One Bad Semester I don’t know if it was bad luck or fate. All throughout high school I never got sick or had a major injury or one set back. But after high school my life and all of that changed drastically. Out of high school I signed with West Virginia to play baseball and pursue Criminal Justice. Everything was going great up until late August when I suffered a knee injury‚ and it all started to go downhill from there. From the injury‚ to knee surgery‚ to a freak infection plagued my worst semester
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines‚ but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins‚ it tends to be a chronic‚ recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate‚ normally between the ages of 10 and 30
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HHNK-NOKETONES-SUGAR HIGH-DIABETES ii.3. 1. Herbs: Black Cohosh is used to treat menopausal symptoms. When taken withan antihypertensive‚ it may cause hypotension. Licorice can increase potassiumloss and may cause dig toxicity.2. With acute appendicitis‚ expect to see pain first then nausea and vomiting.With gastroenitis‚ you will see nausea and vomiting first then pain.3. If a patient is allergic to latex‚ they should avoid apricots‚ cherries‚ grapes‚kiwi‚ passion fruit‚ bananas‚ avocados‚ chestnuts
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The Lewis and Clark expeditions was a historical turning point in American history. It expanded our current knowledge of what used to be the Louisiana territory by leaps and bounds. When thinking of this expeditions‚ most people forget many people accompanied Lewis and Clark. Each member had important jobs and roles in order to push the gain of knowledge along‚ and there were even cases of incredulous misbehavior with appropriate punishments‚ and of course‚ along the way death had occurred. Without
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CASE 3.1 THE TROLLEY DODGERS In 1890‚ the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers professional baseball team joined the National League. Over the following years‚ the Dodgers would have considerable difficulty competing with the other baseball teams in the New York City area. Those teams‚ principal among them the New York Yankees‚ were much better financed and generally stocked with players of higher caliber. In 1958‚ after nearly seven decades of mostly frustration on and off the baseball field‚ the Dodgers
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Case Study One In this case study I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to write a personal account of an abdominal examination carried out in general practice under the supervision of my mentor‚ utilising the skills taught during the module thus far. What happened During morning routine sick parade I was presented with a 21 year old male soldier experiencing severe acute‚ non specific‚ abdominal pain. Under the supervision of the medical officer (MO) I proceeded to carry out a full
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Chapter 43: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Educate the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly contagious
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his abdomen‚ and moaning. MK rated his pain as a 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. Admission labs included hematuria‚ dark urine color and specific gravity of 1.034‚ casts and crystal‚ calcium level was 500mg/24hr. The patient was assessed for possible appendicitis‚ urinary tract infection‚ and
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Sonography Name: Professor: Course: Date: Abstract The demand for advanced imaging of internal body issues has been on the rise with the increase of cancer cases in the past decade. This has called for techniques such as mammography‚ sonography‚ radiation therapy‚ nuclear medicine‚ MRI‚ CT scans‚ industrial radiography‚ mammography‚ Interventional radiography and Cardiac Catheterization. Each of these techniques has their own advantages as well as limitations. Because of this‚ they are often
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CHAPTER 5 Content of the Patient Record: Inpatient‚ Outpatient‚ and Physician Office Chapter Outline Key Terms Objectives Introduction General Documentation Issues Hospital Inpatient Record—Administrative Data Hospital Inpatient Record—Clinical Data Hospital Outpatient Record Physician Office Record Forms Control and Design Internet Links Summary Study Checklist Chapter Review Key Terms addressograph machine admission note admission/discharge record admitting diagnosis advance directive
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