Head injury Any trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain‚ TBI. Head trauma includes an alteration in consciousness‚ no matter how brief. Common causes: motor vehicle crashes and falls. Firearm‚ assaults‚ sports-related injuries‚ recreational accidents. Deaths occur at three points in time after injury: 1) Immediately 2) within 2 hours 3) 3 weeks after the injury GCS on arrival is also a strong predictor of survival: GCS < 8 30% to 70% chance of survival. GCS > 8 indicating >90% survival. Neurological
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Clostridium Difficile Bacterial Information and Culture Clostridium difficile‚ commonly known as C. diff‚ is a spore-forming‚ gram-positive‚ anaerobic bacillus (The Mayo Clinic). Although the active bacteria are gram-positive‚ the spores are gram-negative (Horridge‚ et al). Culture of c-diff is performed at normal human body temp‚ on a blood agar (Nadan). After 48 hours of incubation‚ isolates resembling C. diff are anaerobically subcultured on a fastidious anaerobe agar. After the final culture
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Chapter 57: Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Family members of a patient who has a traumatic brain injury ask the nurse about the purpose of the ventriculostomy system being used for intracranial pressure monitoring. Which response by the nurse is best? a. “This type of monitoring system is complex and it is managed by skilled staff.” b. “The monitoring system helps show whether blood flow to the brain is adequate.” c. “The ventriculostomy monitoring system
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urinary tract infection. UTIs are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. “Among UTIs acquired in the hospital‚ approximately 75% are associated with a urinary catheter‚ which is a tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine. Between 15-25% of hospitalized patients receive urinary catheters during
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we predicted that the enzymes in the pineapple will denature when the temperature is changed. The prediction was partly correct. Pineapples have special enzymes that denature gelatin molecules. Which is the reason why the pineapple and gelatin test tube remained filled with liquid‚ instead of turning into jelly which gelatin does when it’s molecules are not disturbed. Why our hypothesis was partly incorrect was lacked depth in that when changing the temperature by heating the pineapple to 40C it actually
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BWVW 102 Study Guide for Test 1 – Dr. Putney February 2014 Study the following for Exam #1 and you should be well-prepared. Understand terms and know what verses say. Recognize major people and cases referred to in class. Syllabus Know the material about attendance‚ absences and the penalties for unexcused absences‚ missed quizzes‚ tests and written assignments‚ along with room locations for missed quizzes and tests Worldview Review Definition of worldview and Christian/Biblical
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Koyo Steering System Ltd’s mother plant in Gurgaon to understand the manufacturing philosophy on the steering major. 5 4 www.autotechreview.com PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY Sona Koyo Steering System Ltd primarily manufactures steering systems for differ-ent applications‚ with the Rack & Pinion Steering (RPS) and Hydraulic Power Steer-ing (HPS) accounting for the bulk of sales. A company spokesperson we spoke to informed us that the hugely popular SUV from Mahindra
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European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 20 (2001) 645±646 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts Case report Epidural emphysema associated with primary spontaneous pneumothorax Olgun Kadir Aribas a‚*‚ Niyazi Gormus b‚ Demet Aydogdu Kiresi c a b Department of Thoracic Surgery‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Selcuk‚ Konya‚ Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Selcuk‚ Konya‚ Turkey c Department of Radiology‚ School of Medicine‚ University of
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A 2‚000 word essay‚ considering the experience of inter-professional collaboration in your area of clinical practice For the purpose of this essay‚ the importance of interprofessional working (IPW) in effective patient care will be discussed‚ along with the challenges and constraints. A patient case study will be used for example purposes; all names and places will be changed in line with Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2008) guidelines. According to The British Medical Association (2005)‚ interprofessional
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absorption Some glands Ducts Collecting tubule of kidney Simple columnar epithelia Surfaces involved in high rates of secretion and absorption Protection Stomach and small intestine where it has microvilli Collecting tubule of kidney Fallopian tubes where it is ciliated Pseudostratified Usually ciliated with goblet cells Respiratory tract in large airways‚ e.g. trachea Parts of male reproductive system Stratified cuboidal or columnar Rare Stratified squamous nonkeratinized Surfaces requiring
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