LA PRESION ARTERIAL Una de las mediciones que se toman durante un examen medico sistematico es la presion sanguinea arterial. El instrumento para tal medicion‚ un esfingomanometro‚ consta de una faja inflable (la manga)‚ una bombilla de hula con un conducto y un tubo de vidrio con mercurio (manometro). La manga se enrolla en la parte superior del brazo y luego se infla mediante la bombilla de hule. El medico coloca el diafragma del estetoscopio sobre un vaso sanguineo en la parte anterointerna del
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease made up of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a common‚ lethal disorder that affects 10% to 20% in general medical patients and up to 80% in critically ill patients. This disorder recurs frequently‚ is often overlooked‚ and results in long-term complications. It is important to determine the benefits of preventing VTE through pharmacological modality such as low-molecular-weight heparin and also non-pharmacological modality such
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Running Header: Peripheral Arterial Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease April 22‚ 2010 ME 1352 Abstract Peripheral Arterial Disease is a common secondary disease that follows Atherosclerosis. Once so much plaque builds up in the arteries‚ they become block the blood flow. P.A.D. usually affects the lower extremities and can cause intermittent claudication and‚ if severe enough‚ gangrene. Many people live with atherosclerosis and P.A.D. and show no symptoms. There are numerous prevention
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Interpretation of the Arterial Blood Gas Self-Learning Packet 2004 This self-learning packet is approved for 2 contact hours for the following professionals: 1. Registered Nurse 2. Licensed Practical Nurse Orlando Regional Healthcare‚ Education & Development Copyright 2004 Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation Table of Contents Purpose ................................................................................................................... 3 Objectives ...........
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d) When you stand up‚ venous pooling occurs due to gravity where about 20% of the blood in the body pools in the lower limbs and does not return to the heart straight away therefore the amount of blood that is pumped around the body when you stand up decreases and the arterial blood pressure drops. Venous compliance is high and veins are able to easily expand with blood therefore most of the shift in blood volume occurs in the veins. Venous volume in the lower limbs becomes very high when standing
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Venous Ulcer A venous ulcer is a shallow sore on your lower leg caused by poor circulation of the veins. This condition used to be called a stasis ulcer. Veins have valves that help blood return to the heart. If these valves do not work properly‚ blood flows backward and backs up into the veins near the skin. This causes the blood to pool in your lower legs. The blood can then can leak out of your veins and irritate your skin. This may cause a break in your skin and lead to stasis venous ulcer
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central venous infection Research Article Critique Paper Suja Mathew University of Phoenix Research Article Critique Paper ‘Use of Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Practices’ The nursing profession continually strives for the evidence-based practice‚ which includes research studies‚ critiquing and synthesizing studies‚ and applying scientific evidence into the nursing practice. Thus critiquing research is an essential step toward basing the practice on
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Venous Ulcers Homework 1. True/false: The medium and large veins in the leg have bicuspid valves to prevent retrograde venous blood flow‚ but the perforating veins do not have valves. False 2. What causes the ulcers to form in patients with venous insufficiency? [The question is what causes ulcers to form‚ not what causes venous insufficiency (people can have venous insufficiency and varicose veins for years without ulceration)] Ulceration is caused by hypoxia‚ which is a decrease in the amount
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When veins do not work properly‚ it is called venous insufficiency. This means that the veins are not effectively sending the blood back to the heart. The severity of venous insufficiency differs with each person. If the problem goes untreated‚ the person may feel continuous symptoms of pain‚ swelling and fatigue in the legs and ankles. If the problem is advanced there are other symptoms such as leg ulcers‚ superficial thrombophlebitis‚ spontaneous bleeding and‚ possibly‚ deep vein thrombosis. Our
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AbstractBackground pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are fatal‚ no curable‚ but treatable diseases that strongly affect the patients. Objective. To decribe patient’s experience of information relating to PAH or CTEPH. Methods. A qualitative method using content analysis was applied. Seventeen patients (thirteen women an four men) aged 28-73 years from a regional PAH center were individually interviewed. Results. Three categories that
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