be placed on or near the mother. Generally‚ cesarean deliveries can take 30 to 60 minutes‚ depending on the scenario. Once the surgery is completed‚ mothers are taken to the recovery room to be observed briefly before being transferred to the postpartum unit. How is the incision made during a cesarean? Generally‚ the skin incision for a cesarean delivery is a horizontal‚ “bikini line” incision made just above the pubic hairline. The incisions are low enough to be well hidden under a mother’s
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Physiological changes of pregnancy of each body system including fundal height and vs • Postpartum changes (progressive‚- return of menstruation and lactation retrogressive‚- involution of the uterus‚ 6 weeks involution‚- return of the uterus to it’s pre-pregnant stage‚ contraction‚ lochia- rubra-1-3 days‚ mod-heavy‚ red w/ clots‚ serosa-4-10 days‚ mod-scant‚ pink‚ alba-11-21 days‚ scant‚ whitish/tan) • Postpartum checks ( B-breasts U-uterus/fundus B-bleeding B-blues/bowels L-lochia E-episiotomy H-headache
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CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST A Case for Portable Pulse Oximetry in the OB Unit – A Capital Budget Request Ashlee Lake HCS 571 December 17‚ 2012 Professor Joe Rudd A Case for Portable Pulse Oximetry in the OB Unit – A Capital Budget Request According to the Centers for Disease Control‚ Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) accounts for approximately twenty-four percent of all infant deaths related to birth defects (2011). Congenital heart defects in
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exhaust a family’s income‚ bringing more financial hardship.” -Tamar Manuelyan‚ Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank. Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy‚ childbirth and the postpartum period. Many developing nations lack apposite health care and family planning. Furthermore‚ pregnant women have minimal access to skilled labor and emergency care. Bare basic emergency obstetric interventions‚ such as antibiotics‚ oxytoxics‚ anticonvulsants
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What is a seizure? A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain’s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures with symptoms that vary from a momentary lapse of attention to severe convulsions. Types of seizures Grand-Mal Seizures – This type of seizure presents as a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that often begins with a loud cry before the person having
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Introduction Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or Stroke‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. As a result‚ the affected area of the brain cannot function‚ which might result in an inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body‚ inability to understand or formulate speech‚ or an inability to see one side of the visual field
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Coming from a remote village in India where access to medical care is limited‚ I have had the dream of becoming a physician since I was very young. But‚ being a curious individual‚ growing up I became fascinated toward other career paths in my childhood as well. For example‚ I wanted to become a pilot when I was in second grade‚ and wanted to become a professional volleyball player when I was in fifth grade. I am glad that I spent enough time in researching those career paths that I had absolutely
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falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or more of the following pathologic mechanisms: * Hypoxemia from disruption of the airway; injury to the lung parenchyma‚ rib cage‚ and respiratory musculature; massive hemorrhage; collapsed lungs; and pneumothorax * Hypovolemia from massive
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in contact with the crystals until1943. (LSD can be absorbed through the skin.) Hoffman then sent LSD around the world to be tested and investigated to find medical uses. Lysergic acid deviates were found to relieve migraines and control postpartum hemorrhage because it causes veins to contract‚ but also caused gangrene of the limbs‚ and so further experimentation with the drug was abandoned. In the late 50’s‚ however‚ LSD was used by the CIA as an interrogation drug for spies. However‚ it was
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Medical Diagnosis: Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis Nursing Diagnosis: Activity intolerance r/t laparoscopic abdominal incisions AEB SOB during ambulation‚ increased respirations at 38‚ O2 sat 80% room air after walking 50 ft. Normal Physiology: The gallbladder is situated inferior to the liver. The gallbladder is a structure that functions as a storage space for bile that is produced in the liver. The liver produces and secretes bile
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