Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals
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Ahmari z julkarnain Bsn 4a ASTHMA IN ACUTE EXSACERBATION Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause a cough‚ wheezing‚ and breathlessness. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. Asthma can be controlled well in most people most of the time. What is asthma? Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways. These are the small tubes‚ called bronchi‚ which carry air in and out of the lungs. If you have asthma‚ the bronchi will be
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INTRODUCTION Finding out that you have a terminal illness can be emotionally and physically very painful. People respond differently when they are newly diagnosed with a condition that has a poor prognosis. The general reaction of the patient involved is one of shock or disbelief however the experience is unique for each person and their family or loved ones. This essay will discuss the varying responses a patient undergoes once newly diagnosed with a condition that has a poor prognosis.
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placement as an adult student nurse while his present condition to underlying past medical history. The patient’s consent was gained prior to this assessment and to protect his identity and maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008)‚ he will be referred to as James‚ a pseudonym. The ward is for both female and male patients who have acute and chronic cardiac problems like congestive cardiac failure‚ myocardial infarction‚ acute coronary syndrome and other cardiac related conditions so they can be given the necessary
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia results from a genetic or acquired injury to the genetic material (DNA) of a developing stem cell located in the bone marrow. It is not clear what causes the injury or mutation to take place‚ but a few factors that increase the risk of ALL include; previous cancer treatments‚ exposure to radiation‚ a genetic disorder‚ or having a sibling who has ALL. Most cases of ALL occur between 2 and 5 years of age‚ although it can have occurrences in older children and adults
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level of care and an acute level of care. In some instances‚ it is possible to transition from these levels of care as well. Depending on what type of medical care that one needs will determine whether it will be acute or chronic. Acute care may encompass treatment of illnesses and disorders in a moderately short amount of time. Patients receiving acute care may seek treatment for short-term illnesses or injuries and possible rehabilitation after an injury. Some examples of acute care may include;
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Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) Tracy Gilbert ITT Earth city Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) “Acute kidney injury (AKI) describes the spectrum of acute-onset kidney failure that can occur with critical illness; it replaces the traditional term acute renal failure (ARF) and acute tubular necrosis (ATN).” (Urden‚ Stacy‚ & Lough‚ 2012‚ p. 400). “In renal failure‚ acute or chronic‚ one most commonly sees patients who have a tendency to develop hypervolemia‚ hyperkalemia‚ hyperphosphatemia‚ hypocalcemia
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all been stricken with a foodborne illness. A foodborne illness also known as food poisoning as it’s most often called is caused by eating or drinking any type of food or beverage that has been contaminated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it is estimated that almost 76 million cases of foodborne illnesses occur in the United States every year. This total amounts to one in four Americans becoming sick with a foodborne illness by eating foods that has been contaminated
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Acute leukemia is a form of blood cancer that is produced from the white blood cells in the bone marrow. Both chronic and acute leukemia forms make up 3% of all new cancer cases in the world. Acute leukemia in women has the same treatment and survival outcomes as it does for men. The chances of getting this disease are actually slightly higher for men than women. However‚ it causes many more challenges for women than men during therapy and more long-term health problems. The cells in acute leukemia
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Terminal Illness ALS can be considered as a terminal disease if the patient is expected to develop a fatal outcome within a period of 6 months. During the initial stages of ALS‚ the lesion tends to be localized‚ but this would not help to determine the duration for which the patient would survive. During the end-stages of the disease the muscle denervation becomes extensive and spreads to various parts of the body. One of the important factors in determining the outcome and also the terminal nature
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