hyperinflation. The possibilities include perforated peptic ulcer or GI malignancy‚ recent laparoscopy/laparotomy‚ and peritoneal dialysis. It is important to do an erect CXR for the free air to rise to the top of the abdomen. For patients with a nasogastric tube in place‚ instillation of 200 ml of free air before the CXR may aid the diagnosis.
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is used. When initiating the rapid sequence intubation protocol‚ the paramedic takes total control over the patient’s airway by sedating the patient with paralytic drugs and placing a breathing tube into the patient’s trachea. When evaluating the risks versus the benefits of an endotracheal tube insertion in the pre-hospital environment‚ paramedics must make split second decisions since the patient’s life depends on the paramedic’s knowledge and skills. If the paramedic’s attempt to intubate was
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Tracheal deviation Tachycardia Low blood pressure Cyanosis Decreased lung sounds MANAGEMENT OF A TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX • Open chest wound – seal the wound with an occlusive dressing. • Needle thoracostomy or needle compression. • Chest tube. CASE STUDY: MR. S DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Patient’s Name : Mr. S Age : 35 Yrs Old Sex Marital Status Religion : Male : Married : Hinduism Race : Indian Nationality : Malaysian Address : Taman Bayu Perdana Occupation : Unknown Next
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GI Terminologies Visceral pain; dull poorly localized pain Somatic pain; sharp pain‚ well localized Referred pain; pain experience at a distance from disease process Fetor hepaticus; sweet fecal odor caused by hepatic failure Feculent breath; foul fecal odor caused by severe bowel obstruction Severe halitosis; foul breath odor can be caused by poor dental hygience or neoplasms or esophagus and stomach Jaundice; yellowish discoloration of skin caused by high bilirubin level associated with
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Management of Patients with Lower Respiratory Problems Chapter 28 Acute Bronchitis An inflammation of the bronchi in the lower respiratory tract Clinical Manifestations Cough‚ Headache‚ Malaise‚ SOB‚ Fever‚ Dyspnea‚ Normal Breath Sounds or Wheezes‚ Chest Pain Nursing Care Supportive i.e. fluids‚ rest‚ cough suppressants‚ bronchodilators‚ inhaled corticosteroids Pneumonia • Acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma Types of Pneumonia • Community Acquired (CAP) – Before hospitalization • Medical
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of the Client Receiving Parenteral nutrition by Joyce Black * Parenteral Nutrition (PN). PN is indicated to maintain nutritional status and prevent malnutrition when the client has inadequate intestinal function or cannot be fed orally or by .tube feeding. * The PN prescription is guided by the nutritional assessment and the definition of nutrient goals for calories. and protein. The PN solution contains carbohydrates’" as glucose‚ fats‚ triglyceride‚ and protein as amino acid levels designed
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University of Phoenix Material The Skeletal System Exercises After viewing the animation answer these questions. * Exercise 5.1: Coloring Exercise * * Scan completed coloring exercise and submit as a separate document. * * * Exercise 5.2: Appositional Bone Growth * After viewing the animation‚ answer the following questions: 1. Define appositional bone growth. Formation of new bone on the surface of older bone or cartilage 2. Which cells produce
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threatening. Along with providing all this information‚ this paper will also instruct how to initiate a peripherally inserted central catheter and how to correctly execute a dressing change. Peripheral and Central Venous Catheters A catheter is a hollow tube that is used to either transfer fluids out or into the body (Dictionary.com‚ 2015). A peripherally inserted central catheter and a central venous
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The Polymerase Chain Reaction and Determination of Alu Population Freqencies Porshia Gibbs April 8‚ 2010 Genetics Laboratory Abstract Cheek cells were extrapolated and used in PCR amplification and electrophoresis of the amplified samples to determine the presence or absence of the dimorphic Alu sequence in a class population. A bioinformatic allele server was then employed to calculate genotypic and allelic frequencies of the Alu element in the class population. The Hardy-Weinberg equation
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Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death.[1] An abortion can occur spontaneously due tocomplications during pregnancy or can be induced‚ in humans and other species. In the context of human pregnancies‚ an abortion induced to preserve the health of the gravida (pregnant female) is termed a therapeutic abortion‚ while an abortion induced for any other reason is termed an elective abortion. The term
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