the hospital because of active labor. She had a prolonged and difficult labor. During the first hour of her postpartum‚ she stated that "I was experiencing an excessive vaginal bleeding". Upon assessment‚ Mrs. Simons’ vitals signs: T= 35.6 ; Heart rate= 130 bpm ; Respiratory Rate= 25 bpm ; BP= 80/40 mmHg‚ and vaginal bleeding of approximately 250 ml. She was diagnosed by the doctor of having uterine atony. As the nurse assigned to Mrs. Simons‚ what are your nursing interventions? Mini Lecture Postpartum
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procedure instruments and management of a tonsillectomy patient. There are many surgical methods for tonsillectomy. The methods can be the cold steel dissection where the tonsils are removed as a whole using sharp metal instruments and the bleeding is controlled with ties or sutures (Hazarika & Nayak‚ 2005). Methods by using monopolar or bipolar diathermy where the tonsils are dissected using the diathermy. Tonsillectomy can also be done by using the laser and finally the most commonly used
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ulcers‚ cancer‚ gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)‚ inflammation or swelling‚ anemia and through biopsy samples‚ diagnose cancer‚ celiac disease‚ and gastritis. In some instances‚ the procedure will be used to treat bleeding ulcers with an electrical probe which will stop the bleeding‚ dilate strictures with a small balloon passed through the endoscope‚ and remove objects or food that maybe stuck in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The overall objective for the gastrointestinal endoscopy is so that
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menopause when she has had no menstrual periods (menses) for 12 months and has no other medical reason for her menses to stop. · Symptoms of menopause can be divided into early and late onset symptoms. Early symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding‚ hot flashes‚ and mood changes. Late symptoms include vaginal dryness and irritation‚ osteoporosis‚ and heart disease. · Treatments for menopause are directed toward alleviating the symptoms present in the particular woman affected. *What
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affected by abnormal uterine bleeding. As a result‚ approximately 10-20% of office visits to a gynecologist are directly related to this condition. Endometrial Ablation is a procedure performed for women that have heavy and irregular menstrual periods. It works by destroying a layer of the Uterus called the Endometrium. Ablation means‚ “to remove by erosion‚ melting‚ evaporation‚ or vaporization.” (Pick‚ Marchelle 2012) In many women it can cause them to stop menstrual bleeding‚ but in others it can reduce
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reason why Lidocaine is used is because of the effect that it has on the vessels. Lidocaine is a vasoconstrictor and has a coagulating effect on the vessels and how much bleeding will occur. Most of the time during surgery the surgeon will inject before and after surgery to help with residual bleeding in the operative site (less bleeding after surgery from wound). Sometimes Lidocaine can be used in the IV. This has its disadvantages because Lidocaine disrupts blood gases which carry anesthesia drugs
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Case overview This case is about Hazel‚ an employee that has worked for a Fortune 500 company for nearly 15 years. She suddenly finds herself unemployed and in need of a job. After many months of searching for employment unsuccessfully‚ she began to mow the lawns of her neighbors for income while she continued to look for employment. When she failed to gain employment‚ she decided to go into business for herself maintaining neighborhood lawns. In the beginning‚ the business was
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I was walking along the old and beat up sidewalk in my hometown it was a cold and rainy day‚ i was known for collecting unusual objects and selling them but‚ as i was walking i noticed something i’ve never seen before in all my days of collecting things it was a unique and a different. i went to see what it was and as i was examining it i notice writing on the back of it i read what it said and it said it was called a monkey paw and it could grant me three wishes any wishes i would like and so i
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the very tall sign. The bright yellow sign had a beach ball in the center of it with the sun surrounding it. On the right side it said Pier and on the left it said Park. the letters were blue with yellow-orange surrounding it. The sidewalks were not like regular sidewalks. They had little sea creatures on it. Some of them were seahorses and rainbow fish. As we walked around Pier Park we saw many fancy restaurants. Some restaurants were just fast food places like five guys. There were some water ice
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complete recovery. • Cerebral compression: Is a severe blow to the head and can cause bleeding or swelling inside the skull that can press on the brain‚ this is life-threatening. • Skull fracture: If there is a head wound this is usually a sign that there may be deeper damage within the head‚ like a crack or break in the skull‚ which may be serious.
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