Diabetic Retinopathy‚ which is loss of vision and blindness‚ happens when tiny blood vessels grow in the eye‚ and the high concentration of glucose in fluid that are around the eye makes them fragile. Tiny bulges can be developed in the retina and it can develop in other areas in the eye‚ and if they start to leak or burst‚ the fluid and blood can spread throughout the eye. After it starts spreading‚ blood clot and scar tissue can start to form in front of the retina‚ which prevents light from hitting
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Abstract Scenario A Acute renal failure: Ms. Jones’s‚ an elder female of 68 years‚ has undergone open-heart surgery to restore a number of obstructed vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it is charted that she has oliguria. Acute Renal Failure I will describe what is happening to Ms. Jones kidneys and why it is causing the practical symptoms and other symptoms that may arise. I will also give details as to what is causing Ms. Jones kidney disease and potential treatments
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1 RENAL FAILURE Prof. Stroehlein 2 OBJECTIVES Identify patients with Actual /Potential Acute or Chronic Renal Failure and respond with appropriate care Describe alterations in body functions related to Renal self care deficits. Discuss and interpret diagnostic tests related to Renal self care deficits. Discuss social‚ economical‚ cultural factors that impact an individuals self care. Use effective teaching and therapeutic communication skills with parents ‚patients families
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Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD: Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73
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American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) It’s Time!!! To Join the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) Mission: “ANNA will promote excellence by advancing nephrology practice and positively influence outcomes for individuals with kidney disease” Mission: “ANNA will promote excellence by advancing nephrology practice and positively influence outcomes for individuals with kidney disease” The American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is a community of professional nephrology nurses
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November 9‚ 2014 LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST KIDNEY DISEASE JOIN THE AMERICAN NEPHROLOGY NURSES ASSOCIATION (ANNA) MISSON: ANNA promotes excellence in and appreciation of nephrology Nursing so we can make a positive difference for people with Kidney disease. MEMBER BENFITS As individual members of ANNA and together as an organization‚ we intend to act consistently with our core beliefs that: Nephrology nurses have an opportunity and responsibility to enhance the quality of care delivered
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Patient education has always been my number one strength as a nurse. I always find myself educating my patients about the importance of an appropriate diet‚ medication compliance‚ and activity level. As a nephrology nurse‚ I take care of patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. I constantly educating these patients about ways to promote their health and prevent any complication. For my dialysis patients‚ the primary education focus is teaching them the
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Nurse Practitioners have crusaded through the years paving a way of professionalism for the future Nurse Practitioners. Early Nurse Practitioner?s fought adversity within our own profession making the transition to where we are today as a profession even more difficult. Kurt Lewin?s theory of change is uncannily supported when reflecting back on the evolution of Nurse Practitioner profession: Unfreezing: Challenging the status quo to gain support that a change is needed. Freezing: Making a change
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If a patient needs a kidney transplant‚ it can be a little intimidating and scary at first. The website http://www.kidney.org/ is a helpful‚ informative website for those receiving a kidney transplant‚ those who are donating one of their kidneys‚ and families of people undergoing either kidney surgery. For those who are receiving a kidney transplant there are several links to everything that a person may need to know. Such topics include: the ins and outs of what a kidney transplant is‚ information
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Title: A comparison between the efficacy and safety of different doses of “Gabapentin” as treatment of uremic pruritus in patients on haemodialysis. Keywords: Efficacy‚ safety‚ “Gabapentin”‚ uremic pruritus and haemodialysis. Background: Pruritus is defined as" localized unpleasant sensation that induces a desire to scratch"‚ it is considered one of the frequent manifestations that occur in many systemic diseases such as biliary obstruction‚ neurological diseases and endocrine disorders.(1) The
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