HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1. In an interview‚ the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking? A) Note-taking may impede the nurse’s observation of the patient’s nonverbal behaviors. B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse records what is said. C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient‚ resulting in an increased comfort level. D) Note-taking allows
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Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health (Emergency Care Assistance) Edexcel L2 Diploma in Emergency Care Assistance (QCF) Unit 11 Anatomy and Physiology of Body Systems A/602/5038 Candidate Name: _Ashley Orwin____________________ Candidate Employer: ___________________ Unit Overview: This unit will give learners a basic understanding of how the body is organised – from cells up to systems. Learners will also gain an understanding of the components and functions of the main systems
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ADN 253 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 1. Describe the pathophysiology‚ assessment‚ signs and symptoms‚ nursing diagnosis‚ medical and nursing interventions for the patient with MODS. Pathophysiology • Progressive impairment of 2 or more organ systems • Caused by immune system’s uncontrolled inflammatory response to a severe illness or injury o Inflammatory response: cytokines and chemokines out of control ▪ Peripheral vasodilation = hypotension ▪ Capillary
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MECH A NIS MS OF D IS EASE Review Article Mechanisms of Disease F R A N K L I N H . E P S T E I N ‚ M. D. ‚ Editor ION CHANNELS — BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL DISEASE AND MICHAEL J. ACKERMAN‚ M.D.‚ PH.D.‚ DAVID E. CLAPHAM‚ M.D.‚ PH.D. I ON channels constitute a class of proteins that is ultimately responsible for generating and orchestrating the electrical signals passing through the thinking brain‚ the beating heart‚ and the contracting muscle. Using the methods of molecular biology
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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Spirometry Portfolio HEA 3077 Student Number September 2012 Contents Section Heading Page number 1 General statements 2 Method of referral 3 Lung function request form 4 Flow sensing spirometers 5 Introduction 6 Calibration/Verification and Cleaning 7 Spirometry Testing for Patients with known Infections 8 Immuno-compromised Patients 9 Education and Training 10 Flow/Volume Calibration check Procedure 11 Biological control check procedure 12 Calibration charts 13 Spirometry
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CONTENTS EAR NOSE THROAT ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 CERUMEN IMPACTION (EAR WAX BLOCKAGE) ............................................................................................................................... 2 OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR) .......................................................................................
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GI and Diabetes Exam Study Guide Tube Feeding – (enteral nutrition) refers to the administration of a nutritional balanced liquefied food or formula through a tube inserted into the stomach‚ duodenum‚ jejunum. It is used to provide nutrients via the GI tract either alone or as a supplement to oral or parenteral nutrition. - Nasogastric (NG) Tube – is most commonly used for short-term feeding problems. Other means of feeding are; esophagostomy‚ gastrostomy or jejunostomy. Transpyloric tube placement
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Human Anatomy and Physiology 260 - Midterm 1 Cardiovascular Anatomy Arteries: • Carry Blood from the heart to the tissues • Gradually decreasing in size of vessels o Arteries - Transportation of red blood cells away from the heart o Arterioles - Smaller‚ lead from the arteries to the capollaries o Capillaries - Gas exchange (tissue level) • 3 layers of wall: o 1. Tunica Adventitia (Tough outer layer) o 2. Turnica media (Middle smooth muscular layer‚ changes the diameter of the blood
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CHAPTER I PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis‚ or TB‚ is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ which most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the active respiratory disease. In healthy people‚ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis often causes no symptoms‚ since the person’s immune system acts to “wall off” the bacteria. The
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