themselves‚ and I have often heard patients discussing with the doctor about what they have read on the web about their condition and possible treatment options. Having no prior knowledge of Microsoft HealthVault‚ I signed up for an account and created a basic profile. HealthVault might be useful to anyone with a complicated medical history or if a family needs to manage another family member’s medical history. Personally‚ I have several people in my family who are diabetic‚ and HealthVault supports their
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Patient Guide to WWW Armon Copeland 361: Information Systems Summer Term 2011 Introduction The Internet literature provides patients and families with an opportunity they have never had before. It allows patients to have access to incredibly affluent‚ reliable and up-to-date medical information. Not too long ago this information could only be found in medical libraries and bookstores. Today‚ patient and families have access to this information in the comfort and privacy
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Eczema WHAT IS ECZEMA? Eczema is a category of skin disease that is characterized by inflammation‚ itching‚ dry scaly skin‚ and in severe cases‚ small fluid filled blisters and insomnia. It is the most common skin disease in children today. Mild cases of Eczema are a little worse than a tendency toward dry‚ itching skin. Severe cases can effect the whole body‚ can be intensely itchy‚ uncomfortable‚ and even have an effect on the person in a psychological manner due to self- consciousness. Eczema
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The catholic patient is 87 years old. The patient is diagnosed with dementia‚ muscle weakness‚ cardiac dysrhythmia‚ anxiety‚ and lack of coordination. She is ordinated and alert but sometimes has episodes of confusion. The patient can ambulate but uses a walker for assistance. Patient experiences pain from past back accident and because of muscle weakness‚ occasionally. Patient’s plan of care includes maintaining health and daily activities. Due to her being incontinent‚ she developed a stage one
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Maryam M Yadegari University of Calgary-Qatar UNIV 205 Ms Jackie Dumont 7 April 2012 There are two types of diabetes‚ diabetes mellitus and diabetes incipidus. The term ketoacidosis can happen in both but more often in type one. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a state or condition in which happens to patients with type one diabetes‚ those who are dependent to insulin therapy. It can occur in type two diabetes‚ but the situation may
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intensive care unit (CICU). He is diagnosed with Atherosclerotic heart disease‚ chest pain‚ and shortness of breath. He received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to repair 4 blood vessels. This patient has a history of coronary artery disease‚ hypertension‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ hyperlipidemia‚ and a partial colectomy due to cataracts. My preceptor and I took care of Mr. C the day he received the CABG surgery. The patient returned to the CICU very drowsy and
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progresses in the Information Technology for the past twenty (20) years especially in the field of Medicine. The vast development of technology is the evident in hospitals in other countries as they have developed and implemented different forms of Patient Record Management System making practitioners and health professionals’ work easier than the manual way of gathering patient’s record that the hospitals had before. In Philippines‚ only a few hospitals (Saint Lukes Medical Center‚ Makati Medical City
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The patient is a 29 year old male who presented to the ED with an intentional overdose of an unknown amount of Tylenol. Patient reports relational issues with his wife as primary contributing factor to he distress. He reports experiencing feelings of depression and mood swings. Patient reports depression symptoms as feelings of worthlessness‚ hopelessness‚ tearfulness‚ isolation‚ insomnia‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ and sadness. Patient currently denies homicidal ideations and having any visual or auditory
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evaluate the efficacy of a newly developed suture material. His primary language was Hindi and he was in the hospital by himself. He speaks some limited English but cannot read any language at all. While questioning about his interest on the research‚ he replies “Yes” only. This research was in the beginning phase and researcher are using multiple medication. Some of the medication was newly invented and have some side effects. The research assistance approach the patient and request his signature
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Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics which will be chosen within your CLC group: 1) Bioterrorism/Disaster 2) Environmental Issues 3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population Planning Before Teaching: Name and Credentials of Teacher: White Team RN to BSN students Estimated Time Teaching Will Last: 1 hour Location of
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