OUTCOMES 15.6‚ 15.7‚ 15.8 8. If a patient develops a blood clot in the femoral vein of the left lower limb and a portion of the clot breaks loose‚ where is the blood flow likely to carry the embolus? What symptoms are likely? To add to your thoughts‚ the blood flow is likely to carry the embolus to the patient’s lungs. This is called a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolisms usually originate in the legs‚ like in this case. They are caused by a blood clot that has traveled to your lungs. There
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Jill Osterhage BC1025 Week 3 LOM Lung Conditions Caused from 9/11 September 11‚ 2001just after 8:45a.mif you turned the television on the images you saw took your breath away. Little did we know that 14 years later that would be one of the aftermath a lot of the servers‚ first responders and people who were in the area that day would still be feeling. Due to the collapse of the Twin Towers and the fumes from jet fuel burning people are surfing daily from repertory
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Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication of insufficient treatment of strep throat or scarlet fever. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria. Rheumatic fever is most prevalent in children ages 5- to 15-year-old‚ although it can develop in younger children and adults. Although strep throat is common‚ rheumatic fever is rare in the United States and other developed countries. Nevertheless‚ rheumatic
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Equine influenza is a common respiratory infection of horses caused by an orthomyxovirus of the genus Influenza A. Influenza A viruses can be divided into sub-types on the basis of the antigenic reactivity of the surface glycoproteins‚ the haemagglutinin (H1-H16) and the neuraminidase (N1-N9) molecules (Fouchier et al.‚ 2005). Equine influenza (EI) is caused by two subtypes H7N7 and H3N8. Outbreaks due to H7N7 are limited as the isolation of the virus has not been reported since last two decades
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Question 1. A. AIRWAY– Maintaining a clear airway is always considered a high priority because airway is essential for gas exchange (Ramkumar‚ 2011). However‚ the patient has a patent airway. Therefore‚ the nursing strategy is to conduct an airway assessment “look‚ listen and feel” continuously to detect any changes. This is to provide immediate respiratory care if the patient’s airway is compromised (Higginson‚ Jones & Davies‚ 2011). This is a low priority. B. BREATHING – Respiration is altered
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Meningitis is the medical term for inflammation of the tissues (meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is commonlycaused by a virus or a bacteria‚ which travels from an infection in another part of the body through the bloodstream to the meninges. The two main types of meningitis are Viral and Bacterial. Bacterial Meningitis- Many types of bacteria can cause meningitis but the common ones which can also be life threatening are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcal
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Critical Analysis of Quantitative Research The researchers in this experiment aimed to “Investigate the quantitative differentiation of pulmonary dendritic cells in smoker with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to explore the possible role of dendritic cells in smokers suffering COPD” (Yan-wei‚ Yong-jiang‚ & Xian-sheng‚ 2010). Dendritic cells (DCs) are inflammatory cells that are considered to be the promoter of immune responses; knowing this the researchers hypothesized
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Introduction For this case study I have chosen three problems which are (i) airway clearance‚ ineffective (ii) breathing pattern‚ ineffective (iii) and pain. (i) Airway clearance‚ ineffective. intervention | rationale | evaluation | Vital signs monitored and recorded every 15 min for 1 hour and then every half hourly. | This is for baseline comparison. | If there is a major difference between the baseline and the other assessments then the nurse would be able to pick it up and act according
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room: CCU4 Age: 42 Sex: Male Admitting Physician: Dr. Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Date of Admission: 01/07/2013 Admitting Diagnosis: 1) Rule out myocardial infarction 2) History of tuberculosis 3) hymoptesis 4) status: post embolectomy. Chief Complaint: tightness in chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Barua is a 42-year-old gentleman from Bangladesh who
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Jennifer Hawkins is a 43 year old woman and has suffered with psoriasis for 26 years. Psoriasis is an immune skin disease that speeds up the skin cell growth cycle causing lesions‚ pain and itching‚ flakey scales‚ thick red patches‚ and rashes typically found on the elbows‚ knees‚ scalp‚ and face. Although‚ Jennifer clearly states‚ “There is hardly an inch on my body where you can not see a spot of psoriasis” (Hawkins‚ Jennifer). Although the recurring skin disease is said to be genetic‚ Jennifer
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