Date: 07/27/14 Total Score: 100 % 1 CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Backward effects of left-sided heart failure include: CORRECT ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion YOUR ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion Deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle flows through the right and left pulmonary arteries to the right and left lung. After entering the lungs‚ the branches subdivide‚ finally emerging as RATIONALE capillaries which surround the alveoli and release the carbon dioxide in exchange for oxygen. The capillaries
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in the provided patient history. Having an allergy to bee stings‚ and being a diagnosed asthma patient makes the Health care provider cautious in prescribing E.O. a course of penicillin‚ which is a broad spectrum antibiotic and a possible cause of human anaphylaxis as indicated in the textbox 10-1 (Copstead & Banasik‚ 2013). The bee sting allergy indicates that the patient has hypersensitivity and having asthma indicates the physiological mechanisms to a type 1 reaction. Type 1-hypersensitivity reactions
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Miguel‚ Stefani Gil M. Case RP is a 72 year-old male who was admitted to the hospital from his long-term care facility after 1 week of dyspnea and cough. He was seen by a staff physician at the longterm care facility and was diagnosed with a COPD(Asthma) exacerbation. He has been suffering of Osteoarthritis since he was at the age of 56. Consequently‚ He is now taking steroid drugs to alleviate the pain from the disease. Furthermore‚ He smokes a lot too. Review of systems reveals fever‚ chills‚ cough
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Breathe Easy: A Health Promotion Model On Asthma Management In School Age (7-11 Year Old) Children Introduction Health is the state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being‚ not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (from WHO‚ 1946‚ in Park‚ 2005) and Health Promotion has been defined as an enterprise involving the development over time‚ in individuals and communities‚ of basic and positive states of and conditions for physical‚ mental and social health (Raeburn and Rootman‚ 1998
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accompanied by warning signs‚ like flashing lights‚ or tinging in your arm or legs. Usually patients with chronic headache often do not come back to normal neurologic function between headache attacks. Migraines are way more painful than headaches. Pathophysiology The exact cause of migraine headaches is unknown. Most of the time headaches have no known precipitating events. Migraine can be associated with seizure
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in skin. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. Asthma and hay fever are allergic conditions that are developed due to the inherited tendency which is explained by the term‚ Atopic. Most children develop this condition by the age of 10‚ whereas‚ some people often continue with its symptom throughout life. It can be treated by using using anti-inflammatory crams and lotions. • McCance‚ K & Huether‚ V‚ 2014‚ Pathophysiology‚ 7th edn‚ Elsevier‚ Canada. • Gerard‚ J & Mark‚ 2. Cardio
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cups daily. OTC cough medication was taken‚ offering temporary relief of cough. Three hours prior to consult‚ the patient complained of severe dyspnea associated with cyanosis‚ hence sought medical advice. Patient had no medical history of Cancer‚ Asthma‚ Hypertensive Heart Disease‚ CHF‚ CAD‚ or DVT. Patient had no known allergies. Surgical or trauma history was unremarkable. Personal history revealed that he lived alone but received 4 hours of paid caregiver assistance for his ADL/IADLs daily‚ history
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this paper is to discuss an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its effect on my patient‚ Mr. HS‚ a 78 year old male. In this paper we will look at the various facets in the disease process including its incidence‚ pathophysiology‚ presenting complaints‚ analysis of his clinical presentation‚ and discuss treatment. We will analyze the effect the disease process has on Mr. HS and will examine his clinical manifestations and laboratory work‚ as well as provide an outcome
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RN 1. RN EXIT V- 5 FALL 2008 1. COMMUNITY HLTH – CARDIOVASCULAR – CV DISEASE AFRICAN AMERICAN =Set up a clinic for cardiovascular diet‚ 2. COMMUNITY HLTH / FUNDAMENTALS / PROFESSIONAL ISSUES – BASIC NURSING SKILLS / SAFETY / LEGAL / ETHICAL – OSHA MANDATES 3. COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – MUSCULOSKELETAL – OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION=exercise‚ increase vit D calcium‚ roller skating and roller blading COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – NEUROLOGICAL / PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
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ACTIVITY 5 Exploring Various Breathing Patterns You will establish the baseline respiratory values in the first part of this experiment. 1. If the grid in the data control unit is not empty‚ click Clear Table to discard all previous data. 2. Adjust the radius of the airways to 5.00 mm by clicking the appropriate button next to the Radius window. Now‚ read through steps 3–5 before attempting to execute them. 3. Click Start‚ and notice that it changes to Stop to allow you to stop the respiration. Watch
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