Demographics: Name: Elias Surname: Kgwedi D.O.B: 10/03/1960 Age: 55 Hospital Number: GP63143155 Firm: Vascular Surgery Address: 50 Elizabeth Court‚ Church Street‚ Pretoria West Admission Date: 03/06/2015 B. Patient History: Working Diagnosis: - Peripheral Vascular Disease of the right lower limb - Level of disease: Aorto-iliac Main Complaint: The patient received a skin graft post-debridement for an ulcer‚ secondary to lymphoedema‚ on the anterior aspect of the right lower leg in June 2013. The
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Professor Cooper English101FYE5 22 November 2013 Legalization Lincoln once said "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation‚ and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.” The prohibition of marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resources. In addition‚ prohibition has hurt society more than it has helped. Also‚ marijuana can be used as a medicine to treat many life threatening illnesses. The legalization of
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During the interview process‚ there was one woman and two men by the names of Judi Cope‚ Dale Cope and Frank Hutton. There were six questions given to all of the interviewees. The first question was‚“Is hearing impairment difficulty for elderly people? If yes‚ how is it a difficulty‚ and in what way can we reduce the difficulty?” The second question is‚ “How does walking upstairs feel for elderly people? and what may help reduce the struggle.” The third question “Has the ability to carry objects
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Fundamentals of Nursing- Theory hours: 90 Clinical hrs: 325 1. Introduction to Nursing: - Meaning of nursing - Definitions of nursing - Scope of nursing - Role of a nurse - Health Team - Aims of nursing in the hospital and community 2. Nursing Profession - Nursing as a profession - Professional adjustment - Qualities of a nurse - Ethics in nursing 3. History of Nursing - Ancient period - Middle period - Modern
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TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay
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Introduction Pernicious anemia (PA) is a type of macrocytic normochromic anemia. It is a slow-developing disorder with the underlying cause of Vitamin B12 absorption and deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor (IF). Vitamin B12 absorption is facilitated by IF‚ which binds B12 in the duodenum‚ forming the IF-vitamin-B12 complex‚ later recognized by receptors and absorbed in the jejunum (Anderson‚ et al.‚ 445). A consequence of vitamin B-12 deficiency is altered DNA replication and erythropoiesis
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) – “a chronic‚ progressive disease characterized by the body’s inability to metabolize carbohydrates‚ fats‚ and proteins‚ leading to hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose level)” (Black & Hawks‚ 2009‚ p. 1062) Epidemiology: Pathophysiology Overview According to Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System‚ “[i]n 2008/09‚ close to 2.4 million Canadians aged 1 yr and older were living w/ diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)” making diabetes as one
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myasthenia gravis. For approximately a year and a half‚ she has suffered from a gait disturbance. She has been seen in consultation (01:11 ___) the gait disturbance would due to the multiple factors‚ including degenerative joint disease and peripheral neuropathy. It was also thought she has an early Parkinson’s disease. No specific medication was advised. During the preceding years‚ she had suffered several falls. A fall one year ago had a result in a right humeral fracture. One week prior to admission
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and atherosclerosis may be present. The presenting signs and symptoms of leg and foot pain‚ tingling‚ and numbness can be caused by both PAD and atherosclerosis. History and physical can also point to a diagnosis or suspicion
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Fluoroquinolones are used to treat illnesses such as respiratory and urinary tract infection. These medicines include ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Fluoroquinolones may cause sudden serious‚ and potentially permanent nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy (Miller‚ 2013). Macrolides are bacteriostatic antibiotics with a broad spectrum of activity against many gram-positive bacteria (Miller‚ 2013). Examples are erythromycin and azithromycin‚ which are used to fight against streptococci and staphylococci
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