Acute renal failure (ARF)‚ also know as Acute Kidney Injury/Impairment (AKI) is described as a condition where there is a rapid decline in kidney function which results in an increase in accumulation of waste materials in the body and decreased urine output‚ usually over hours to weeks‚ occurring in a person with or without a previous pre-existing renal disease (Van Biesen‚ W.‚ Vanholder‚ R.‚ & Lameire‚ N.‚ 2006). Acute loss of renal function can be due to poor perfusion to the kidneys‚ called prerenal
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each convulsion rattling her tiny frame. But she’s been coughing for two weeks now. The flu medication the doctors prescribed is clearly not working. You discount the idea of it being a virus and consider something more serious. Google tells you acute bronchitis can last over a month‚ and your child has all the symptoms—constant coughing‚ shortness of breath‚ loss of appetite. She complains she’s tired all the time. You anxiously consider the possibility of pneumonia—like any worried parent would—but
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FAILURE Stephanie Barber September 21‚ 2011 INITIAL HISTORY: 66 year-old white male increasing shortness of breath over the last month noticed feet and ankles swelling by end of the day has occasional episodes of chest tightness has been waking up in the middle of the night with acute shortness of breath feels tired most of the time 1. Based on this information‚ what are the differential diagnoses? R/O
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as dangerous or threatening to their well being (Tenibiaje2011). There are many different kinds of stress. The most common types of stress that are defined are acute stress‚ episodic acute stress‚ and chronic stress‚ and each of these different types of stress show their own symptoms. Acute stress is the most common type of stress. Acute stress has been noted to be the result following individuals dealing with high demands and pressure of their recent past and the demands anticipated by them in the
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Psychological Disorder and Illnesses Delusional disorder is an uncommon psychological condition in that patients present with circumscribed symptoms of non-bizarre delusions‚ but with the absence of prominent hallucinations and no believed disorder‚ mood condition‚ or substantial flattening of impact. For that diagnosis to be made‚ auditory as well as visible hallucinations can’t be notable‚ though olfactory or responsive hallucinations associated with the information from the delusion may be existing
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It works by activating a substance that helps to break up blood clots. Blood clots can prevent oxygen and nutrients from getting to the heart‚ which causes tissue death and long-term damage to the heart. It’s indicated for use in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults for the improvement of ventricular function following AMI‚ the reduction of the incidence of congestive heart failure and the reduction of mortality associated with AMI. Reteplase is given by injection into a vein
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Introduction Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that the body uses to fight infections. In ALL‚ the bone marrow makes lots of unformed cells called blasts that normally would develop into lymphocytes. However‚ the blasts are abnormal. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells‚ white blood cells
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Sudden Illness what is a heart attack? A sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of ____________ ___________‚ typically resulting in the death of a part of a heart. symptoms of heart attack ? chest pain or discomfort shortness of breath __________ break out of cold sweats nausea _________________ or sudden illness first aid for a heart attack ! perform ________ call 911 Find ______ Convulsions What is a Convulsion? A convulsion is a ________‚__________‚ irregular movement
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) SARS is a flu like disease that is easily spread‚ and causes respiratory illness. It is caused by the Coronavirus pathogen. SARS can be a concerning disease due to how easily it can infect a population‚ but it can be also be treated by a Doctor. In the past there have been about 10‚000 reported cases of SARS and death rate of 9.6%. Most of the cases were due to the 2003 outbreak of SARS which are some of the last documented cases. SARS is not one of the world’s
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Feature Acute Kidney Injury: Not Just Acute Renal Failure Anymore? Susan Dirkes‚ RN‚ MSA‚ CCRN Until recently‚ no uniform standard existed for diagnosing and classifying acute renal failure. To clarify diagnosis‚ the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative group stated its consensus on the need for a clear definition and classification system of renal dysfunction with measurable criteria. Today the term acute kidney injury has replaced the term acute renal failure‚ with an understanding that such
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