GASTROINTESTINAL NURSING Anatomy & Physiology Review Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small & large intestines Anus Diagnostic Tests & Procedures Gastrointestinal System Stool Specimens O&P OB Fecal Fat C & S RADIOLOGIC STUDIES 3 Most commom tests 1) Barium swallow or UGI 2) Small Bowel series 3) Barium Others: CTS‚US abd. X-rays ENDOSCOPIC TESTS Esophagoscopy Gastroscopy/gastroduodenoscopy EGD ERCP Esophageal Motility Studies ENDOSCOPIC TESTS (cont’d) Colonoscopy
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Major Gods and Goddess |Greek Name |Roman Name |Function | |Aphroditē |Venus |Goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and desire. She was | | | |married to Hephaestus. Aresis her lover and | |
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The overuse of Foley catheters can lead to urinary tract infections (UTIs) which in turn can lead to a hip prosthesis infection in patients that have undergone THA. An additional risk of the overuse of Foley catheters is posteropartive urinary retention (POUR) in total joint arthroplasty patients. As POUR develops‚ patients are subjected to intermittent catheterizations on the nursing units‚ which increases the risk of developing a UTI. The anesthetic used also plays an important role in the development
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Genetics Genetics: A Beginner’s Guide by‚ collective authors B. Guttman‚ A. Griffiths‚ D. Suzuki‚ and T. Cullis‚ is a book that also assists as a helpful guideline to bring the world of genetics into a bigger picture for an easier understanding of the field. Their book demonstrates how the science of genetics has evolved over the years and brings up to speed on the most recent research to date of the book. The authors state‚ “The reader we kept in mind as we wrote is a reasonably well- educated
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In Donna Haraway’s essay‚ “A Cyborg Manifesto: Science‚ Technology‚ and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century” it is an effort to establish a political point of view on Feminism which an ironic political myth which is authentic to feminism‚ socialism‚ and materialism. Her motive is to build a structure that is faithful to feminism and socialism‚ “To build an ironic political myth faithful to feminism‚ socialism and materialism.”(p.149) Haraway develops her ironic myth by hypothesising
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Robotics in today’s life A robot is defined as a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform most tasks automatically or with some guidance. A robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer of some sort and an electronic programming. Many people think it is a machine that imitates a human—much like the androids in Star Wars‚ Terminator and Star Trek. People still haven ’t been able to give a robot enough understanding to reliably interact with the world
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Fundamentals of Nursing- Theory hours: 90 Clinical hrs: 325 1. Introduction to Nursing: - Meaning of nursing - Definitions of nursing - Scope of nursing - Role of a nurse - Health Team - Aims of nursing in the hospital and community 2. Nursing Profession - Nursing as a profession - Professional adjustment - Qualities of a nurse - Ethics in nursing 3. History of Nursing - Ancient period - Middle period - Modern
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John Aris. Del Rosario HNCA III-01 * What is Literature? * writings in which expression and form‚ in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest‚ are characteristic or essential features‚ as poetry‚ novels‚ history‚ biography‚ and essays. * Generic Classification * Prose * the ordinary form of spoken or written language‚ without metrical structure‚ as distinguished from poetry or verse. * Fiction * the class of literature comprising works of imaginative
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computer and not miss a wink of sleep. Computer Interface is only the tip of the iceberg. Brain chips when they are implanted in right shot of the brain will help a person with hearing loss regain their hearing. Artificial Vision such as Retinal Prosthesis or Bionic Eyes well helps the blind to regain the sight that was once lost or never had. Brain Stimulation Systems will help people with Parkinson’s disease to alleviate tremors and movement disorders that are associated with this disease. BSS is
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Introduction Baby Tim was born prematurely at 35 weeks gestation‚ very active and healthy but required nursed in an incubator in neonatal unit. Baby sucking reflex was not fully developed required complement the nasogastric tube feeding and intravenous (IV) therapy through his left arm received nutrition sources. IV therapy stopped running after the first 24 hours and registered nurse on duty informed pediatrician and he asks the nurse to continue it. After the following day‚ Baby Tim parents noticed
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