OB Case Preceptorial A Case Presentation on Rheumatic Heart Disease General Data: V.V.‚ 25 years old‚ female‚ married‚ housewife‚ residing at Balibago‚ Angeles City was admitted for the first time at AUFMC on February 6‚ 2014 Chief Complaint: Chest pain History of Present Illness: The illness started 2-1/2 years ago‚ when she started to experience occasional chest pain‚ lasting only for a few seconds especially during her aerobic exercise but does not
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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ACCF/AHA Pocket Guideline Adapted from the 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy November 2011 Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic Surgery‚ American Society of Echocardiography‚ American Society of Nuclear Cardiology‚ Heart Failure Society of America‚ Heart Rhythm Society‚ Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions‚ and Society of Thoracic Surgeons © 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Mr. M‚ 52‚ comes to the ED complaining of intermittent palpitations‚ shortness of breath‚ and lightheadedness. Triage takes Mr. M back into the treatment area after a quick evaluation. His vital signs are BP‚ 140/80; pulse‚ 148 and regular; respirations‚ 18; and SpO2‚ 97% on room air. While a colleague obtains peripheral I.V. access‚ you attach a cardiac monitor‚ which shows sinus tachycardia with frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). Next‚ you use the SAMPLE mnemonic to conduct
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Harms of Hazing My research question is‚ “What are the harms of hazing?” I chose this topic because‚ I believe it is important to understand the harms of the hazing acts sorority sisters and fraternity brothers perform on to their pledges. This is an extremely useful topic because hazing isn’t really talked about in society‚ people believe that police brutality and racism are more important topics. Also parents are extremely quick to persuade their kids to get involved with Greek life‚ not realizing
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Chapter 36: Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. To determine whether there is a delay in impulse conduction through the atria‚ the nurse will measure the duration of the patient’s a. P wave. b. Q wave. c. P-R interval. d. QRS complex. ANS: A The P wave represents the depolarization of the atria. The P-R interval represents depolarization of the atria‚ atrioventricular (AV) node‚ bundle of His‚ bundle branches‚ and the Purkinje fibers. The QRS represents ventricular depolarization
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STUDENT NAME: Teressa M Meseberg DATE: June 16‚ 2016 PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET SCHOOL OF NURSING FNP Journal 1 Introduction to Case: Introduction to Case: This is a 69 year old male patient who is established with Dr Hoehn’s office‚ but new to Kristin Kilinski‚ NP. He was recently in the ER due to a fall. I chose this particular case because of the patient’s complicated history and was an interesting case. He has a history of a few diseases that I am unfamiliar with and
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Running head: Associate Degree Nurse versus Baccalaureate Degree Nurse Associate Degree Nurse versus Baccalaureate Degree Nurse Valerie Castillo Grand Canyon University NRS 430-V September 19‚ 2010 Associate Degree Nurse versus Baccalaureate Degree Nurse A registered nurse (RN) is defined as a highly trained and skilled professional who cares for those that are sick (Quan‚ 2006). They are educated and trained to care for those that have chronic and acute illness‚ they are also taught
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Scenario J.B.‚ a 45-year-old woman‚ is an office manager for a busy law firm and single mother of two children. While cleaning a shower stall‚ she experienced a sharp pain in her lower back. Over the next few hours‚ her lower back became increasing more painful. By the time she picked up the children from their sporting event and drove to the nearest walk-in medical clinic‚ she had a sharp shooting pain into her right buttocks. Her spinal x-rays were not significant‚ and she was diagnosed with acute
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Atrial Fibrillation And Nursing Considerations As a nurse one must provide holistic care. To better understand aspect of providing holistic nursing care one must have an in-depth understanding of primary body systems and their pathology. This paper will educate the prudent nurses who read it with detailed information about the specific cardiac pathology of atrial fibrillation. Written with a basic understanding of human heart function/structure as a prerequisite‚ this paper will first
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