Definition Application of mathematical (quantitative) techniques to decision making. In OR‚ a problem is first clearly defined and represented (modeled) as a set of mathematical equations. It is then subjected to rigorous computer analysis to yield a solution (or a better solution) which is tested and re-tested against real-life situations until an optimum solution is found. OR applies different approaches to different types of problems: dynamic programming‚ linear programming‚ and critical path
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Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker Page 1 of 15 ANNALS OF MEDICINE LETTING GO What should medicine do when it can’t save your life? by Atul Gawande AUGUST 2‚ 2010 Modern medicine is good at staving off death with aggressive interventions-—-and bad at knowing when to focus‚ instead‚ on improving the days that terminal patients have left. • Ql ara Thomas Monopoli was pregnant with her first child when her doctors learned that she was going to die. It O started
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Neuroscientist. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 April 26. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Published in final edited form as: Neuroscientist. 2011 June ; 17(3): 274–287. doi:10.1177/1073858410383336. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Abnormal Neuronal Plasticity Alexandre E. Medina1 1Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology‚ Virginia Commonwealth University‚ School of Medicine‚ Richmond‚ VA‚ USA Abstract NIH-PA Author Manuscript The ingestion
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Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15‚ 2001): by Springhouse Corporation‚ With 13 Contributors‚ Springhouse By OkDoKeY Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL
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THE ULTIMATE PRE REG BNF NOTES IMPORTANT MONITORING DRUGS 1. AMIODARONE Treatment of arrhythmias Loading Dose: 200mg tds for 7 days‚ then 200mg bd for 7 days then 200mg daily maintenance. Important side effects: Nausea‚ Vomiting‚ Taste disturbance‚ Pulmonary toxicity‚ Reversible corneal micro-deposits‚ Phototoxicity‚ Slate grey discolouration‚ Tremor‚ Sleep disorder‚ Hypo/hyperthyroidism‚ Jaundice. Monitoring: LFTs‚ Thyroid function tests required before treatment‚ then every 6 months. Measure
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HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING Angeles City [pic] CASE STUDY T/C MECHANICAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION PROBABLY SECONDARY TO POST-OP ADHESIONS‚ CALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS In partial fulfillment of the course requirements In NCM105 RLE SUBMITTED TO: Mr. Mark Lester Q. Alvarado‚ RN‚ MAN SUBMITTED BY: Mancile‚ Benjierose Mendoza‚ Christian Molon‚ Anna Marrie Panlilio‚ Fides Ana Paras‚ Florci Lhaica Paruli‚ Judy Anne Pineda‚ Lewell Pingol‚ Niña
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CHAPTER 11 Ethics and Health Pat Kurtz and Ronald L. Burr Authors Go Here Authors Go Here Authors Go Here Visit http://nursing.jbpub.com/communityhealth for Visit http://nursing.jbpub.com/communityhealth interactive exercises‚ review questions‚ WebLinks for interactive exercises‚ review questions‚ and more. Web links‚ and more. © Jones and Bartlett Publishers‚ LLC. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 1786X_CH11_248_269.pdf 248 12/30/08 10:30:24 AM REFLECTIONS It has become
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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Comprehensive 1 1. 1.ID: 310949498 A male client who lives in an area endemic with Lyme disease asks the nurse what to do if he thinks he may have been exposed. Which response should the nurse provide? A. Cover the ticks with oil to suffocate and kill them to prevent transmission. B. Look for early signs of a lesion that increases in size with a red border‚ clear center. Correct C. See a healthcare provider if nausea‚ vomiting‚ and joint pain occur after a tick bite. D. Obtain early treatment
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| | |There are approximately 870‚000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the United States. | | | |About 11.3 percent of them are female. | |
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