and an unremarkable anesthetic reversal‚ Mr. F is transported to the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and monitored before being transferred to medical-surgical unit. Vital signs are as follows: heart rate‚ 75/min; blood pressure‚ 127/82 mm Hg; respiratory rate‚ 16/min; oxygen saturation‚ 100% on 2L of O² via nasal cannula; body temperature‚ 36.9°C. When Mr. F arrives to the PACU‚ the receiving nurse notices an increase in his heart rate to 91/min and an increase in respirations to 21/min. After administering
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Dehydration In 1994‚ thousands of starving people died in the Africa nation of Rwanda. It wasn’t lack of food that killed most of these people‚ but cholera‚ a bacterial infected that cripples the ability of intestinal mucosal cells to reabsorb water. The severe diarrhea that develops can kill in days‚ sometimes even hours. Dehydration is deadly. Dehydration is a deficiency condition that occurs when output of water exceeds intake. It is a great problem for athletes‚ military personnel‚ and certain
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POST1 Mucormysis is a rare but highly aggressive and a fatal infection that affects immunocompromised patients. Mucormycosis infections have increasingly become very common. The survival of such infections is also very poor. Iron metabolism plays a very important role in regulating mucor infections. Deferoxamine predisposes patients to mucormycosisby supplying the fungus containing iron.From these findings‚ it is possible to treat the infection by using iron chelator as long as the chelator does
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Pedia Drill-001 1).Which achievement best characterizes the physical development of a 3-month-old infant? A.) A strong Moro reflex B.) A strong tonic-neck reflex C.) The ability to roll over intentionally D.) The ability to lift the head and chest from a prone position 2. When assessing a 2 year-old child brought by his mother to the clinic for a routine check-up‚ which of the following would the nurse expect the child to be able to do? a) ride a tricycle b) tie his shoelaces c) kick
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extremities followed by jerky movements and increased salivation. Upon entering the ER‚ she went into active seizures again. How do you manage the patient? Initial Vital signs: Blood pressure 140/90 Normal Valves Circulatory rate 110 Respiratory rate 22 Temperature 37 oC I. PROPERTIES: ISONIAZID Odorless colorless or white crystals or white crystalline powder. Taste is slightly sweet at first and then bitter. pH (1% aqueous solution) 5.5-6.5. pH (5% aqueous solution) 6-8. INH is a
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Learning Outcome 4 Critically analyse own OSCE performance in utilising systematic rapid clinical assessment and an appropriate track and trigger tool‚ to escalate care in an appropriate and timely manner. This essay will critically analyse my performance throughout the Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assessment I completed‚ including the escalation strategy utilised by the Nation early warning scores (NEWS) (RCP‚ 2012) as a track and trigger tool (NICE‚ 2007). Based on the
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Date: 07/27/14 Total Score: 100 % 1 CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Backward effects of left-sided heart failure include: CORRECT ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion YOUR ANSWER A) Pulmonary congestion Deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle flows through the right and left pulmonary arteries to the right and left lung. After entering the lungs‚ the branches subdivide‚ finally emerging as RATIONALE capillaries which surround the alveoli and release the carbon dioxide in exchange for oxygen. The capillaries
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urine. [3] AKI is diagnosed on the basis of certain laboratory findings‚ such as elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine‚ or the failure of the kidneys to generate enough urine. [4]AKI may lead to a number of complications‚ including metabolic acidosis‚ high potassium levels‚ uraemia‚ changes in body fluid balance‚ and effects on other organ systems‚ which may lead to
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I. Describe the role of the following hormones in the formation of urine‚ specifically explain the stimulus for their release‚ actions (decrease/increase GFR) and whether or not dilute/concentrated urine results): ADH (Vasopressin) – ADH has an antidiuretic action that prevents the production of dilute urine. Formation of urine = in the DCT and collecting ducts‚ water movement out of the body is regulated by ADH. Stimulus for their release = lowered blood pressure or low salt or water concentration
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influenza D - diptheria (pharyngeal) E - epiglottitis R - rubella M - mumps M - meningitis M - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia An - Adenovirus Private Room or cohort Mask 1 CONTACT PRECAUTION MRS.WEE M - multidrug resistant organism R - respiratory infection S - skin infections * W - wound infxn E - enteric infxn - clostridium difficile E - eye infxn - conjunctivitis SKIN INFECTIONS VCHIPS V - varicella zoster C - cutaneous diphtheria H - herpez simplex I - impetigo P - pediculosis S - scabies
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