MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: List 4 common symptoms of pneumonia the Tachypnea‚ fever with chills‚ productive cough‚ nurse might note on a physical exam. bronchial breath sounds. State 4 nursing interventions for assisting Deep breathing‚ fluid intake increased to 3 liters/ the client to cough productively. day‚ use humidity to loosen secretions‚ suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see
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is therefore put forward that dopamine receptor blockade is an important factor in themode of action of neuroleptic drugs.” In a book published the same year‚ van Rossum4 remarked that this discovery may have “fargoing consequences for the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Overstimulation of dopamine receptors could then be part of the aetiology.” By 1974‚ it appears that the dopamine hypothesis was already influential‚ being described as “shared by many investigators” and as exerting “a substantial
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and the client’s (who has COPD) knowledge on COPD. I was determined to do this because of the observations I made while in the group home. To begin with‚ my preceptor informed me herself that she and the staff do not know much about COPD (e.g.‚ pathophysiology‚ symptoms‚ and interventions). Also‚ I observed the client’s lack of knowledge about COPD management such that he rarely drank water nor washed his hands before meals. These behaviors can worsen his condition as inadequate water intake can make
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References: Adderley‚ U. (2008)‚ Wound exudate: What it is and how to manage it Wound Essentials‚ Vol. 3‚ pp. 8-13 Adeyi‚ A.‚ Muzerengi‚ S Anderson‚ I.‚ Hedger‚ C.‚ Moffatt‚ C.‚ Wilson‚ M.‚ Acton‚ C. and Murphy‚ S. (2008)‚ Understanding Chronic Venous Hypertension. Wound Essentials‚ Vol. 3 pp. 20-32 Briggs‚ M Byrne‚ O. and Kelly‚ M. (2010)‚ Living with a Chronic Leg Ulcer Journal of community nursing‚ Vol. 24‚ No. 5‚ pp. 46-54 Douglas‚ V Edwards et al (2005) Chronic venous leg ulcers: effect of community
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Community Health Promotion Tool: Hypertension Transcript: Hypertension Guest: Hypertension Host: Kimberly Thomas Kimberly Thomas: Good Evening‚ I am Kimberly Thomas. I’m interviewing Hypertension what is a disorder that affects cardiovascular system. Let’s talk about the population and treatment for hypertension. There are a lot of medications for hypertension. What is hypertension? Where do you start for treatment? Hypertension: Hypertension is high blood pressure. Well‚ there are several
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headway in the last 25 years‚ despite rising scientific interest. This article will provide a brief description of the known pathophysiology‚ diagnostic assessments‚ and treatment options currently available‚ as well as an insight as to what research will need to be completed to properly identify‚ treat‚ and possibly cure ALS in the early stages of the disease. Pathophysiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deadly motor neuron disease that affects the worldwide
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Adolescents and Suicide Claudia vartgess Alliant International University Abstract Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 13 to 24. In recent years‚ suicide has increased at an alarming rate in adolescents. One in five teenagers in the United States considers suicide‚ in 2003‚ 8 percent of adolescents attempted suicide. It can affect teens from all races‚ both genders‚ and socioeconomic groups. According to a 2004 report distributed by the National Institute of
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a few. Sepsis is generally uncommon in pregnancy‚ the increasing obesity rates and other pre-existing morbidities including anemia and diabetes in pregnancy are expected to add to the already increase in sepsis rates. (PPG’s) What is the pathophysiology of
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which is a life-threatening condition unless it is treated and fluids are replaced. Pathophysiology: The mechanisms potentially responsible for viral diarrhea include lysis of enterocytes‚ interference with the brush border function that leads to malabsorption of electrolytes‚ stimulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)‚ and carbohydrate malabsorption. For bacterial gastroenteritis‚ the pathophysiology involves the elaboration of toxin by enterotoxigenic pathogens and the invasion and inflammation
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Introduction to Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion‚ or its action‚ or both. Diabetes mellitus‚ commonly referred to as diabetes was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine‚" and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine‚ hence the term sweet urine. Normally‚ blood
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