CARDIOVASCULAR Dsyrhythmias * Etiology * Disturbances in automaticity – initiation of impulse is altered * Disturbances in conduction – alteration in the speed the impulse travels * Reentry of impulses – cardiac tissue is depolarized multiple times by the same impulse * Speed‚ distance and location can be changed or affected (blockages cause change in heart rhythm) * Risk factors * Cardiovascular disease‚ MI * MI – death of tissue – no electricity
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BT is a 95 year old Caucasian female that lives with her husband and has spent 39 years working as a missionary. She presented to the emergency room at Milford Memorial Hospital on March 17‚ 2012 complaining of diarrhea for the past 6 days‚ up to 5 times a day. She also reported loss of appetite and weakness; upon admission to the emergency room she vomited once and verbalized cramping in the upper abdominal region. She was admitted with acute infectious colitis‚ acute renal failure‚ and dehydration
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Focus Questions #1 1. Relate each client’s current manifestations to the pathophysiology of shock to determine what type of shock the client could be experiencing. Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. The patient Richard Tanner has been admitted to the CCU for r/o myocardial infarction. The patient has not prior history of cardiac problems though he has been treated for the last 5 years for cholesterol totaling 285 (HDL 35‚ LDL 212)
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Chapter 1: Pluralizing Provide the plurals for the following terms. Where possible‚ give two different plurals. 1. carcinoma- carcinomas 2. frenulum- frenula 3. serum- sera 4. psychosis- psychoses 5. virus- viruses 6. septum- septa 7. femur- femurs 8. kidney- kidneys 9. tongue- tongues 10. urethra- urethrae 11. ureter- ureters 12. malignancy- malignancies 13. leukocyte- leukocytes 14. nucleus- nuclei 15. reflex- reflexes 16. tremor- tremors 17. venogram- venograms
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The mother‚ whom the story is about and also the narrator of the story‚ is‚ because of a friend of her son’s recent death‚ recalls on a event which had a huge impact on her life – the death of her own brother. The story revolves around the places in time‚ her childhood and present. The story is told with 2 different stories that in the end become clearer that the 2 stories have a tremendous resemblance. The first story is about the narrator’s childhood‚ where the children of the neighbourhood get
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Complex Ions: 1. Cooper(II) found in this molecular structure has a coordination number of 4 2. Cooper(II) cannot form a crystalline structure with a coordination number of 6. It removes the possibility to create a crystalline structure if the sp3d2 geometry is used. 3. The iron shows a coordination complex of 4 4. The magnesium has a coordination complex of 4 1. A complex ion occurs when we have a metal cation‚ bound by one or many small separate molecules‚ ions‚ or polyatomic
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inventions are available we enjoy them and everything but we aren’t shocked because it is the new normal‚ but what if I told you that you could wear an arm band with multiple medications and serums that could cure almost anything. Introducing the Med Band‚ it has everything from snake venom anecdotes to simple ibuprofen‚ when you’re on the go and have a headache you don’t have to worry about finding pills‚ and if you are hiking snake infested terrain you won’t have to worry about getting medical
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Throughout my years in high school of being within the Pre-Med Magnet‚ the most obvious preparation‚ this program has given me was medical exposure. But specifically‚ junior year‚ although very rigorous‚ it has given me an exposure to how a college class works‚ and clinicals work. Studying for the class and writing the preps‚ the posts‚ the pathos‚ I believe helped prepare me for the work of a college class. My ability to balance Med and all other classes‚ helped me prepare to balance my medical
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would you do differently if you had a chance to do the exercise again? The MedLee: In Pursuit of a joint venture negotiation exercise refers to a joint venture between a US Company and a Family Thai Business Company. I had the role of Pat Armstrong (Med Device Representative: Director of International Strategic Market Research) the issues I had to negotiate were: decision making/control‚ staffing‚ profit distribution and conflict resolution mechanism. The goal of the negotiation was to keep a long-term
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students must replace their hobbies with studying‚ volunteering‚ and research in their free time. While compromises must be made by any college student‚ this perspective is largely inaccurate and does not truthfully reflect a happy‚ successful pre-med student. A successful student is one who balances their schoolwork and medical school preparation with pursuing their own personal interests and having fun outside of school. One of the greatest aspects about college is the wide range of student organizations
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