Aneurysm ABG – Arterial Blood Gas(test) ABDI- Ankle Brachial Pressure Index ACBT-Active Cycle of breathing technique ACT-Activated Clotting Time AF – Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation ALs- Activities of Living AMI-Acute Myocardial Infarction APR- Abdominal Perineal Resection APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time AS-Added Sounds ASD-Atrial Septal Defect ASL-Alternate Side Lying AVR-Aortic Value Replacement AW – Awaiting AXR-Abdominal X-ray BBS-Bronchial Breath Sounds BC – Blood culture
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Introduction At the conclusion of this case study‚ the learner will be able to: Identify two common treatment modalities for Second degree heart block Identify a list of uses of‚ doses and contraindications for giving Beta Blockers. Recognise a Mobitz II heart block rhythm. Over the path of the paper‚ a definition of Mobitz II heart block will be given a long with what can happen to the rhythm if beta blocker medications are taken at the same time and its treatment. The intensive care unit
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determine risk for falls using the evaluation tool | | | | |which includes client history of atrial fibrillation. | | | | | |
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Case Study 5: Cerebrovascular Accident Situation: It is early morning and the client‚ an 80-year-old woman‚ is getting out of bed. She has a mild headache over the right temple‚ is fatigued‚ and feels slightly weak. She calls for her husband to let him know she will be going back to bed for a while. When her husband comes in to check on her‚ he finds that she is having trouble saying words and has a slight left-sided facial droop. When he helps her up from the bedside‚ he notices weakness in her
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Point of Care testing (POCT) may be defined as the rapid specific testing of body fluids‚ used at the patient bedside. POCT is very useful in situations where production of results quickly is of prime clinical importance. Multiple POCT-guides have been developed for various devices and when used correctly may decrease inappropriate transfusion and product wastage‚ making these tests cost-effective. The use of POCT in coagulation testing in particular has been a huge breakthrough for patients in
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Case Study 8 1. List 6 risk factors for DVT. Inheriting a blood clot disorder Prolonged bed rest‚ such as long hospital stay Injury or surgery Pregnancy Birth control pills or hormone replacement Being overweight or obese 2. Identify at least 5 problems from L.J.’s history that represent his personal risk factors. Smoking history Personal history of DVT Prolonged bed rest Age of above 60 years old Sitting for long period of times (Bus Driving) 3. Something is missing from the scenario. Based on
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First Semester School Year 2013 – 2014 Case Study: Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems Abby‚ is 21 years of age and is a female patient who received a permanent atrial-ventricular pacemaker for the diagnosis of sick sinus rhythm‚ a disorder that leads to periods of tachycardia and periods of extreme bradycardia or sinus arrest. The nurse received the end-of-shift report and arrives at Ms. Abby’s’s room where she
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TLa G.R. No. 181995 BIBIANO C. ELEGIR‚ petitioner‚ v. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES‚ INC.‚ respondent. July 16‚ 2012 Doctrine: The Court ruled that both Article 287 and PAL’s retirement plans are alternative in nature and the retired pilot only is entitled to which have the superior benefits. Article 287 of the Labor Code is applicable only to a situation where: there is no CBA or other applicable employment contract providing for retirement benefits for an employee‚ or if there is a CBA or other
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Title: A case of colonic stricture secondary to recurrent ischemic colitis Author: Faisal Mehmood‚ M.D.1‚ Harshraj Leuva‚ M.D.1 and Anshu Taneja‚ M.D.1‚ 2 1. Internal Medicine Residency Program‚ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx)‚ NY. 2. Department of Internal Medicine‚ North Central Bronx Hospital‚ Bronx‚ NY. Introduction: Colonic ischemia is the most common form of gut ischemia‚ frequently affecting older population. Colonic ischemia may be more prevalent in women. The diagnosis
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Dennervation hypersensitivity damage to the ANS increases the effector response to stimulation Ganglia a cluster of nerve cell bodies that lie outside the CNS Mass activation Divergence-Preganglionic fibers branch to synapse with numerous postganglionic fibers (up‚ down‚ level) Convergence-Postganglionic fibers receive input from numerous preganglionic fibers Sympathetic system is activated as a unit Sympathoadrenal System the closely related functioning adrenal medulla and sympathetic nervous
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