for the situation around them. There are three different types of syncope‚ including cardiac‚ non-cardiac‚ and neurocardiac. There is three stages of syncope‚ which are‚ pre-syncope‚ syncope‚ and recovery. There are many signs and symptoms for each stage of syncope. No matter the type of syncopal episode there is one way to go about treating the patient. Cardiac syncope occurs when there is an “inadequate cardiac output and usually occurs as a result of a serious underlying heart condition (Grimes)”
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Muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of muscles that are often very painful. Muscle spasms are also called cramps or referred to as a “Charley horse”. These contractions are most frequent on the leg muscles but can also occur in the hands‚ arms and abdomen. (www.webmd.com) Typically the muscles become very hard and tight. There are many causes of muscle spasms. The most common cause is overuse during athletic activities such as sports or general exercise. Other causes include not
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Creating a flowchart and analyzing workflow To achieve good patient outcomes and increased patient safety‚ it is important for nurses to have an effective and smooth workflow. Workflow is the action of a series of consecutive steps used to add value to the organization’s activities by carrying out a task thoroughly but efficiently (McGonigle & Mastrian‚ 2015‚ p. 231). To improve workflow many organizations are adopting the use of health information technology (HIT)‚ but if the technology is not
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Function of the Skeletal System 1. Support 2. Movement: The bones of the upper and lower limbs pull and push‚ with the help of muscles. 3 storage as a mineral store. 97% of the body’s calcium is stored in bone. Here it is easily available and turns over fast. In pregnancy the demands of the fetus for calcium require a suitable diet and after menopause hormonal control of calcium levels may be impaired: calcium leaches out leaving brittle osteoporotic bones. 4. Protective. Skull for the brain
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I spent eight hours with the patient in the ‘Ornish’ Cardiac program. Many challenges influence the overall health of communities. Cardio vascular (CV) disease is one of the leading cause of death in the U.S. However‚ by educating the public we can bring the awareness to prevent CV diseases in our community. One of the goal of the St Jude Cardiac Rehab program to provide education to the patient‚ so they can learn how to empower their health. I spent time with a new patient during her admission process
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The most important muscle‚ the heart‚ is responsible for allowing us to continue experiencing the simple‚ yet beautiful things in life. For example‚ waking up or enjoying a beautiful sunset‚ other things like swimming and running. To maintain a healthy heart health care givers properly examine this muscle‚ one component that allows this examination is the cardiac cycle. The cardiac cycle involves a sequence of events affiliated with the flow of blood within the heart during a complete heartbeat
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Symptoms) P Decreased Cardiac Output R/T E Atrial Fibrillation and Mechanical Ventilation AEB S – Client on mechanical ventilation. Albumin 1.1 – 2/4/14 – low osmolality in blood – third spacing. Atrial Fibrilation Sluggish Pupil response Blood pressure 97/39 Heart Rate 54 Peripheral pulses diminished PLANNING ____________________________________________________________________________________ Client Goal: Client will not have decreased Cardiac Output Outcome Criteria
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used two strains of pneumococci: a smooth strain‚ which was coated with a polysaccharide‚ and a rough strain‚ which had no coating on it (Carter‚ 1996). Griffith began testing these
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The musculo skeletal system is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move‚ it provides stability‚ protection‚ movement and support to the body . It is also made up of bones‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ cartilage‚ joints and other connective tissue that binds tissues and organs together. The musculo skeletals job is to The skeletal system acts like a framework to support vital organs by keeping them place when doing vigourous sports‚ for example the vertebrae acts like a pillar and holds the
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Primary Source Review #1 Title: Age-associated decreased activities of mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes in heart and skeletal muscle: role of L-carnitine Authors: Kumaran S.‚ Subathra M.‚ Balu M.‚ Panneerselvam C. Journal: Chemo-Biological Interactions Vol. 148 Pgs. 11-18 Date: 2004 Instructions: You may work together on this assignment and turn it in as a group or individually. You will need to use resources such as the internet in addition to your textbook and the article
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