Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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from this case? What questions do you have? They use the pain scale to measure the improvement from the therapy‚ which is perfect. This group provides patient can use PRICE technique (protect‚ rest‚ ice‚ compress‚ and elevate) to reduce pain‚ which is really new to me. Since it takes a long time for glucosamine to take effect‚ I would like to know more about how the glucosamine effectiveness and safety to be measured. What did this group do well? What could they improve? Because in the case‚ they
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The group name is Loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. This group is for caregivers who is care for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Caregiving for any older adult can be difficult. But if they have a disability such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ the difficulty level can be higher. The formation of this group’s purpose is to share the stressors of the everyday life and to receive tips‚ advice‚ and ways to manage the stress of everyday living and during the difficult times when their parent
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Sara (Social Care and Institute of Excellence‚ SCIE 2009). Ellis (2015) explains exploring and analysing how to resolve the problem with multiple different points of views should be undertaken. The support worker worked with Sara for year‚ in this case getting the support worker point of view would help the district nurse make the right decision. When questioning the district nurse had to think about how the patient personal morals and ethics might be affected and consider the best action to take
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MENIERE’S DISEASE - an abnormal inner ear fluid balance caused by a malabsorption in the endolyphatic sac or blockage in the endolyphatic duct. - chronic disease caused by an increase in endolymphatic pressure High in males (40-60 years old) Unknown Etiology Clinical Manifestations: * fluctuating‚ progressive sensorineural hearing loss * tinnitus or a roaring sound * feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear * episodic‚ incapaciating vertigo (severe dizziness)
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Should I Study Nursing Overseas? Introduction Critical thinking is an essential process in daily life since it allows people to participate in deliberative and self-determining thinking. According to Joe Lau (n.d.)‚ it is used to qualify our thinking procedure by understanding and identifying the vague concepts‚ evaluating and discussing the related debate. In this assignment‚ I would like to illustrate and evaluate the critical thinking skill I have applied in my daily life with a decision-making
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legal and ethical parameters to nursing parameters to nursing practice Question 1 and Question 2 Due date: 15th March 2017 Meagan Thorne 2100261817 meaganbthorne@hotmail.com Case Study History Suzy Martin is an enrolled nurse who works part time 15 hours per week on a surgical ward at the local public hospital. She has been employed for the past year and has attended all of her mandatory training. Suzy is currently completing her bachelor of nursing at the local university Suzy
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A 21-year-old female presents to the emergency department with pain in her right arm. She was in class at the local university and was participating in an activity where the professor had the whole class arm-wrestle one another.. During one of the matches‚ she heard something crack‚ and her whole arm gave way‚ followed by excruciating pain. Her x-ray shows the following: After the physician reviews the x-ray‚ a directed physical examination should test for the most likely complication of the
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considering cutting back your research funding while Professor Tsai is doing such great work to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). As an intern with Professor Tsai‚ I am against your decision because P. Tsai has worked so hard to create a valuable research that will help in the process of finding a treatment for AD. Alzheimer’s disease has become a serious brain disease that is rapidly increasing. It contains many symptoms that are threatening as its main symptom is loss of memory and severe
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the concrete. The sign was later observed lying on the sidewalk. The vehicle was observed travelling eastbound on Oak Street crossing Main Street. The vehicle was stopped on the 100 block of East Oak Street. The operator was identified as Joseph S. ZENDROSKY. ZENDROSKY related he struck the sign while attempting to park the van. ZENDROSKY displayed eyelid‚ cheek‚ and eyebrow tremors while I spoke with him. His pupils were constricted‚ his mouth was dry‚ and his left arm had bruising with noticeable
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