Memorandum To: Professor Bizzell From: Candace Jones Date: September 17‚ 2017 Subject: Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Purpose This case is pertaining to Ms. Smith‚ an 85-year-old female suffering with right lower lobe pneumonia and dehydration‚ a current patient of Memorial Hospital. Ms. Smith is in and out of consciousness and has an unclear prognosis; however‚ physicians admit she may possibly recover. Ms. Smith’s attending physician would like to order a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order due to her
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arrested for assaulting an intimate partner.”(p.69) This study provided information on the women arrested for domestic violence in hopes of determining the factors behind their rise in arrests which could lead to better treatment and rehabilitation. As men have traditionally been the majority of domestic violence arrests‚ the criminal justice system is extensively educated on their issues where as women have been largely omitted from this kind of training. “Additionally‚ this study seeks to shed light
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A well-organized interview is one of the most sufficient ways to make the client’s situation to be acknowledged by health professionals. I recently conducted a health assessment interview with a client‚ aiming to gain a thorough understanding of her general health. Instead of using a systems approach which is focusing more on the health status of each part of the human body‚ I would rather choose a more person-centered approach‚ functional approach which look at the person as a whole‚ examine how
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"How are you feeling today?" asked doctor Jason Posner in his usual automatic‚ inattentive salutation to Vivian‚ which is both humorous and distressing. There is a connection between Vivian Bearing and Jason Posner. Prepped for research and scholarship by Vivian herself (he took her class on the metaphysical poets) Jason possesses many of the same traits as Vivian. He is smart‚ ambitious‚ dedicated to the complexities of his medical research‚ and inept at human relations. Like Professor Bearing‚
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A bsence of menses (amenorrhea) N o appetite (but with preoccupation with food) O bvious weight loss (15% loss of IBW) R educing ideation (If only I could lose more weight I’d be happy) E maciated X erostomia (dryness of the mouth) I mage (Body Image Disturbance - claims to feel fat even when extremely thin) A bnormal hair growth (lanugo or fine downy hair Blood pressure: 90/60 mm/Hg to 120/80 mm/Hg Breathing: 12 - 18 breaths per minute Pulse: 60 - 100 beats per minute Temperature:
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Many people these days have heard of cardiopulmonary resuscitation‚ better known as CPR. I am going to go over the different steps of infant‚ child‚ and adult CPR. If you were not educated on it then I hope it will give you basic and fair instructions how to perform CPR. And for many I hope it can also count as a refresher. I will start with infant CPR. This would be used on a child who is less than one years of age. The first step is to determine whether or not the infant is responsive. Shout and
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2. Market Analysis 2.1. Characteristics of technologies and products for preventing and treating postoperative hypothermia Due to some reasons‚ for example‚ exposure to cold operating room temperature‚ a patient will have the possibility of experiencing post-operative hypothermia. Hypothermia is a frequent occurrence during major surgical procedures (4) where body temperature falls below 36 degrees. Major postoperative complications such as cardiac‚ arrhythmias‚ respiratory failure‚ sepsis
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Do Not Resuscitate Legal and Ethical Issues Week 3 Assignment Laura Germinario June 9‚ 2014 Health Care Ethics and Medical Law HCA 322 Instructor Merrill Introduction DNR‚ Do Not Resuscitate‚ is an order that alerts medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation‚ CPR‚ on an individual. CPR consists of life saving methods such as procedures that can involve mouth to mouth resuscitation to using a defibrillator
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ROSE ANN A. ORATE No. 5026 Purok 5‚ Brgy. Kias Baguio City Contact nos. : 09174233048/ (074) 442-00-03 CAREER OBJECTIVES * To obtain a position as an online ESL teacher and help students learn English in an informative and interesting manner. * To improve a student’s standards of English so that he/ she will be able to socialize easily in a foreign country. SEMINARS/TRAININGS ATTENDED 2006 Peace Tech conference: Overcoming prejudice towards young Muslims‚ indigenous peoples
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Introduction An electronics to keep people alive (Life Support System) can be defined in several on terms. Electronic devices as an assistive tools/devices actually it’s an umbrella term that covers everything from medical to the household equipment so do spacecraft. Electronics do assist people in their daily activities and in much critical ways allow a human being to survive in some sort of situation. Difficulty and inability to perform activities are the major factors on what do the life support
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