gained prior to this assessment and to protect his identity and maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008)‚ he will be referred to as James‚ a pseudonym. The ward is for both female and male patients who have acute and chronic cardiac problems like congestive cardiac failure‚ myocardial infarction‚ acute coronary syndrome and other cardiac related conditions so they can be given the necessary treatment to help them get better or manage their condition. The ABCDE approach (Resuscitation council‚ 2006)
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Acute stress disorder develops within one month after an individual experiences or sees an event involving a threat or actual death‚ serious injury‚ or physical violation to the individual or others‚ and responds to this event with strong feelings of fear‚ helplessness or horror. The disorder is not inherited. Living with this disorder would not be very nice you would feel scared and like someone is trying to hurt you all the time. Your life span would be normal. The judgment was recognized to
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types of acute stress can be from a car accident‚ a deadline for a project at school that you are rushing to meet‚ a child and or an adult getting bullied. The most common symptoms are emotional ‚ anger‚ depression and being irritated. Muscular problems such as headaches‚ back pain‚ jaw pain can cause muscular tensions that can lead to pulled muscles on ligament problems. Stomach and bowel problems such as heartburn‚ acid stomach ‚ constipation and irritable bowel syndrome are temporary responses that
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Cardio Pulmonary Practical The main aim of the practical was to assess‚ what affects did light exercise have on the systolic and diastolic blood pressure‚ heart and respiration rate‚ tidal volume‚ minute volume and percentage of gas. The readings were taken before exercise‚ during exercise and after exercise. Blood pressure is defined as the amount of pressure exerted on the vessels walls‚ during blood flow. Blood pressure can be measured using a sphygmomanometer. The upper value indicates the
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the differential diagnosis of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illnesses. The broad categories of diseases that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness are Infections‚ preformed toxin‚ and psychogenic illness. However‚ only two of the broad categories (infection and preformed toxin) are most relevant to an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness differential diagnosis. Infection Acute gastrointestinal illness of infectious origin
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Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Childrens A Review of the Literature Fariha Shafaat Jinnah University for Women Author Note This paper was prepared for Research Methodology‚ course no. 4191‚ taught by Professor Dr.Rana Hadi. ABSTRACT In this report an attempt has been made to analyze the Systematic search of the medical literature to identify studies that used antibiotics in randomized controlled trials to treat acute otitis media. Studies were examined blind‚ and the results
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create mobility problems. Acute rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation centers are two types of facilities that aid in rehabilitation. The goals of each facility differs in the expectations to be released to another facility or if well enough‚ possibly home. In both facility moral is an important aspect in healing‚ therefore‚ it is pertinent that the nurses assist in this. Acute care hospitals are more temporary than rehabilitation facilities. The primary goal of acute care is to stabilize
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a medical condition that encompasses various heart-related ailments such as acute myocardial ischemia‚ unstable angina‚ non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)‚ and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (Kumar & Cannon 2009). NSTEMI and STEMI begins with atherosclerosis which happens when a plaque known as atherosclerotic plaque is formed from years of cholesterol deposits within the artery wall. When this ruptures the platelets clump
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Musculoskeletal Physiology Be familiar with bones and muscles of body 3 types of muscle skeletal‚ smooth‚ cardiac attaches muscle to bone‚ decreasing angle of joints during contraction proximal part of esophagus doesn’t connect to bone‚ proximal (upper) conscious control is primary skeletal‚ distal is involuntary and smooth muscle T- tubules: inside is ECS‚ deep invaginations of plasma membrane in muscle cell PM is sarcolemma allows high concentration of Ca‚ like other EC spaces (IC is
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Fatima University Case Study on ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS With SOME DEHYDRATION BSN 3Y2-2 Group D Mrs. Carol San Diego‚ RN MAN Clinical Instructor Ong‚ Christopher Allen C. Petalbo‚ Annabelle R. Rallos‚ Kimberly Michelle C. Ramirez‚ Princess mae A. Ramos‚ Ma. Dominique J. Retardo‚ Jeralem A. Reyes‚ Pee Jay A. Rovero‚ Relly Andro L. Rovira‚ Rachel B. Sayson‚ Monica Rizza G. Simbahon‚ Sara Jane A. Sioco‚ Carmela B. INTRODUCTION Acute Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis is a
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