What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? - COPD‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is mostly consists of two main diseases: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. A patient with COPD can show various clinical findings which can include dyspnea‚ cyanosis‚ wheezing‚ “Blue bloaters” clubbing of the finger nails‚ and pink puffers. Also‚ the patient can show continuation of productive chronic coughing with expectoration within last 3 months for two consecutive years. Other
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physical disabilities. Sadly‚ If you don’t have money‚ whatever the reason may be‚ you obviously can’t afford a place to live. There are different types of homelessness. Situational & chronic are two of them. Situational Homelessness is when a person is facing some housing‚ health care‚ financial‚ or job loss crisis. Chronic homelessness is when a person has a disabling condition and have been continuously homeless for at least a year‚ or have had at least four episodes of homelessness in the last three
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Case study: 1. With regard to the normal ageing process. Discuss expected changes that may occur. A. The Musculo-skeletal system? Aging changes in the musculoskeletal system can lead to decreased mobility‚ increase in pain‚ lower activity‚ the ability to maintain strength and co-ordination. Regular exercise can maintain strength and function and help reduce risk of falls‚ reduce pain and help the older person in maintaining levels of independence. The Musculo-skeletal is made up of
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orthopedic evaluation report dated 01/15/2016‚ the patient complained of frequent left hip pain rated as 7/10. He reports radiation of his pain from the hip through the buttock down the left leg. He experiences occasional weakness of the hip and limps favoring his left leg when he is tired. He reports easy fatigability with the left hip and leg. He occasionally uses over the counter Aleve for relief of his pain. As of this report‚ review of X-rays demonstrates severe collapse of the femoral head as
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described. DIAGNOSIS: - Pain in left foot 12/16/15 Progress Report documented that the patient has left foot pain‚ which is described as stabbing‚ aching pain‚ which shoots up the leg with excessive walking and standing. The patient benefited greatly from a sympathetic nerve block. She was able walk and sensitivity of the foot was restored. The pain is rated 3/10-scale level with medications. There are no side effects‚ no aberrant behavior to the meds. The med provide good pain relief. She is currently
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In summary‚ this study evaluates the use of evidenced based practice by nurses to adequately assess those individuals with different cultural backgrounds as well as those who need long term pain management. Nurses who were in different stages of their career and who also had experience with a wide variety of patient populations ranging from those able to communicate pain as well as those who were not. The researchers used an electronic survey called the “Pain Assessment Survey” to obtain the data
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Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death
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Response 2: Recommend Intubation with mechanical ventilation Order ABG in 30 minutes Continue Albuterol q4h – Add Mucomyst q4h CPT q4h Patient has severe case of COPD with air trapping. Patient was diagnosed previous to this admission with Chronic Emphysema. Patient also suffers from pneumonia. I placed patient on nasal cannula to correct low oxygen level. The patient was given a bronchodilator and CPT q4h to move secretions. Patients ABG reading suggested pending respiratory failure so monitoring
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Solution to Activity 5 4Ps of Marketing Marketing is a business function that identifies consumer needs‚ determines target markets and applies products and services to serve these markets. It also involves promoting such products and services within the marketplace. Marketing is integral to the success of a business‚ large or small‚ with its primary focus on quality‚ consumer value and customer satisfaction. A strategy commonly utilised is the "Marketing Mix". This tool is made up of four variables
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Demographics: Mr. S. is a 37-year-old man. Chief Complain: He has low back pain. 1. What additional subjective data would you collect from Mr. S? • History of present illness Acute or chronic: The patient experiences of acute low back pain. Joint complaints: He might experience of back joint dysfunction. He doesn’t experience of swelling. Muscular complaints: The patient has low back pain‚ muscle spasms‚ and muscle weakness. Medications-rx‚ otc and herbal supplement: He just has
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