Evidence Record Sheet Learner Name: Date of Activity: Evidence Recorded as: Direct Observation or Expert Witness Testimony Work Products Questioning / Professional Discussion Witness Testimony Project / Assignment Reflective Account / Case Studies Performance evidence Under take physiological measurements Assessment Criteria/ Learning Outcomes Principles of blood pressure Blood pressure is the force of blood being pushed against the walls of the blood vessels
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Written Report: Prolonged Immobilization I. A. Definition Defined as prolonged inactivity‚ bed rest and immobilization were widely used in the early days of rehabilitative science in the management of trauma and acute and chronic illness‚ before the physiologic effects were well understood. It was generally assumed that rest fostered healing of the affected part of the body. However‚ while it has beneficial effects to soft tissue healing and to bone healing after fractures among a myriad of other
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Anticipatory Grieving Anticipatory Grieving A. 1. Describe the problem. A 66-year old Mexican-American man came to the ER on 4-6-2014‚ for shortness of breath and respiratory distress. Patient also has a history of alcohol abuse‚ cirrhosis‚ kidney and gallbladder stones‚ and renal failure. Patient had family coming to visit and was 10 minutes from the hospital. They were informed the moment they walked into the hospital that the patient was not doing very well. Doctors had to take drastic measures
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CVA Patients Profile Patient name: ABC Age: 32 yrs. Old Sex: Male Date of Admission: February 07‚ 2013 Admitting diagnosis: CVA prob. Thromboembolic Infarct GCS: 11 (Lethargic) V/S taken as follows: BP= 110/80 mmHg RR= 24 CPM PR= 82 BPM Temperature= 38.0 ͦC Patient’s History * Past medical history of Bell’s Palsy * Mild Stoke Introduction Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or Stroke‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the
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be the result of non-serious muscle or skeletal issues such as sprains or strains. Obesity‚ smoking‚ weight gain during pregnancy‚ stress‚ poor physical condition‚ poor posture and poor sleeping position may also contribute to low back pain. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The lumbar (or lower back) region is made up of five vertebrae (L1–L5)‚ sometimes including the sacrum. In between these vertebrae are fibro cartilaginous discs‚ which act as cushions‚ preventing the vertebrae from rubbing together while at the
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Coronary Artery disease and ordinary activity causes fatigue for him Mr. B’s ACC/AHA stage is Stage D. He has been hospitalized 3 times previously for HF. 2. Discuss the differences between right and left heart failure‚ consider the pathophysiology‚ physiological progression‚ and signs and symptoms. Left Sided: -The most common -Results from left ventricular
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arrhythmia for the patient was determined to be atrial fibrillation (AF). Patient’s last BP measure was 80/50. Will this new diagnosis improve the patient’s BP? Not really. While adenosine may slow the electrical conduction rate of the heart‚ the pathophysiology of AF still creates a problem for a normal BP. AF occurs when multiple irritable foci‚ potentially hundreds‚ from different locations across the atrium‚ all fire at the same time. As a result‚ instead of the atria contracting in one effective
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D’Souza‚ Ursell & Connor‚ 2010). Signs and symptoms of MS vary‚ based on the location of lesions‚ and may change throughout the duration of the disease (Schapiro‚ 2005). Sensory abnormalities‚ optic neuritis‚ motor symptoms‚ organ dysfunction‚ systemic symptoms‚ etc.‚ are some aspects of the body in which may be affected by MS and are a result of debilitating transmission of an action potential from nerve cells from the brain to the spinal chord due to the demyelination of the axon (Calabresi‚
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Since rifampin induced thrombocytopenia usually occurs within a few days (4-6) of therapy.3 Our patients vital sign had stabilized and at that point she did not meet the sepsis criteria rolling out sepsis and consequent organ failure as a cause of the thrombocytopenia. On the other hand Nafcillin met 3 of the 4 criteria’s in the George Criteria list but for one since the was no re- exposure of nafcillin to our patient‚ especially since
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NURSING CARE PLAN Nurs 326 SFSU Student Name: Alena Makarava Instructor/Clinical Site Gerardo Caritan‚ RN‚ MSN Date: 2/26/2015 Ms. X is a 34 year old female. The patient is a G3 P2‚ with both children delivered by C-section‚ with the only complication in both being low birth weights. Ms. X has a longstanding history of hypertension‚ anxiety and depression. Additional health history includes a vitamin D deficiency‚ back surgery in 05/06 due to a herniated disc‚ and two previous cesarean
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