1 What clinical findings correlate with M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? What type of treatment and recommendations would be appropriate for M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? M.K. is a 45-year-old female; she is 5’5” and weighs 225 lbs. Her BMI is 37.4‚ which makes her obese and people with chronic bronchitis are usually overweight. She has history of smoking about 22 years‚ which is a common cause of chronic bronchitis because she was repeatedly breathing in fumes that irritate your lungs and airway tissues
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Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field Dana Cook Nova Southeastern University Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field It is estimated that 1 in 10 patients will experience a nosocomial infection (Biddle‚ 2009). With this staggering fact‚ patient safety and infection prevention is at the forefront of healthcare. Many changes have occurred in this area since the 1840s. This is when Semmelweis‚ a Viennese obstetrician‚ made
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COM155-University of Phoenix COPD and Heart Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and heart disease are two of the deadliest chronic illnesses affecting the world’s population. These diseases have caused hundreds of thousands to lose their lives. With the death rate of heart disease and COPD rising‚ attention should be focused on these diseases and how we can prevent fatalities throughout the world. Educating the public about these diseases is vital in lowering the number of deaths
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1.1. Nosocomial infection burden Nosocomial infections or healthcare acquired infections can truly be a grave toll for hospital management as much as it is for end-beneficiaries‚ customers‚ and stakeholders. Mortality reaches 80‚000 annually ; 3 patients die per minute ; 10-20% % incidence globally‚ and figures are expectedly higher in Third World settings. This is not to mention the corollary problem of emerging microorganisms resistant to overuse of prophylactic and anticipatory shotgun antibiotic
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The weakness of will is defined as a lack of self-control or the state of acting against one’s better judgment. Philosophers have debated for years about the philosophical puzzle surrounding the concept of the weakness of will. At the heart of the philosophical puzzle is the dichotomy between acknowledging the best course of action to take‚ yet deciding to complete an action rated below this initial plan. The lack of consistency between these two actions is the behavior that has puzzled philosophers
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Therapy for Chronic Pain 2. Dahl and Lundgren (2006) Living Beyond Your Pain: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Ease Chronic Pain 3. Vowles & Sorrell (2007) Life with Chronic Pain: An Acceptance-based Approach: Therapist Guide and Patient Workbook Session 1 1. Validation of suffering and consequential loss of life quality (due to pain from injury or chronic pain) A. Understand back story and get to know the client’s current situation B. If they are suffering from chronic pain‚ gain
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Chapter 14: Critical Care Nursing (Pg 338-366‚ 412-437) Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Disorders Coronary Artery Disease Description and Etiology The biggest contributor to cardiovascular system- related morbidity and mortality is coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease that affects arteries throughout the body. (CAD) Risk Factors for CAD 1. Age‚ Gender‚ Race (non-modifiable) a. More common in men than women b. Higher in women over 75 years of age 2. Family History
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Chronic Conditions- Diabetes By: Rachel McGee Today‚ diabetes are becoming more common and becoming a big problem for people. This chronic condition‚ a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time‚ has three major types: type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational diabetes‚ which none have a cure for it. Diabetes‚ also called diabetes mellitus‚ is a long term condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Physically‚ people are
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Often times the management of chronic wounds can become challenging for clinicians. In the article by Sibbald et al (1) they emphasize that wound healing should be achieved through an interprofessional team approach where the focus is holistic‚ focusing not only on the patient’s wound but on the patient as a whole. Once the cause of the wound is identified‚ the wound can be classified into three categories: healable‚ maintenance and non healable (1). Referring to the wound bed preparation paradigm
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Chei‚ i remember those day s when one naira na money‚when groundnut was 5kobo. & choco milo sweet was 5 kobo • days of messing game‚who is in d garden‚ police and thief • D days of mama & papa play • days when we use to build houses with sand‚ play suwe game‚tinco tinco‚change ƔU̶̲̥̅̊я style‚ ten ten‚ skipping‚ stop! U remember nau! •those days wen we used to fly kite on streets‚ wen boys used to use d paint bucket cover as tire & their daddy’s hanger as d steering •those days when rubber
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