Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway. The narrowing of air occurs due to the inflammation and excessive mucous secretion. Asthma is know to be the commonest diseases in childhood and in young adulthood. Mr Saunders suffering from asthma encounters exacerbation‚ which commonly means asthma attack or acute asthma leading to shortness of breath‚ wheezing and many other symptoms. Exacerbation refers to decline in expiratory airflow‚ which can bring mild to life threatening conditions
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Exemplar Face Sheet Exemplar Name ! Intrapartum Care (Vol. II pg. 1255-1325) Key Concept Link ! Reproduction Pathophysiology‚ etiology and direct and indirect causes in your own words Pathophysiology: Both mother and baby begin to prepare for birth in the final weeks of pregnancy. The mother is instructed to call the health care provider and come into the birthing unit if any of the following occur. Rupture of membranes‚ regular‚ frequent uterine contractions (nulliparas‚ 5 minutes
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control and poorly controlled diabetes are coded to the type of diabetes with hyperglycemia per the Alphabetic Index E08.65 E09.65 E10.65 E11.65 E13.65 Diabetes mellitus (DM) complications Metabolic EG: Diabetic ketoacidosis--in Type I--E10.10--acidosis is not coded separately--it is a metabolic complication and is included in the code (Excludes 1 note)-p285 in text book E08.10/11 E09.10/11 E10.10/11 E13.10/11 Manifestations--these are most common Occurs in another body system--sometimes
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Patient scenario The patient Mr. Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer 5 years ago. It seemed as if his condition was worsening so he visited his physician who performed a physical examination on him. A physical examination has many components they include observing the signs of a disease by checking for signals like change in skin pigment or alertness. Then there is checking vital signs such as blood pressure‚ heart rate and temperature by comparing your results to a standard. Next step the
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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sugar in her urine. Upon admission she was hypontensive‚ tachycardic and hyperventilating. Her labs show she is acidonic‚ arterial blood carbon dioxide levels were low‚ blood oxygen tension is normal‚ bicarbonate levels are really low indicating metabolic acidosis‚ low sodium levels‚ slightly high level of potassium‚ Chloride level is on the low end of normal‚ very high levels of blood urea and nitrogen‚ total carbon dioxide levels are really low‚ extremely high sugar
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Buffers and Respiration Darlene E. McDonald WCCC Fall 2012 Ap Lab 071-07 Dr. Roxanne Levandosky August 31‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION: A.PURPOSE: a. To define and understand the key terms. ~acid ~buffer system ~base ~acidosis ~pH ~alkalosis ~pH scale ~hypoventilation ~pH indicators ~hyperventilation b. To determine the acidic or base nature and actual pH of various substances. c. To discuss the formation of the carbonic acid/bicarbonate ion buffer system in maintaining
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DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! E - evaluate A - assess T - teach addisons= down‚ down down up down cushings= up up up down up addisons= hyponatremia‚ hypotension‚ decreased blood vol‚ hyperkalemia‚ hypoglycemia cushings= hypernatremia‚ hypertension‚ incrased blood vol‚ hypokalemia‚ hyperglycemia No Pee‚ no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output) EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries for better perfusion A= appearance (color all pink‚ pink and blue‚ blue [pale]) P= pulse (>100‚ < 100‚
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Chapters 9 and 10 HOMEWORK 9.1 The Respiratory System 1. Summarize the role of the respiratory system. 2. Distinguish between inspiration and expiration. 3. Identify the structures of the human respiratory system. 9.2 The Upper Respiratory Tract 1. Summarize the role of the nose‚ pharynx‚ and larynx in respiration. 2. Identify the structures of the upper respiratory system and provide their function. 3. Explain how sound is produced by the larynx. 9.3 The Lower Respiratory
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