Aldosterone and Hormone Replacement Therapy Aldosterone falls in the class of hormone called mineralocorticoids‚ produces by the adrenal glands and is found near the kidneys. It sustains blood pressure‚ water and salt balance within the body. This procedure is assisting the kidneys to preserve sodium and excrete potassium in order to maintain a balance. If Aldosterone production falls‚ there isn’t enough regulation of salt and water balance (as aldosterone is being lost through urination) triggering
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Nurses Service Organization is proud to have partnered with the following nursing associations and provide their members with a comprehensive‚ affordable professional liability insurance solution. American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Founded in 1989‚ the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) is a not for profit membership organization dedicated to the professional enhancement and growth of registered nurses practicing in the specialty of legal nurse consulting and
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unconsciousness. It only causes a few minutes of sedation so it is followed up with a gaseous anesthetic‚ such as nitrous oxide. The drug is prepared as a sterile powder and after reconstitution with an appropriate diluent is administered by the intravenous route. Starting after World War II as a way of treating war neuroses‚ psychiatrists used Thiopental Sodium as part of narcotherapy‚ a drug treatment that is comparable to hypnosis. A psychiatrist would administer a very small dose of the drug‚
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processes as nerve transmission‚ muscle contraction‚ and normal heart rhythm. 3. What is the disadvantage of taking potassium chloride solution orally? • The advantage of oral potassium to avoid the use of glucose and sodium chloride injection or intravenous drip at the role of potassium offset their disadvantages can lead to abdominal discomfort‚ nausea and other gastrointestinal reactions. ) oral have gastrointestinal symptoms‚ such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ throat discomfort and chest pain (esophageal
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department consulted on the patient. They felt that his hypoxia and breathlessness were not secondary to his cardiac status. He had supraventricular cardiac arrhythmias‚ including atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. The cardiology staff utilized intravenous medications that controlled the cardiac rate‚ adequately resolving these cardiac issues. I managed the patient’s ventilator in intensive care status along with my respiratory therapy team. Unfortunately the patient developed multiple infections
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The definition of euthanasia is: The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Also‚ Euthanasia literally means "good death‚" and true euthanasia. Which should be delivered by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital by a licensed veterinarian. However‚ millions of precious animals are killed everyday in shelters not because they are sick. Just on behalf of them being homeless‚ unloved and unwanted. In today’s animal shelters
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Gestational Diabetes The clinic RN reviews Amanda’s prenatal record prior to performing a nursing assessment. Amanda has given birth twice‚ once at 35-weeks (twins) and once at 39-weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She has had one spontaneous abortion at 9-weeks gestation. 1. How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3. B) 3-1-1-1-2. C) 4-1-1-1-3. D) 4-2-1-0-2. Correct answer(s): C The nurse notes that
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Drug addiction is a pathological or abnormal condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior‚ the vulnerability to relapse‚ and the decreased‚ slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. Causes Drugs known to cause addiction include illegal drugs as well as prescription or over-the-counter drugs‚ according to the definition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
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Neonatology is an important role in the hospital when a baby is born. A neonatal nurse takes care of the sick newborns till they are okay to be discharged from the hospital. The sick newborns have to be placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ they are placed in the NICU for reasons such as they are born prematurely‚ complications during the birth‚ or they show signs of problems during the first couple of days after birth. Although the neonatal nurse takes care of sick newborns their time
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Post operative care There is a range of activities that nurses need to undertake when caring for postoperative patients. There are also specialist areas of surgery‚ e.g. bowel and thoracic surgery‚ which require more specific care and these are covered in Section 5. The patient is placed in the recovery room attached to theatre. The patients’ condition is assessed and he is nursed in the lateral recovery position to minimize risks of aspiration until fully conscious‚ when he can be transferred
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