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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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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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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Amber Brodhurst Human Anatomy & Physiology II West Palm Beach‚ FL Zachary’s Story Zachary’s Story is about a 12- year old boy who has been in an out of the hospital twelve times in the last two years. When Zach first started getting stomach aches‚ his mother‚ Sandra‚ thought it was just something he had eaten or maybe even the flu. Zach’s pain continued to increase; when he used the bathroom it was almost exclusively diarrhea‚ it smelled horrible‚ and he said it was painful. Zachary was
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The Truth Behind Puerto Rico’s Health Reform Carmen Torruella Thillet COMM/215 September 21‚ 2010 Prof. RoMay Sitze The Truth behind Puerto Rico’s Health Care Reform Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America with a unique form of government called a Commonwealth. Under provisions of the Commonwealth‚ Puerto Ricans enjoy American citizenship‚ homeland security‚ minimum wage‚ Pell grants‚ and other funding programs and amenities offered by the Federal Government in
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in World War II for rescuing the members of his crew from a sinking boat. For his actions he was awarded the Purple Heart Award and a Navy Medal for his heroics. Kennedy during his life suffered from many illnesses such as jaundice‚ malaria‚ and appendicitis. In addition to these sicknesses he was born asthmatic as well. In fact Kennedy nearly died from an asthma attack at a young age. In 1940‚ Kennedy graduated from Harvard University and married Jacqueline in 1953. In addition‚ JFK was nominated
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because of my relationship with my grandmother I got better. She brought me up on all the good morals she could offer‚ and has tried to provide me with the best life that she can. Although‚ there have been some major bumps along the way. I got appendicitis and when my appendix ruptured‚
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Cerebral Palsy is the choice of research I chose. It is a disorder of the nervous system that targets the muscle tone‚ movement‚ and other motor skills. I chose to do my research on this particular subject to familiarize myself of some of the symptoms and causes‚ but mostly because my great niece was diagnosed with the disorder about 3 years ago. Throughout this research paper you will notice the causes‚ diagnoses‚ the different types of cerebral palsy‚ how to evaluate‚ the symptoms‚ and treatments
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What started out on Facebook as a local community prayer chain‚ later evolved into many changing their profile picture to 19-year-old Dillon Garrett and the banner “Stand Up to Cancer.” Raised in the small town of Blythe‚ when word traveled that Garrett was sick but then given another chance of health through a stem cell transplant‚ two Samaritans by the name Dolly and Mark Razo organized a dinner to further the community’s efforts in supporting one of its own. Holding a dinner at the American
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