When the body becomes injured‚ certain proteins in your blood become activated and travel to the injury site to help stop bleeding and control hemostasis. Hemostasis is the normal process of sealing off a blood vessel to prevent blood loss and hemorrhage. It is abnormal when it fails to appropriately clot the blood‚ or when this clotting is insufficient to stop the bleeding. Following an injury‚ there is an immediate vessel spasm that promotes vasoconstriction‚ which tries to diminish the blood
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hours b.) After 12-24 hours heat or sitz baths increase circulation to promote healing c.) mild oral analgesics are sufficient for pain management 6.) skin and uterine incisions‚ uterine incisions are more important of the 2 7.) a.) identify hemorrhage or shock b.) site‚ rate‚ and flow rate c.) firmness‚ height‚ and midline position d.) for drainage and signs of infection e.) quantity‚ color‚ and presence of clots f.) to monitor urine output 8.) a.) hyper- poorly coordinated‚ frequent and
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CASE STUDY 01 (POSTPARTUM) Assessment A 1‚000 ml bag of Lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of Pitocin (oxytocin) is infusing via an 18 g peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 ml per hour‚ with 300 ml remaining in the bag. The IV is patent‚ without redness or swelling‚ and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete. 1. Prior to discontinuing the IV Pitocin (oxytocin)‚ which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? [pic]A) Vital signs. [pic]B)
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Renee A. McIver Margaret Case Study OB--Summer Semester 2016 In Margaret’s Case Study (3) possible causes for her sudden change in medical status could have been due to spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM)‚ anaphylactic reaction and acute hypotension. SROM is defined rupture of the fetal membranes on their own. This is often referred to by mother’s a “my water broke.” Anaphylactic reactions have a rapid onset and may cause death. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath and hypotension which
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Antepartum care Purposes physical and psychic preparation genetic risk identification associated diseases treatment immunization Basic principles Pregnancy is not a disease Mental preparation is necessary Good nutrition Early detection and treatment of illnesses Adjustment to physical limitations of pregnancy Education of the couple about normal and abnormal events Avoidance of substances harmful to the fetus Pre-conception care History drug‚ alcohol‚ tobacco
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to their birth. Some early problem for these infants include: inability to breathe without assistance due to underdeveloped lungs‚ inability to maintain body temperature‚ feeding problems due to a immature digestive system‚ anemia‚ intracranial hemorrhage‚ and jaundice. Signficance of Problem / Statistical Information “One of the Healthy People 2010 goals is to reduce the preterm birth rate by 2010 to 7.6% from the 11.6% preterm birth rate in 1998.” (Gardner‚ 2007) Some statistics relating to
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(Kelemu etal. 2017‚ pp.2). Most importantly post-surgery nurses should educate patients on how to care of themselves to prevent further complications or even death in a patient due to hemorrhage. For instance‚ informing a patient to rest and heal before going back to daily activities is important‚ because during the postpartum period mortality rates are
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as the process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pathophysiology of Pain Pain is felt when a noxious stimulus is suffeciently strong to exceed the pain threshold The stimulus activates specialized pain receptors in free nerve endings It causes throbing‚ pricking and aching pain. Bodily sensation is induced
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STUDENT_________________ HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN Date______________________ Labor And Delivery Assessment Worksheet Patient initials: Age: Marital Status: DOB: Admission Date and Time: Vital Signs: BP T P R Gravida Term Preterm Abortions Living Children LMP EDC GA by dates GA by sonogram Received Prenatal Care? Yes No Where? GA at 1st prenatal visit GA when FHTs first heard Blood Type: Hgb/Hct: Urinalysis: Identified risk factors:
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Normal postpartum involution of the uterus in the dog Can J Comp Med 45:217. Al-Bassam MA‚ Thomson RG‚ O’Donnell L (1981b). Involution abnormalities in the postpartum uterus of the bitch. Vet Pathol 18:208-18. Al-Mehaisen L‚ Al-Kuran O‚ Amarin ZO‚ Beitawi S‚ Muhtaseb A (2008) Secondary postpartum hemorrhage following placental site vessel subinvolution: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 278: 585-87. Arbeiter K (1975). The use of progestins in the treatment of persistent uterine hemorrhage in the
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