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    Spinal Cord Injury

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    Running head: SPINAL CORD INJURY Spinal Cord Injury Shannon G. Johnston‚ RN‚ CEN Liberty University Abstract There are many types of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Patients with SCI can symptoms that range from mild neurologic impairment (such as numbness and tingling of extremities or neck pain) to devastating total body paralysis depending on the extent of damage and where in the spinal cord the damage occurs. Management of airway‚ breathing and circulation are key with SCI patients‚ as

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    Accountability of the Nursing Professional Nathan Munson Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V February 20‚ 2011 Cynthia Yascavage ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL Nursing professionals are viewed by the public as one of the most trusted and caring professions in the world. This status is achieved in the nursing profession by way of accountability. Accountability is the base of all practice and provides a platform for nursing to expand practice‚ gain trust‚ and provide excellent

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    Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is a common condition in the emergency department which requires immediate intervention. PSVT may involve healthy individuals of all age groups but is much more common in patients with an underlying disorder including myocardial infarction‚ rheumatic heart disease‚ mitral valve prolapse‚ pericarditis‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia‚ and alcohol or digoxin toxicity (1‚ 2). The prognosis of PSVT is dependent on the comorbid cardiac problems and is generally

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    I currently work in a hospital setting where an increase of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolisms (PE) occurrences have been identified among hospital inpatients. The hospital has talked about forming a committee comprised of key stakeholders to identify current barriers so that an organizational wide policy can be developed and implemented. My strategy would be to successfully implement a policy protocol across the multi-disciplinary team that will improve outcomes by providing education

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    Venous Thrombolism Essay

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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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    Write your name here Surname Other names Edexcel Certificate Edexcel International GCSE Centre Number Candidate Number Biology Unit: KBI0/4BI0 Science (Double Award) KSC0/4SC0 Paper: 1B Thursday 23 May 2013 – Morning Time: 2 hours Paper Reference KBI0/1B 4BI0/1B KSC0/1B 4SC0/1B You must have: Ruler Calculator Total Marks Instructions black ink or ball-point pen. t Use in the boxes at the top of this page with your name‚ t Fill centre number and candidate number. all questions. t Answer

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    A 58-year-old woman presents to her physician’s office‚ complaining that she is having trouble “getting her breath” when she walks quickly. On further discussion‚ she states that her head has felt “full” for several weeks now‚ and it is developing into headaches. Her nose is feeling “stuffy‚” and she is having trouble reading her cell phone screen. She is currently taking chlort7halidone‚ captopril‚ and metformin. She has tried participating in an exercise and calorie-restricted diet for her weight

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    Dr. Ku’s first major point of this article is that thrombosis is and why it is so dangerous to humans. Thrombosis is an arterial disease that results in the clotting of blood in various parts of the circulatory system. When this phenomenon is encountered in a patient who is suffering from a life-threatening hemorrhage‚ thrombosis can stop the bleeding‚ therefore‚ saving lives. However‚ when this occurs outside of those conditions‚ the patient

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    Pulmonary Embolisms are actually a part of a blood clot that is classified as “Deep Vein Thrombosis”. A Pulmonary Embolism is when part of a blood clot breaks off and travels through the body and makes its way to the heart and then stops blood flow into the lungs. This is when death is almost instant. 100‚000 people die each year from Pulmonary Embolisms. Pulmonary Embolisms will only happen if the Deep Vein Thrombosis is present. When a Pulmonary Embolism occurs the danger of the situation increases tremendously

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    In this case‚ the patient developed locked in syndrome due the basilar artery thrombosis leading to complete absence of voluntary movement with cognitive function intact. Locked-in syndrome caused basilar artery thrombosis most commonly related to trauma‚ vascular‚ or cardiac malformation‚ as the basilar remain a major supply of posterior circulation; patient with basilar artery thrombosis commonly presented with sudden and dramatic neurological impairment mostly sudden vertigo‚ dysarthria‚ headache

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