Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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health clinic; North Wellington Healthcare. The position allowed me to be involved in major decisions and projects that impacted healthcare locally. While working for North Wellington Healthcare I was directly involved in the construction of a renal dialysis unit. Due to the media attention around this wonderful project‚ I was sought out by a talent agency and offered a position to work with teams and projects at Bruce Power. Bruce Power appealed to me as an interesting and highly technical industry
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the United States. In India‚ an estimate by a senior AIIMS doctor has put its occurrence at 1 in 10 adults‚ with close to five lakh patients requiring life-long dialysis or transplantation. With barely a few thousands in a position to receive transplants‚ people with CKD have no other alternative other than the expensive option of dialysis. Can Stem Cell Therapy be the answer? Extensive research has been undertaken worldwide to understand if stem cells can be used to regenerate damaged kidney and
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When I started the course‚ I wanted to learn about the different aspects of medicine while exploring various clinical topics and medical myths. Through the different presentations presented by my colleagues and my group‚ I was able to discover the truth behind many medical myths. For instance‚ an apple a day is good for our health and provides iron‚ but it does not necessarily keep the doctor away. Then through the clinical topic presentations‚ I learned about the effects of the Low Carb Diet on
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I.DEFINITION/PREVALENCE Acute disease of the GI tract may be caused by the pathogen itself or by a bacterial or other toxin. Acute inflammatory disorders such as appendicitis and peritonitis result from contamination of damaged or normally sterile tissue by a client’s own endogenous or resident bacteria (Lemone and Burke‚ 2008‚ page 766). Appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform (wormlike) appendix; the appendix is a small fingerlike appendage about 10 cm (4 in) long‚ attached to the
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)‚ is a referred to as a disease characterized by hemolytic anemia‚ caused by the destruction of red blood cells‚ acute kidney failure (uremia)‚ and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). Although‚ it mostly affects children‚ there have been cases of adults with this illness. The destroyed red blood cells block the filtering system in the kidneys‚ which can lead to a life-threatening kidney failure. HUS usually develops in children after five to 10 days of diarrhea
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patient address‚ patient birth date; medication name‚ medication dosage (this means how many tablets or teaspoons of that medication the patient must take each day). Use the following data: John Smith Date of Birth: Oct.10.1969 Address:123 Dialysis Way. Prescription: Prilosec. Three tablets daily Adavart . Three tablets daily Patient ID: 1849 Marla Johnson Date of Birth: Jan.31.1955 Address:842 Blossom St. Prescription: Oxycontin Two teaspoons daily Neulasta. Four tablets daily Lamictal
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with deionized water at room temperature. Every 10 minutes for 70 minutes we took out each cell‚ weighed it‚ and recorded the data. CITATION Ral \l 1033 (Traxler‚ 1906)Abstract The materials that were used to set up the experiment were 4 bags of dialysis tubing‚ 8 clamps‚ and 4 beakers. The 4 bags will be filled with different solutions one being tap water‚ the
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diseases‚ electrolyte imbalance‚ renal transplantation‚ and dialysis therapy would be referred to as nephrology; accordingly the associated medical professionals are named nephrologists (the doctors who manage the kidneys). The most frequently seen kidney disease is a kidney infection‚ also referred to as nephritis (acute or chronic inflammation of the kidneys) (American Heritage‚ 2007). Nephralgia (kidney pain)‚ dysuria (difficulty or
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Answers to Chloe’s Story Anatomy and Physiology II A. The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane of the body which contains the greater omentum‚ the largest peritoneal fold. The greater omentum normally contains a considerable amount of adipose tissue. B. Swallowing is the involuntary contraction of pharyngeal muscles which sets peristalsis begins with coordinated contractions and relaxation of muscles in the esophagus and into the stomach‚ where Chloe just had surgery. C. The stomach
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