Upper airway obstruction condition in which sites of anatomic narrowing such as the hypo pharynx at the base of the tongue and the false and true vocal cords at the laryngeal opening are obstructed. Vasogenic edema an accumulation of fluid in the cerebrum that is typically caused by an increase in capillary endothelial cell permeability and usually occurs near a tumor. Ventilation-perfusion ratio (V/Q) the relationship between ventilation and blood flow in the lung that is measure by calculating
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Normal Pregnancy in a Female Sonja Twilliey William Carey University Hattiesburg‚ Ms Dr. Robin C. Dennis The pathology of pregnancy is a long‚ complex process that involves the fertilization of an ovum and its growth into a fetus. Pregnancy introduces a variety of hormonal changes to the human body‚ so it is important to understand how this process and these physiological changes affect women and the developing fetus. A typical pregnancy lasts about nine months‚ and it is important that pregnant
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continued research on this drug‚ which was licensed from Biogen in 1997‚ and received approval for marketing in 2001 for use in coronary angioplasty procedures. The company continued working towards approval for the use of Angi0max in treating arterial thrombosis and other related conditions. Problems Analysis of the Medicines Company case revealed several critical aspects that need to be addressed. The pharmaceutical industry can be very profitable‚ but is also very risky. As described in the case‚ bringing
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SMOKING’S IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON THE BODY Many teenagers and adults think that there are no effects of smoking on their bodies until they reach 1 middle age. Smoking-caused lung cancer‚ other cancers‚ heart disease‚ and stroke typically do not occur until years after a person’s first cigarette. However‚ there are many serious harms from smoking that occur much sooner. In fact‚ smoking has numerous immediate health effects on the brain and on the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ immune
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A reflective account of valuing diversity and one aspect of anti-discriminatory practice which relates to a client from clinical placement. This is a reflective essay which will give an account of the concept of valuing diversity and one aspect of anti-discriminatory practice. Its aim is to demonstrate these concepts by explaining their relationship with regards to a ‘diverse’ client whom I have cared for during my placement. Valuing diversity is recognising differences and turning them into
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of last period (if applicable): CONTRAINDICATIONS (select if/where appropriate): Never treat unless the injury has been diagnosed and treatment has been recommended by a medical practitioner. Pregnancy Cardio vascular conditions (thrombosis‚ phlebitis‚ hypertension‚ hypotension‚ heart conditions) 0 Haemophilia 0 Any condition already being treated by a GP or another health professional‚ e.g. Physiotherapist‚ Osteopath‚ Chiropractor‚ Coach 0 Medical oedema 0 Osteoporosis 0 Arthritis
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Nursing Theory Plan of Care Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR/513 March 05‚ 2012 Nursing Theory Plan of Care Ida Orlando literally wrote the book on the function of nursing. Her theory of the deliberative nursing process outlines a dynamic nurse-patient relationship in which the nurse uses his or her senses of perception together with deliberate actions to create an individualized care plan for each patient. Results of current research on the application of her theory follow
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Surgical Paper Joshua Bedell Nursing 121Clinical Jan Johnson‚ Clinical Instructor Mott Community College Surgical Follow Through Paper For the duration of my surgical follow through experience‚ I had the pleasure of following RF. RF is a 49 year old male with an admitting diagnosis of cervicalgia cervical herniation‚ and a scheduled surgery for an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C4-C5 and C6-C7. According to Sharon Lewis in “Medical Surgical Nursing”‚ the cause of a cervicalgia cervical
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flow limited. The blood flow slows down and also the amount of oxygen decreased in the blood and it will not reach the vital organs in the body. The clot‚ often caused by rupturing or tearing of plaque in an artery‚ is sometimes called a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion. The clot may then block the supply of blood running through the coronary artery‚ triggering a heart attack. Some of the symptoms of a heart attack are: * chest pain: the chest can feel like it is being pressed or squeezed
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Scientific Basis Congestive Heart Failure is a disease in which the heart is unable to properly keep up with the amount of blood being sent to the heart. The heart muscle itself‚ in the case of heart failure‚ is unable to sufficiently pump the blood away from the heart and to the body to keep up with the incoming deoxygenated flow. This failure to pump blood can build up pressure and cause additional pumping resistance. The decreased cardiac output of heart failure causes the circulation to become
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