of the lower respiratory system include bacterial pneumonias‚ legionnaires’ disease‚ pertussis (whooping cough) and tuberculosis (TB) (VanMeter 219). When working in the medical setting‚ TB is a disease taken quite seriously due its etiology‚ pathophysiology‚ risk factors‚ and mortality rate. TB is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). This is a gram positive rod consisting of cell walls that are thick and contain peptidoglycan with abundant mycolic acid. Gram positive bacteria have cell walls
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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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Anatomy and Physiology of Respiratory System Overview Cells in the body require oxygen to survive. Vital functions of the body are carried out as the body is continuously supplied with oxygen. Without the respiratory system exchange of gases in the alveoli will not be made possible and systemic distribution of oxygen will not be made possible. Thetransportation of oxygen in the different parts of the body is accomplished by the blood of the cardiovascular system. However‚ it is the respiratory
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Jill Osterhage BC1025 Week 3 LOM Lung Conditions Caused from 9/11 September 11‚ 2001just after 8:45a.mif you turned the television on the images you saw took your breath away. Little did we know that 14 years later that would be one of the aftermath a lot of the servers‚ first responders and people who were in the area that day would still be feeling. Due to the collapse of the Twin Towers and the fumes from jet fuel burning people are surfing daily from repertory
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Exemplar Face Sheet Exemplar Name ! Intrapartum Care (Vol. II pg. 1255-1325) Key Concept Link ! Reproduction Pathophysiology‚ etiology and direct and indirect causes in your own words Pathophysiology: Both mother and baby begin to prepare for birth in the final weeks of pregnancy. The mother is instructed to call the health care provider and come into the birthing unit if any of the following occur. Rupture of membranes‚ regular‚ frequent uterine contractions (nulliparas‚ 5 minutes
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slippers to wear in the nursing home. A minute after she received them‚ Ella could not remember the exchange and asked what they were doing on her bed. What part of the brain has largely been affected to produce this behavior‚ and what is the pathophysiology involved? Grossman and Porth (2014)‚ states that neurochemical changes in the brain are effected by Alzheimer’s disease and are the main cause of memory loss. Particularly‚ the level of choline acetyltransferase activity in the cortex and hippocampus
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CHAPTER O1 READING QUIZ Due: 5:08pm on Monday‚ August 29‚ 2011 Note: You will receive no credit for late submissions. To learn more‚ read your instructor’s Grading Policy [Switch to Standard Assignment View] Close Grading Policy [x] Grading Policy Number of answer attempts per question is: 6 You gain credit for: Correctly answering a question in a Part Correctly answering a question in a Hint Not opening a Hint (2% bonus) You lose credit for: Exhausting all attempts or giving up on a
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differences and similarities by way of talking about the aetiology‚ pathology and pathophysiology of the two diseases; also how they present themselves‚ their signs and symptoms‚ the diagnosis‚ both differential and definitive‚ the treatment and the prognosis of them. Also some contemporary research findings and some population health statitistics will also be discussed. AETIOLOGY PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS NATURAL HISTORY PROGNOSIS DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT
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WEEK 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 1. Anatomy is the study of the structure and shape of body and parts‚ while physiology is the study of how the body work and function‚ their relationship is seen for example in the heart‚ there are two valves (anatomy) and these two valves help the heart pump blood. 2. The atom is the smallest particle of an element. An example is carbon ( C ) which is the building block of life. A group of atoms could form for example‚ a water molecule
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Asthma can be genetic‚ therefore‚ no way to prevent a genetic predisposition. There are ways to try to prevent increased incidences of asthma symptoms by decreasing or controlling Case Study on Asthma/Pathophysiology certain risk factors that could decrease the rising occurrence of asthma in the population (Peat‚ J. K. 1996). Treatment: There are several ways to treat asthma. Some involve medication and some involve decreasing the risk factors and minimizing exposure to triggers. The ways
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