LOVENOX LOVENOX® helps reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis—also known as DVT blood clots—to help avoid a potential pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing abdominal surgery‚ hip-replacement surgery‚ knee-replacement surgery‚ or medical patients with severely restricted mobility during acute illness. LOVENOX® should not be used in patients who are actively bleeding or who have a low count of blood cells called platelets‚ which aid in clotting. This is a condition called "thrombocytopenia
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activity of my heart. Turns out my heart was not beating normally either. I thought to myself “What else could possibly go wrong?”. I had thought that question to soon. The nurse with a smile continued to tell me that the doctor thinks I have a pulmonary embolism. She further explained that basically means I have a blood clot in my lung‚ but it was highly unlikely that at my age I had it. My mom asked her what could have possibly caused a
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Birth control pills are medicine‚ which are taken to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The type of birth control pills I would like to share its pros and cons is Levora. The generic name of Levora is progestin/estrogen contraceptive and it is taken orally. In order to use this pill‚ the individual is not supposed to smoke cigarettes/tobacco and not be over 35 years. Levora contains two hormones: a progestin and an estrogen‚ which works mainly by preventing the release of an egg during menstrual cycle
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respiratory failure irresponsive to mechanical ventilation‚ associated or not with haemodynamic instability‚ and its application fields are widening to refractory sepsis and also to elective thoracic procedures. ECMO is replacing conventional cardio-pulmonary by-pass (CPB) even during lung transplantation due to its potential advantages: the absence of full-anticoagulation and the possibility of maintaining the extra-corporeal support even in the post-operative period. An emergent role of ECMO is the
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Biology Tuesday‚ January 17‚ 2012 Cardiovascular System The heart weighs 300 grams and is shaped like a grapefruit and has two atria‚ two ventricles‚ and four valves receive blood from both venae cavae and the four pulmonary veins‚ and throw it into the aorta and pulmonary trunk. The heart pumps blood to 9 liters per day‚ making from 60 to 160 beats per minute. The heart is covered with a dense fibrous membrane - the pericardium‚ forming serous cavity filled with liquid‚ which prevents
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dislocation occurs it needs to be put back into place with an anaesthetic. Rarely this becomes a recurrent problem needing further surgery. Blood clots (Deep Venous Thrombosis) These can form in the calf muscles and can travel to the lung (Pulmonary embolism). These can occasionally be serious and even life threatening.
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As per the court documents‚ the companies were aware of the defective product‚ but continued selling it without informing the public with respect to their risks. Although the IVC filters were designed by the manufacturers to prevent pulmonary embolism which is life-threatening‚ they avoided informing people about the side effects which are life-threatening. As per the report which was released in 2010‚ the FDA has received more than 900 reports of adverse events which are associated with
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Evidence-based nursing practice is essential to the delivery of high-quality care that optimizes patients’ outcomes. Studies continue to show improved outcomes when best evidence is used in the delivery of patient care. (American Association of critical care nurses). In our medical surgical floor as per our organization we have a “shared governance council “under which we have multiple areas like patient quality and safety‚ clinical practice council‚ infection control‚ professional development and
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restaurant. The patient was in the process of preparation of the meat for cooking. ICD-9-CM: __________________________________________________________ ICD-10-CM: _________________________________________________________ 18. Postoperative pulmonary artery embolism‚ initial encounter ICD-9-CM: _____________________________________________________________ ICD-10-CM: ____________________________________________________________ 40. Crush syndrome with hemorrhaging; lacerations of small and large intestines
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Differences in Competencies between ADN vs. BSN Sheena Joseph Grand Canyon University Professional dynamics NRS430 Budds Emilie November 20‚ 2011 Good title page Differences in Competencies between ADN vs BSN According to the society of Human Resources Management‚ competency means the knowledge and skills required to perform a job‚ which all contributes a positive outcome. Even though the competency among ADN and BSN are almost similar‚ there are slight variations based on the departments
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