AbstractBackground pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are fatal‚ no curable‚ but treatable diseases that strongly affect the patients. Objective. To decribe patient’s experience of information relating to PAH or CTEPH. Methods. A qualitative method using content analysis was applied. Seventeen patients (thirteen women an four men) aged 28-73 years from a regional PAH center were individually interviewed. Results. Three categories that
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involved in fatal crashes"(Davis 249). 16 teen year old’s are the youngest and most immature drivers to hit the road. 16- year- old’s need more development in their brains to be safe drivers. 16- year- old brains are not fully developed to obtain their license. Also teens are too inexperienced because they are new drivers. 16- teen- year old’s are not getting enough experience with Co drivers. The driving age should be raised in Washington. 16- year- old teenagers’ brains are not fully developed. According
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The question is for adult patients with hypertension‚ what are the benefits of exercising 3 to 4 times a week on blood pressure compared with patients that do not exercise. Lewis defines hypertension as “continuous blood pressure greater than 140 over 90‚ hypertension that is not controlled.” “Hypertension or high blood pressure is an important medical and public health problem. There is a direct relationship between hypertension and cardiovascular disease‚ and a proportional increase in the risk
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tested over one 9 year and 13 year old. My prediction is that the 9 year old will not be able to conserve. The first experiment was using the 9 year girl. The experimenter first pour the same amount for each cup then ask the participant if there is the same amount of juice. The 9 year old says that “They are both the same”. For the second experiment was using the short and long container. The short container was pour into the longer container. Then the experimenter ask the 9 year old girl if there is
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name: Ethan Gaines Age: 4 years old Observation location: Social interaction with peers in the outdoors area. Observer: Terry Spencer Summary: After completing several observations using different methods on Ethan Gaines‚ this data will show how he is developing. According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe
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Milestones of a three-year-old play a very significant role in their lives‚ and ultimately affect their future. There are serval different types of milestones three-year-olds can experience‚ including physical‚ language‚ cognitive‚ emotional and social. Physical milestones of a three-year-olds are broken into two parts; gross motor and fine motor. Gross motor milestones for a three-year-olds includes running and walking without tripping‚ jumping‚ hopping‚ standing on one foot‚ walking backwards
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According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe that everyone sees the world as they do. They also tend to fix on one aspect of a situation and ignore others‚ and they cannot mentally reverse a series of events or steps. The typical three-year-old stands about 34 to 43 inches in height and weighs 25 to 44 pounds with a more adult-like appearance. They
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Daily Routines The eight-year old begins to have a big appetite‚ and some experience rapid weight gain. Parents can help control weight gain by limiting sweets and starchy foods. It is common for eight year olds to start having a later bedtime. She has to be reminded to go to bed and will put it off as long as possible. Eight sleeps soundly and rarely has nightmares. The average number of sleep hours is now ten. Eight enjoys going places and doing things‚ any activity that involves being with
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The Patient with Heart Failuure 74-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with heart failure. She had been growing progressively weaker and had ankle edema‚ dyspnea on exertion‚ and three-pillow orthopnea. On admission‚ she is severely dyspneic and can answer questions only with one-word phrases. She is diaphoretic‚ with a heart rate of 132 beats/min‚ and blood pressure 98/70 mm Hg. She is extremely anxious. 1. Because this patient cannot breathe or talk easily‚ prioritize the immediate nursing
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car by yourself.Why should you have to wait even longer. You already have to take courses before you get your permit‚ and you have drive a year with a parent/guardian supervision before you can get your drivers licence. To persuade you that 16 year olds are mature enough to drive a car I will give you two reasons why. My first reason that 16 year old are mature enough to drive a car is you take courses to before you can start driving. This means that they will know the rules of the road before
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