Not a Laughing Matter: “Effects of Tawa-tawa(Euphorbia Hirta) to the Platelet Count of Dengue Patients” I. Abstract Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets
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IHCD Paramedic Module H Assessment Using the answer sheets provided‚ encircle your answer against the corresponding question number. 1 Weight has the greatest effect on the amount of kinetic energy produced a. TRUE b. FALSE 2 Blunt trauma produces temporary cavitation a. TRUE b. FALSE 3 Sympathetic action causes pupil dilation a. TRUE b. FALSE 4 A capillary refill of more than 4 seconds indicates serious circulatory compromise a. TRUE b. FALSE 5 In time critical patients‚
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Negligence is essentially concerned with compensating people who have suffered damage as a result of the carelessness of others .One of the main ways in which access to compensation is restricted is through the doctrine of the duty of care.Essentially‚this is a legal concept which dictates the circumstances in which one party will be liable to another in negligence.Breach of a duty of care essentially means that the defendant has fallen below the standard of behavior expected in someone undertaking
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The nurse is assessing a client with chronic hepatitis B who is receiving Lamivudine (Epivir). What information is most important to communicate to the physician? 1. The client’s daily record indicates a 3 kg weight gain over 2 days. 2. The client is complaining of nausea. 3. The client has a temperature of 99° F orally. 4. The client has fatigue. The nurse is assessing a client with hepatitis and notices that the AST and ALT lab values have increased. Which of the following statements
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Chapter 29: Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse teaches a patient with chronic bronchitis about a new prescription for Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol). Which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? a. The patient shakes the device before use. b. The patient attaches a spacer to the Diskus. c. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. d. The patient
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Your patient’s ECG shows depression S-T in leads V1–V2 and ST elevation in Leads II‚ III‚ and AVF. You realize that this indicates: Acute inferior infarction. Acute Anterior infarction Acute Lateral infarction Acute inferior-Posterior infarction The above ECG changes can be found if there is an occlusion of the: RCA LAD circumflex all of the above. the most complications associated with this problem is ventricular dysrhythmias. AV block. atrial flutter. hemodynamic
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Upright vs. Recumbent Maternal Position During First Stage of Labor Am Fam Physician. 2010 Feb 1;81(3):285-286. Clinical Question During the first stage of labor‚ what is the effect of maternal positioning on duration of the first stage of labor‚ type of delivery‚ maternal satisfaction‚ and neonatal and maternal outcomes? Evidence-Based Answer Upright positions include sitting‚ standing‚ walking‚ and kneeling. Based on heterogenous results‚ women who maintained upright positions had a first stage
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surgical limb. Detail history of presenting complaints: Mrs Blue‚ a 65 year old female who presents with chest pain and shortness of breath‚ underwent bilateral total knee replacement under general anesthesia ‚ had video laryngoscope for intubation and was initially admitted in intensive care for close observation. The surgeon ordered to withhold DVT prophylaxis until the next day due to high volumes of haemoserous output
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Trauma Nursing 1 Trauma Nursing: Advanced Practice Ted E. Dunn Nursing 1070: Introduction to Nursing Science Dr. Janet L. Grady Trauma Nursing 2 Statement of Purpose The role of trauma nurse practitioner (TNP) has been formed only in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to use nursing literature that includes research in this and other fields to describe that role and how it is evolving. Trauma represents a sudden event altering the course of the lives of those affected
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“Select one clinical skill in which you are developing competence in and reflect upon how you have achieved the necessary level of competence for this stage of the programme” For the purpose of this essay the author has chosen to discuss blood pressure. The author has selected non-invasive blood pressure monitoring. An explanation will be provided to identify the rationale for selecting this technical skill and how the author has demonstrated knowledge base in relation to developing competence
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