Jobi M. Troumbly Case study 17 Pages 85-89 1. Given the diagnosis of acute MI‚ what other lab results are you going to look at? CKMB‚ Troponin I‚ Myoglobin- which are all cardiac injury markers. ECGs done at an outside hospital or en route‚ noting the context in which notable ECGs were printed. 2. You find the following laboratory results in the patient’s chart. For each‚ interpret the result‚ and evaluate the meaning for C.B. a. Creatinine phosphokinase (CK) levels drawn on
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For this community-teaching plan‚ I chose to discuss Coumadin therapy. I presented the secondary prevention and screening for vulnerable people. The demographic of the audience were all nurses. RN s and LPNs were educated on why we use Coumadin and why it is so important to understand the side effects of the medication and what risk factors to be aware of when administering the medication. When dispensing the medication to our patients‚ it is our responsibility as their nurse to be fully aware of
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entire body. 6. Silent Myochardial Infarction- Diabetes mellitus‚ Males ( Heart Attack). 7. Fatal Stroke- Hemorhage 8. Open-Angle Glaucoma- African-American‚ Hallow around light‚ no peripheral vision‚ tunnel vision‚ decreased color distinguishing. 9. Complications in circulation due to diabetes- Neuropathy‚ hypertension‚ poor circulation‚ retinal neuropathy‚ blindness‚ stroke‚ silent myocardial infarction‚ erectile disfunction (males). 10. Epiglotis- Critical condition in children
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were 12.22‚ 23.81‚ and 24.97. The women’s relative risk of death in the contemporary cohorts was higher than that of men. The authors concluded that the relative risks of death from all causes — including lung cancer‚ COPD‚ ischemic heart disease‚ and any type of stroke — are almost identical for female and male smokers. For men 55 to 74 years of age and for women 60 to 74 years of age‚ the rate of death from all causes is
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PHARM: Safety and Infection Control What components should be included in a medication order? 1. · The client’s name · Date and time of order · Name of medication (may be generic or brand) · Dosage of medication · Route of administration · Time and frequency of medication administration – exact times or number of times per day (dictated by facility policy or specific qualities of the medication). · Signature of prescribing provider. 2. What are the best steps to take when a client refuses a medication
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Amnesia Is a disorder that can have complex physical and psychological causes. It can last from a few hours to a lifetime. The common Symptom is an inability to remember the past. The person with amnesia might forget a particular event of time. The amnesia might involve a total loss of memory about the event or period‚ or might leave a person with fuzzy memories of events that happened before an illness or injury. Amnesia might keep the person only from retrieving old memories of events that
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My topic of interest deals with exploring other possible ways to measure intelligence that are not currently supported by the common IQ test. The IQ test still holds validity in our society‚ but I wish to further explore some of its shortcomings. This topic became interesting to me after reading through unit one of this course. I began to think about all other ways that I confront challenges in day-to-day situations that have yet to be measured on a standardized test. Further light was shed on this
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Underage drinking is a serious widespread health problem in the United States and is a widely used substance of abuse. Underage drinking is also associated with binge drinking. This poses enormous health and safety risks and the consequences can affect everyone and this mostly affects people from 12-20. Binge drinking is very risky and can lead to further drug abuses and addiction‚ brain damage‚ irrational and ignorant‚ and more importantly‚ your health. This is why young teens should not drink
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who have experienced a debilitating illness or trauma know all too well what that experience is like. Dysphagia occurs after damage to the sensory function of the muscles or nerves in the throat. Dysphagia can occur due to several reasons such as stroke‚ brain/spinal cord injury‚ post-polio syndrome‚ multiple sclerosis‚ muscular dystrophy‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ polymyositis‚ dermatomyositis‚ esophageal spasm‚ scleroderma‚ gastric reflux disease‚ esophagitis‚ allergic reactions‚ diverticula‚ esophageal
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Physiology Chooljian Lecture Exam #3 Review FIRST: Be sure to: Study chapter objectives‚ summaries‚ and reviews Review your lecture notes ANS Define: denervation hypersensitivity‚ ganglia‚ mass activation‚ sympathoadrenal system‚ dual innervation. What are the two divisions of the ANS? Where are the neurons for each division located‚ and what is the major function of each division? What type of neurons (sensory or motor) are in the ANS? What are the names for the two
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