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    Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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    The patient is asked about symptoms of DKA‚ such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ and abdominal pain. Laboratory results are monitored for metabolic acidosis (i.e. decreased pH and decreased bicarbonate level) and for electrolyte imbalance. If the patient exhibits signs and symptoms of DKA‚ the nursing care first focuses on treatment of these acute complications‚ as outlined earlier. Once these complications

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    Following the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct and ensuring confidentiality‚ dignity and respect is maintained throughout this essay‚ I will be changing the child’s name to Alfie (NMC‚ 2015). Alfie was a 3 year old who my mentor and I triaged and assessed in the early hours of the morning in A and E. He presented with a barking cough‚ temperature of 40°C and very irritable. These are all common signs and symptoms of croup. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012) defines

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    to maintain a body temperature within a normal range so that "caloric expenditure and oxygen consumption are minimal. If excessive effort is needed to produce heat when cold stress persists‚ newborn infants may experience adverse metabolic events such as hypoxemia‚ acidosis‚ and hypoglycemia" (Chiu et al.‚ 2005. p. 115 as cited in Kenner‚ 2003). Literature Review The literature review is comprehensive and makes explicit the relationship among the variables and discusses the relevant concepts. All

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    CHEMISTRY CONCEPT: The chemistry in this quote shows that the virus didn’t clog his blood like it did all the rest of the people. The man stayed alive because his blood pH level was too low for the virus to survive. The man in the white robe got acidosis because he had taken a bottle of aspirin and had drunk sterna for many days following the accident. 2. A. QUOTE: "Every time he looked down the throat‚ the child closed his mouth. Every time he tried to listen to the heart‚ the child shrieked‚

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    Module 1 Pre Assessment

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    Date: 07/27/14 Total Score: 100 % 1 CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Backward effects of left-sided heart failure include: CORRECT ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion YOUR ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion Deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle flows through the right and left pulmonary arteries to the right and left lung. After entering the lungs‚ the branches subdivide‚ finally emerging as RATIONALE capillaries which surround the alveoli and release the carbon dioxide in exchange for oxygen. The capillaries

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    Urine Flow Lab Report

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    For each part that was tested a made of the graph‚ the subject that was used was the one that had the most consist numbers. What this means is that isotonic urine flow subject is not necessarily isotonic creatinine concentration subject. The kidney’s load for this was either a hypotonic‚ isotonic‚ alkalotic‚ or no solution at all. Based on the data above‚ some hypothesis were validated and other were not. In both the hypotonic and isotonic‚ the urine flow of the subjects increased as expected. This

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    Success of Small Businesses

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    OGTT- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus CPGH- Coastal Provincial General Hospital KMTC- Kenya Medical Training College OPD - Out-Patient Department % - Percentage OHA - Oral Hypoglycamia Agent DKA - Diabetic Keto Acidosis MCH/FP- Mother Child Health/Family Planning CVS - Cerebro

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    blood pressure

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    Assessing Blood Pressure Anatomy of the Heart The heart is located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs within the mediastinum. It is a hollow‚ cone-shaped‚ muscular organ about the size of a fist. Functions of the Heart keeps O2-poor blood separate from O2-rich blood; keeps the blood flowing in one direction—blood flows away from and then back to the heart in each circuit; creates blood pressure‚ which moves the blood through the circuits; Regulates the blood supply based on

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    High Fructose Corn Syrup

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    Health Effects of High Fructose Corn Syrup Abstract: What is high fructose corn syrup? Is it some kind of disease making machine? High fructose corn syrup is causing many problems in the United States and two of the main problems are obesity and type two diabetes. There are also many other diseases that branch off from these two main diseases‚ like liver and heart disease. In this paper‚ the reason why high fructose corn syrup is becoming such a huge problem in the United States will be explored

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    Case Study wound Abscess

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    I. Introduction On January 19‚ 2015‚ during our hospital visit to the Surgery ward of Mary Johnston Hospital‚ there were 7 patients admitted. Of those 7 patients‚ four were admitted due to diabetic complications. According to the International Diabetes Federation‚ the Philippines is one of the world’s emerging diabetes hotspots – ranked at 15 – which is home to more than 4 million people diagnosed with this disease. In 2014‚ there were 571‚000 deaths related to non-communicable diseases‚ including

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