6/20 What is Health? * Well-being according to cultural standards. * Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well being * Much more than treating current illness or disease * Health is multidimensional * Age‚ sex‚ cause‚ loss of function‚ QOL (Quality of Life) How do we measure health? * Diseased/Not diseased * Healthy/Not healthy * Continuous outcome * A range of states from health to illness * Hard to find an equivalency
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“A study to determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia on staff nurses‟ knowledge‚ practices and reduction in incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia in selected hospitals of Mysore”. BY Miss.Emilymaria George Poulose Dissertation Submitted to the Rajiv Gandhi University of health Sciences‚ Karnataka‚ Bangalore . In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING In Medical
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During the physical examination‚ we were unable to elicit findings typical of pneumonia such as dullness on both the lower lung fields‚ crackles‚ and increased breath sounds. We attributed this to the medications that were already taking effect on the day prior to conducting the physical examination. Administration of antibiotics and expectorants relieves the pulmonary congestion by reducing the bacterial load and purging the mucus that clogs the bronchi. The resolution of the disease in the patient
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Diseases That Effect The Human Body. A medical documentary Sharita Aggers HCA/220 10/13/2013 Introduction Key points of Discussion Diseases that affect The Human Body: 1. Thyroid Disease 2. Pneumonia 3. Tuberculosis 4. Coronary Artery Disease 5. Colon Cancer. 6. Liver Disease Thyroid Disease Signs and Symptoms include: Fatigue Weight Gain Bloating Muscle Weakness Racing Heartbeat Thyroid Disease (cont.) Female women are at greater risk than men. Recent neck trauma‚ biopsy‚ injection
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Running Head: CLINICAL CASE STUDY Clinical Case Study History and Physical Signs & Symptoms S.S. is a 57 year old Caucasian male on the ICU floor‚ who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. After culture‚ the cause of the pneumonia was found to be coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). The patient showed presenting symptoms of a respiratory distress (SPO2 of 89%)‚ fever (102.4°F)‚ weight loss‚ productive cough‚ dyspnea‚ crackles and wheezing in lungs‚ pleural effusion
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Analytic and Continental Philosophy of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Hospital acquired infections (HAI) have become a major problem for patients’ outcomes and hospitals due to increase costs. The advancement made in medicine‚ technology‚ and general knowledge has increased the life expectancy. With this increase‚ patients are however sicker and have multiple comorbidities that make their care increasingly complex. Barrett‚ Smith‚ Elixhauser‚ Honigman‚ and Pines (2014) researched the utilization
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Tetanus Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin‚ a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive‚ rod-shaped‚ obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani. Clostridium tetani spores can be found most commonly in soil‚ dust and manure‚ but also exist virtually anywhere. If deposited in a wound the neurotoxin interferes with nerves that control muscle movement. The signs and symptoms
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findings‚ the most likely diagnosis in influenza with pneumonia. Influenza is an illness that affects multiple systems such as‚ the head‚ eyes‚ nose‚ throat‚ lungs‚ heart‚ and the central nervous system. Although influenza is usually self-limited‚ many complications may develop‚ particularly with the pulmonary system. Some differential diagnosis of influenza are‚ infectious mononucleosis‚ viral or streptococcal tonsillitis‚ atypical mycoplasma pneumonia‚ Q fever‚ syncytial virus‚ adenovirus‚ enterovirus
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Heart Disease: Definition – Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart. The various diseases that are classified as heart disease include diseases of your blood vessels‚ such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); heart infections; and heart defects you’re born with (congenital heart defects). How to prevent – Do not smoke or use tobacco‚ exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week‚ eat a heart-healthy diet‚ maintain
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November 2009‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 2 SAJCC ARTICLE 44 Prevention and management of ventilator-associated pneumonia – the Care Bundle approach Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care‚ Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town R Gillespie‚ MSc (Nursing) Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)‚ defined as pneumonia occurring >48 - 72 hours after endotracheal intubation‚ is the most common and fatal nosocomial infection of intensive care. Risk factors include both impaired
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