Focus Questions #1 1. Relate each client’s current manifestations to the pathophysiology of shock to determine what type of shock the client could be experiencing. Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. The patient Richard Tanner has been admitted to the CCU for r/o myocardial infarction. The patient has not prior history of cardiac problems though he has been treated for the last 5 years for cholesterol totaling 285 (HDL 35‚ LDL 212)
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Diabetes Case Study NUR/427 January 13‚ 2011 Diabetes Case Study Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people across the nation. According to LeMone and Burke (2008)‚ “Approximately 1.3 million new cases of DM are diagnosed each year in the United States” (pg 563). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 23.6 million people in the United States have DM. Collectively 17.9 million people were diagnosed and 5.7 million people were undiagnosed
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Infraclavicular brachial plexus catheters provide intraoperative anaesthesia as well as control post-operative pain [1]. Anaesthesiologists use ultrasound (US) with or without peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for the placement of these blocks. When comparing the two modes of placement‚ most authors have looked at performance time and success in single injection blocks with small sample size [2-5]. We do not know if either technique alone improves success when used to place infraclavicular catheters
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NRS 339L: Hyperglycemia Cindy Clair & Sara Scaggs Northern Kentucky University 1. Type 1 Diabetes: Formerly known as juvenile onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an immune-mediated disease. The body’s own T cells attack and destroy pancreatic beta (B) cells‚ which are the source of insulin. In addition‚ autoantibodies to the islet cells cause a reduction of 80-90% of normal B cell function before hyperglycemia and other manifestations occur. (Mosby‚ 2011)
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even death if not managed. The problems occur because of changed in large blood vessels‚ also known as macrovascular‚ as well as small blood vessels know as‚ microvascular‚ in tissues and organs. Microvascular complications can lead to nephropathy‚ neuropathy‚ and retinopathy. The main cause of microvascular complications is chronic elevated blood glucose levels. (Ignatavicius & Workman‚ 2012). When contrasting the differences in microvascular differences you must first look at the different areas in
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adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Plot At the beginning of the film‚ Lorenzo (played by Noah Banks and also Zack O’Malley Greenburg) is a bright and vibrant young boy living in the Comoros Islands‚ as his father Augusto (played by Nick Nolte) works for the World Bank and is stationed there. However‚ when his parents relocate to the United States‚ he begins to show neurological problems‚ such as loss of hearing‚ tantrums‚ etc. The boy is diagnosed as having adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)‚ which is fatal within
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Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels that result from defects in insulin secretion‚ or its action‚ or both. Diabetes mellitus‚ commonly referred to as diabetes which was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine‚" and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose lead to spillage of glucose into the urine‚ hence the term sweet urine. The most common form of diabetes is Type II‚ It
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digits. Median nerve syndromes include carpal tunnel syndrome (most common upper extremity mononeuropathy caused by compression by the transverse carpal ligament called the flexor retinaculum)‚ pronator teres syndrome‚ and anterior interosseous neuropathy. A clinical sign may include the lack of ability to abduct and oppose the thumb‚ which is called “ape-hand deformity.” Prolonged compression or injury to the median nerve at the level of the elbow or upper arm can result in the “hand of benediction
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Leber hereditary optic neuropathy‚ also known as LHON‚ is a neurodegenerative mitochondrial disease that leads to blindness. LHON is an inherited form of vision loss that usually appears in a person’s teens and in rare cases appears in early childhood or in adult years (Leber hereditary optic neuropathy - Genetics Home Reference). The Initial symptoms of LHON are usually blurring and clouding of vision. The symptoms of LHON can start in one eye or both at the same time. Once symptoms start in one
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