compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or more of the following pathologic mechanisms: * Hypoxemia from disruption of the airway; injury to the lung parenchyma‚ rib cage‚ and respiratory musculature; massive
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Nursing Assessment Mr. C. is a 57-year-old businessman who was admitted to the surgical unit for treatment of a possible strangulated inguinal hernia.Two days ago he had a partial bowel resection. Postoperative orders include NPO‚ intravenous infusion of D51/2 NS at 125 cc/in her left arm‚ nasogastric tube to low intermittent suction. Mr. C. is in a dorsal recumbent (supine) position and is attempting to draw up his legs. He appears restless and is complaining of abdominal pain (7 on a scale of
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to evaluate nursing care at the unit level (Montalvo‚ 2007). There is a need for a database that can be linked to various practices‚ and providers‚ in order to identify those with hypertension patient‚ especially in the renal clinic. Hypertension is seen widely amongst patients who present in the renal clinic. Hypertension is becoming more prevalent
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1. Group A Strep is least likely to cause which of the following complications: a) scarlet fever b) necrotizing faciitis c) impetigo d) subacute bacterial endocarditis e) glomerulonephritis 2. Septra is used in AIDS patients to prevent which opportunistic organism? a) Pneumocystis carinii b) M. tuberculosis c) S. pneumoniae d) CMV e) Cryptococcus 3. Severe bloody‚ afebrile diarrhea is associated with what bacterial infection? a) Salmonella infection
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At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting edema‚ and 3+ protein in the urine
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Personal Impact Paper NUR/427 Patient with chronic disease Hypertension is a 44years old female that on a regular physical yearly check examination to see her Doctor discover that her blood pressure is high. Patient is a divorcee with two children and works as nurse assistance in a hospital‚ patient is not overweight‚ exercise‚ watch what she eats‚ a nonsmoker‚ nonalcoholic user. However‚ patient went through a very rough spousal abusive relationship
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Lorma Colleges City of San Fernando 2500 La Union College of Nursing NCM 103 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.
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The Patient Education Plan on Hypertension for Larry Garcia Background of Larry Garcia Larry Garcia is a 45years old Hispanic male who was newly diagnosed with hypertension during a work-related physical exam. He has been married for eighteen years and has three children. He has been employed as a sales rep for ten years with the same company. His current position is a high pressured position‚ but he is performing very well at this present time. His is Catholic but only attends church on holidays
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References AACN‚ (2008). The Magnet model. Retrieved from www.AACN.orgAmerican Medical Diagnostics‚ u.d. Retrieved from www.admnational.com. Chen‚ B.‚ A. Calvert‚ H. Cui‚ and L. Nelin. (2009)Hypoxia promotes human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation though induction of arginase.AJP- Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 297: 151-159. Retrieved from http://ajplung.physiology.org/ FDA. (2013) Milrinone. Retrieved from http://www.drugs.com/pro/milrinone.html.). GlaxoSmithKline
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Flutiform (Asthma) – Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023: Order report by calling marketoptimizer.org at +1 888 391 5441 OR send an email on sales@marketoptimizer.org with Flutiform (Asthma) – Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023 in subject line and your contact details. PharmaPoint Drug Evaluation report‚ “Flutiform (Asthma) – Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023″. The asthma market saw very slow growth over the past decade‚ as it has become saturated with relatively efficacious standard therapies
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