University of Saint Francis ~ School of Health Sciences ~ Department of Nursing NURS 223: Medical-Surgical Nursing II Exam #6 Hematology/Immunology/HIV-AIDS Study guide Chapters 30 & 31 … 13‚ 14 & 15 Blueprint Exam #6: Dietary – 1‚ Medications – 3‚ Polycythemia – 2‚ Hodgkin’s/nonhodgkins – 3 HITTs – 2 allergic reactions – 4 Diagnostic procedures – 8 HIV/AIDs – 10 Immunity -1 Immunodeficiency – 1 Preventing infections – 1 Gerontological changes – 1 Anemia – 6 Thrombocytopenia – 1 Polycythemia
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complains of having tightness and pain in his chest that seems to move down the left arm. Patient describes the pain as being sharp and can be sometimes a mild pain or an immobilizing pain. Medical Diagnosis: Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology of: Angina Pectoris Angina Pectoris develops when coronary blood flow becomes inadequate to meet myocardial oxygen demand. This causes myocardial cells to switch from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism‚ with a progressive impairment of metabolic
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fingers; enlargement of the ends of the fingers (Brusch‚ 2016). There are other symptoms which are less common (occuring in about 50% of cases) which include; petechiae (small red or purple dot from bleeding into the skin)‚ subungual (splinter) hemorrhages‚ osler nodes (painful raised lesions which are generally red)‚ janeway lesions (non-tender lesions on palms) and roth spots (retinal haemorrhages with white or pale centres) (Brusch‚
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Purpose * Promote wound healing * To promote optimal condition Factors affecting wound healing * Developmental considerations * Nutrition * Lifestyle * Medications * Infections Complications of Wound Care Healing * Hemorrhage * Hypovolemic Shock * Hematoma * Infection * Dehiscence with possible evisceration Types of Dressing * Gauze * Synthetic Dressings * Hydrocolloids * Foams * Alginates * Hydrogels Modes of Applying the
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LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON THE BENEFITS AND EXTENT OF COMPLIANCE ON POSTPARTUM HEALTH TEACHINGS IN A GOVERNMENT SECONDARY HOSPITAL ____________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate School of SouthWestern University Cebu City _____________________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Art in Nursing Nursing Service Administration _________
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damage to the spinal cord * Laceration- a tear in the spinal cord tissue * Transection- a complete severing of the spinal cord * Hemorrhage- bleeding into or around the spinal cord causing pressure and irritation on the cord itself or surrounding tissues * Damage to the blood vessels
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REVIEW-NARRATIVE Management of Ischemic Stroke: Part 1. Emergency Room Management Christine Lu-Emerson‚ MD 1 David Likosky‚ MD 2‚3 Alpesh Amin‚ MD‚ MBA‚ FACP 4 David Tirschwell‚ MD‚ MSc 1‚5 1 Department of Neurology‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 2 Stroke Center‚ Evergreen Hospital Medical Center‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 3 Clinical Faculty‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 4 Department of Medicine‚ Hospitalist Program
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Arianne Sánchez Jacob ReelederPre Degree III April 16‚ 2013 Causes‚ Effects and Treatments of Drug Addiction Addiction is a dependence on a substance or activity. It is a big problem around the world. It is represented by the desires and behaviors of individuals. Addiction has serious consequences in real life that adversely destroy relationships‚ affect physical and mental health‚ and damages on the ability to think effectively; therefore‚ it is also known as an illness due to the bad things
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Newborn care is the most essential procedure in the delivery room‚ it is a procedure or a proper way of handling the baby and implementing the proper way for the newborn. A newborn baby can acquire complications if the procedure was incorrectly performed. The Intrapartum/Newborn Practices assessment tools were developed through a collaboration between the Philippine General Hospital and World Health Organization (WHO) with Department of Health (DOH)
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC VII. GORDON’S ................................................................. 7 VIII. PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT ............................................. 10 IX. ANATOMY OF NERVOUS SYSTEM .............................. 12 X. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ................................................. 16 XI. LABORATORY RESULTS .............................................. 17 XII. DRUG STUDY ............................................................. 19 XIII. NCP ............
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