrial pressure) of less than 15
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examination‚ left optic disc margin was blurred. His bilateral visual acuity was no light perception (NLP) despite prescribed His bilateral light perception‚ visual acuity showed no response to I.V. erythropoietin 20000 units daily for three days and 1gr intravenous
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myocardial infarction (within previous 3 months) 5. Intravenous rtPA (0.9 mg/kg‚ maximum dose 90 mg) is recommended for selected patients who may be treated within 3 hours of onset of ischemic stroke 6. In patients eligible for intravenous rtPA‚ benefit of therapy is time dependent‚ and treatment should be initiated as quickly as possible. The door-to-needle time (time of bolus administration) should be within 60 minutes from hospital arrival 7. Intravenous rtPA (0.9 mg/kg‚ maximum dose 90 mg) is recommended
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