J Community Health (2009) 34:1–5 DOI 10.1007/s10900-008-9122-8 ORIGINAL PAPER Knowledge About Breastfeeding Among a Group of Primary Care Physicians and Residents in Puerto Rico ´ Gloria Leavitt Æ Silma Martınez Æ Nerian Ortiz Æ ´ Lourdes Garcıa Published online: 27 September 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract Physicians have an essential role in promoting‚ protecting‚ and supporting breastfeeding as the ideal method of infant feeding. They are in an important
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Cardiac - E 1 BAPTIST HEALTH School of Nursing NSG 4017: Critical Care Nursing Nursing Management of Patients with Altered Cardiovascular Function Georgia Seward I. Anatomy and physiology review A. Layers B. Chambers C. Heart valves D. Flow of blood E. Blood supply of myocardium 1. RCA 2. L Main 3. LAD 4. Circumflex F. Cardiac cycle 1. Systole 2. Diastole G. Cardiac output and cardiac index - SV x HR. CI = CO /body surface area. 1. Preload 2. Afterload H. Cardiac pressures p. 1557 of Black
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vomiting‚ constipation or diarrhea‚ urge to void or defecate more than normal‚ bloody bowel movements‚ bloating‚ gas‚ and fever are all characteristic of diverticulitis (Truven‚ 2012); in severe cases patients will present with intestinal perforation‚ hemorrhage‚ abscess formation‚ peritonitis‚ and fistula formation. In extreme cases‚ death can occur. The pathogenesis of diverticulitis is uncertain‚ though it is widely agreed that a stasis or obstruction in the narrow neck of the diverticulum leads to
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when they are unable to visibly see each other” (23). Mother-infant bonding is also vital for incarcerated mothers as they get to see‚ touch‚ and hold their baby immediately after birth and during the postpartum time. Bonding helps prison mothers to experience psychological and physical postpartum changes positively as they need the physical and psychological object‚ which is the baby‚ to complete the process in a healthy manner so as to reduce post-partum depression (Chambers 29). When a child develops
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GASTROINTESTINAL NURSING Anatomy & Physiology Review Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small & large intestines Anus Diagnostic Tests & Procedures Gastrointestinal System Stool Specimens O&P OB Fecal Fat C & S RADIOLOGIC STUDIES 3 Most commom tests 1) Barium swallow or UGI 2) Small Bowel series 3) Barium Others: CTS‚US abd. X-rays ENDOSCOPIC TESTS Esophagoscopy Gastroscopy/gastroduodenoscopy EGD ERCP Esophageal Motility Studies ENDOSCOPIC TESTS (cont’d) Colonoscopy
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Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are equally likely after alkaloid cocaine use‚ whereas cocaine HCl use is more likely (approximately 80% of the time) to cause hemorrhagic stroke; approximately half the intracranial hemorrhages occurring after cocaine use are from ruptured cerebral saccular aneurysms or vascular malformations. Acute effects of cocaine include decreased food intake‚ increased activity‚ effusiveness‚ and diminished fatigue. Repetitive motor activity
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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NS 3205 Study Guide for Final Exam Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 1. Identify the etiologies and clinical manifestations common to all types of anemia. (See Table 42-1 p 870 and Chart 42-1 p 871) Common Cause Sickle cell disease: autosomal recessive inheritance of two defective gene alleles for hemoglobin synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal
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More American women are breastfeeding their babies‚ according to a study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2000 to 2008‚ the percentage of new mothers who breastfed their newborns rose from 70.3 percent to 74.6 percent. Although that’s only a 4.2 increase‚ it’s still a good sign. Also encouraging is the 9.9 percent rise in the number of American women who were breastfeeding at six months and the 7.4 percent rise in the number of who were breastfeeding at 12
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embolic strokes though not during an acute episode. Patient was held at UCSD ED for permissive hypertension during acute stroke. Patient complained of cough with green phlegm over the past few days; chest x-ray findings of no local infiltrate. Pathophysiology:
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