recommended procedures‚ in spite of being educated about the needs of VTE prophylaxis. VTE‚ which is the most common cause of preventable death in healthcare settings‚ can either be in the form of coagulated (clotted) blood in peripheral veins‚ or pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ where the clots travel to the lungs. VTE prophylaxis can help prevent these clots form forming and reduce mortality by as much as 80%‚ A recent study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology‚ shows that‚ education notwithstanding‚ many
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Home Care Assistance and Blood Clots The body is designed to protect itself. One of the keys to this protection is the blood’s ability to clot. Every time a person is cut‚ scratched‚ or needs to heal from a wound‚ they should rejoice that their blood has the ability to clot and stop the bleeding. Sometimes‚ a blood vessel inside the body will be injured and the blood will clot inside the body. Other times‚ blood will pool in a vein due to improper blood circulation‚ and the stagnant blood will clot
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600 pounds‚ so when he defended himself by shoving her off of him she fell and broke her knee. While his mother was recovering in the hospital she refused to be active which resulted in the formation of blood clots that lead to her death of a pulmonary embolism. Gayle being only 16 years old thought that he was the cause of his mother’s death. Gayle came to the Center for Nonviolence about a year and a half ago not knowing where to turn in life. One day he stumbled across an ad for the Center of
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productive cough‚ with thick yellow sputum. He stated that he had been to his General Practitioner (GP) approximately a week prior to admission and was given antibiotics for the cough. Medical History 2010: Fractured neck of femur (#NOF) and pulmonary embolism 2011 January: Partial thickness burn to left hand No other significant medical history Social History Married for 45 years‚ wife deceased 2011 Retired from coal mining in 1990 Social drinker‚ likes a scotch in the evening Lives by
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maximized medical and resynchronization therapy; • Recurrent life-threatening left ventricular arrhythmias despite an implantable cardiac defibrillator‚ antiarrhythmic therapy‚ or catheter-based ablation; • End-stage congenital HF with no evidence of pulmonary hypertension; • Refractory angina without potential medical or surgical therapeutic
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Nashia Horne Professor S. Tanner Smith Speech Communications‚ SPCH ORBC-MW06 22 March 2010 Hyperbaric Chambers and Oxygen Therapy: Life Saver Specific Purpose: To inform audience of hyperbaric chambers and the oxygen therapy that they provide. Central Idea: The description of a hyperbaric chamber‚ the oxygen therapy process‚ the illnesses it treats and the side effects. Introduction I. Oxygen‚ one of the most important elements
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morphine. Dysrhythmias- anything not a normal sinus. Pacu nurse needs to be acls certified. Treat pain and anxiety Nausea and vomiting can be caused by hypotension‚ pain‚ and anesthesia Discharged from pacu now- Look at vitals‚ orientation‚ pulmonary‚ oxygen‚ urine output‚ n/v‚ Pt will receive aldrete score prior to surgery and prior to being released. Consider their prior score. Nurse on floor- type of surgery‚ resp status‚ labs‚ look at dressing‚ orders for floor‚ vitals‚ IV site‚ when
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Worsening depression and anxiety with the arrival of psychosis: auditory‚ visual hallucinations and paranoid thoughts caused her to seek treatment on 9/11. Her first inpatient stay was cut short because a medical workup by HMS detected a pulmonary embolism. She was transferred to a medical floor‚ where she was treated with warfarin and coumadin until her INR levels reached a normal range of 2.4. She has since been transferred back to the inpatient psychiatry service for continued treatment of
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Cardiac arrest is confirmed by absence of signs of circulation‚ loss of consciousness; respiratory arrest (may be in 30 seconds after cardiac arrest) and enlargement of pupils (may be in 90 seconds after cardiac arrest). Jacobs et al.‚ (2004) The temporal sequence of cardiac arrest can be explained by a 3-phased time sensitive model. These phases include electrical (lasting 0 to 4 minutes from time of cardiac arrest)‚ circulatory (lasting 4 to 10 minutes from time of cardiac arrest)‚ and metabolic
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phase is entered with partial buffering of the acidosis through renal bicarbonate retention.* * Respiratory acidosis results from a build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia) due to hypoventilation. It is most often caused by pulmonary problems‚ although head injuries‚ drugs (especially anaesthetics and sedatives)‚ and brain tumors can cause this acidemia. Pneumothorax‚ emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ asthma‚ severe pneumonia‚ and aspiration are among the most frequent causes. It
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