to the emergency department with shortness of breath and an increased respiratory rate and pulse. As a nurse prioritization is imperative.
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Research Summary Hunter Jones MICT III Clinical Johnson County Community College Research Summary Heat stroke is defined by Knochel and Ouchama (2002‚ p. 1978) as “a core body temperature that rises above 40°C (105°F) and that is accompanied by hot‚ dry skin and central nervous system abnormalities such as delirium‚ convulsions‚ or coma.” Heat stroke can be the result of either exposure to a high environmental temperature or from an elevated core temperature due to strenuous exercise
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Teach to take TB drugs at bedtime to avoid nausea COPD- S/Sx Chronic cough & sputum (classis sign)‚ metabolic acidosis‚ DOE‚ SOB‚ BARREL CHEST‚ fatigue‚ cyanosis‚ clubbing of nails *Avoid temp extremes‚ mod exercise‚ Inhaler (tilt head back inhaler 1-2 in away from mouh‚ press down‚ inhale(3-5 sec)‚ hole breath for 8-10 sec‚ repeat allowing 1-2 min in between‚ increase
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Hyperventilation decreases CO2‚ increases pH‚ and lowers H+ levels which then results to respiratory alkalosis. In the experiment‚ we used the PhysioEx 8.0 software to simulate hyperventilation and recorded the change of the breathing pattern which gave us the levels of pH and CO2. The first run of hyperventilation results signified alkalosis. On the second hyperventilation run‚ the breathing pattern went from being in the alkalosis state then gradually went back to normal. A correlation graph with a R2 value
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Nurses ’ Role in Health Assessment of Patient with COPD and CHF The nursing role in health assessment involves a systematic collection of data that provides information to facilitate a plan of care to deliver the best care for the patient. Assessment is the foundation of nursing practice. The nurse carries out health assessment to determine the patient ’s condition of health‚ risk factors‚ as well as the need for health education in order to develop an individualized care plan. The nurse
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4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Hyperventilation results in You correctly answered: b. respiratory alkalosis. 2. With hyperventilation‚ the higher peaks on the tracing indicate You correctly answered: a. a larger volume of air. 3. Which of the following is not a potential cause of respiratory alkalosis? You correctly answered: d. emphysema 4. The kidneys can compensate for respiratory alkalosis by You correctly answered: b. retaining H+ and excreting bicarbonate ion. 09/06/14 page
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-Decrease in molecular weight -Increase in pressure gradient *know and understand Fick’s equation Surfactant ______ increase lung compliance. How do they affect work for breathing? Increase or decrease? *Decrease How can your body fix a respiratory acidosis? Kidneys only Quiet breathing is to ____ as deep breathing is to ____. Know other definitions of breathing…. A) eupnea; diaphragmatic breathing If resistance is decreased and the pressure gradient remains the same‚ flow will _____ increase
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airflow‚ which can bring mild to life threatening conditions in the patients. This essay will discuss the assessment done considering the health issues of Mr James Saunders. Assessments that will be carried out for Mr Saunders will be the detailed respiratory assessment for his diseases condition‚ Asthma. Mr James Saunders a 36-year-old man has been admitted in the ward with his exacerbation of asthma. The subjective data (data collected by communicating) presented are Mr Saunders say that he is not
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For each question‚ choose your answer‚ and then give the rationale behind your choice. This will give you the opportunity to earn up to 10 points to be directly applied to exam 2. This must be submitted by the beginning of class 8/2. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ___B_ 1. A 45-year-old client with excess fluid volume because of an acute kidney dysfunction is placed on a 1‚000 ml fluid restriction per 24-hour period. The client
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Epiglottitis R - Rubella M - Mumps M - Meningitis M - Mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia An - Adenovirus -Private room -Mask and standard precautions CONTACT PRECAUTION- standard precautions MRS.WEE M - Multidrug resistant organism R - Respiratory infection - RSV S - Skin infections W - Wound infections E - Enteric infections - clostridium defficile E - Eye infections Skin Infections private room‚ gloves‚ gown V - Varicella zoster C - Cutaneous
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