Technology in Practice Part II: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Background of Technology Before tThe intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) became a successful piece of technology‚ it was first introduced by Harken in 1958 in hopes of treating left heart failure (IABPumpers‚ 2006). Harken thought that by removing a certain amount of blood from both femoral arteries during systole‚ and rapidly replacing it during diastole‚ he could augment the cardiac output and increase coronary perfusion. However
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Iman binti Jeffrey 0611750 Outline Definition Epidemiology Etiology Pathogenesis & Pathology Clinical features Investigations Diagnosis Differential diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Definition Postinfectious polyneuropathy involving mainly motor but sometimes also sensory and autonomic nerves Affects people of all ages and is not hereditary Most patients have a demyelinating neuropathy‚ but primarily axonal degeneration is documented
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Student Name: __Shelley Birdwell___________________________________Date:_____5/6/2015_________ Patient’s Initials: ___L.A__ Age: ___78_ Medical Diagnosis: _CHF________________ Subjective Data: He has loose watery stool for the past 12 hours‚ CHF‚ perineal area has become excoriated and tender. Objective Data (Head to Toe Assessment including Vital Signs): SOA‚ pulse oximetry reading is 88%‚ bilateral crackles in the lower lobe‚ BP102/60-T 101 F‚ P 104‚ RR 32‚ he is receiving IV fluids @ 80 ml/hour
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MegaCode Case Study Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Amber Essman Critical Care (NR 340) July 11‚ 2013 MegaCode Case Study 1. Describe the preoperative and postoperative care of a client having PTCA/cardiac cath. What complications can occur post cardiac cath? The goal of PCI (percutaneous Transluminal intervention) is to open the blockage in the coronary artery. By opening the area that is blocked‚ it will help to reperfuse the myocardium. The faster this is done will help
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Kristin Rupich is an acute care nurse practitioner in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. In this article‚ Rupich examined six research studies investigating the use of hypothermia in patients with a traumatic brain injury. The effects associated hypothermia as on patients with a secondary brain injury. This article also discusses the complications that arose throughout the process‚ as well as the outcomes of the research studies and the patients in the hypothermia and normthermia groups. In the United States
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and ICU length of stay. However‚ an unexpected side effect of the dexmedetomidine infusion was an increase in ICU delirium. Also‚ about 25% of patients had to stop the dexmedetomidine infusion due to intolerance as evidenced by bradycardia or hypotension. The authors of the study were well-qualified and included pharmacists‚ anesthesiologists‚ an emergency doctor of medicine‚ and an intensivist. All research was current and peer-reviewed. This article was found during a search of
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Morphine is usually used in a medical/hospital setting and can be taking by mouth or injected into the body via needle‚ drip or pick line. There are many diseases that can be impacted by the use of morphine like Liver Disease‚ hypothyroidism and hypotension. Morphine is not sold over the counter and is prescribed by a doctor as a need-based medication‚ like many other pain medications. Ketamine is a type of anesthesia that is used before surgeries are performed. It works so that the brain inhibits
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Post-Partum Clinical Journal Patient (RM) was a 26 year old primigravid admitted on 10/27/13. She had type O+ blood‚ non-immune to Rubella‚ negative for group beta strep‚ previous appendectomy‚ and right rotator cuff surgery. She had spontaneous rupture of membranes and was admitted with a blood pressure ranging in the 180’s for systolic and 100’s-110’s for diastolic. She also had increased amounts of protein in her urine which is a warning sign for renal damage. She was placed on magnesium sulfate
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Developed by: Peninsula Health Format: Assessment tool and Instructions for use Availability: Download FRAT Download Instructions for use The Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) was developed by the Peninsula Health Falls Prevention Service for a DH funded project in 1999‚ and is part of the FRAT Pack. A study evaluating the reliability and validity of the FRAT has been published (Stapleton C‚ Hough P‚ Bull K‚ Hill K‚ Greenwood K‚ Oldmeadow L (2009). A 4-item falls-risk screening tool
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other three. Signs and symptoms of a crises are different for every sufferer and can vary hugely depending on the person‚ however‚ the most common symptoms a person may experience in an accident and emergency setting are chronic pain‚ tachycardia‚ hypotension‚ hypoxia and apraxia (Huether and McCance‚
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