MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: List 4 common symptoms of pneumonia the Tachypnea‚ fever with chills‚ productive cough‚ nurse might note on a physical exam. bronchial breath sounds. State 4 nursing interventions for assisting Deep breathing‚ fluid intake increased to 3 liters/ the client to cough productively. day‚ use humidity to loosen secretions‚ suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see
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1. Explain the differences between Diabetes mellitus Type I vs Type II. Are there any other forms of diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent‚ an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore‚ required insulin replacement‚ and not associated to obesity‚ and occur mostly in children and adolescent. However‚ type 2 diabetes it is non- insulin- dependent‚ and caused by decreased of insulin production‚ and occur mostly in people 50+ age‚ and associated with obesity. 2-What are
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For the past month‚ I’ve been battling some not-so-fun gastrointestinal issues. I’ll spare you the gory details‚ but basically‚ I’ve spent a lot of time freaked out‚ uncomfortable and in the bathroom. Let me tell ya‚ it’s been a rockin’ good time. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I really don’t know exactly what’s wrong with me‚ but I will tell you what I know. After a bunch of tests last week‚ I was diagnosis with colitis‚ which is swelling (inflammation) of the large intestine.
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and pain clinics (Steinhart & Cepo‚ 2014). Anti inflammatory drugs are the first most commonly prescribed medication‚ but it is the one that Crohn’s patients should be most concerned about. It can cause flare ups‚ such as increased diarrhea‚ rectal bleeding and abdominal
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The pelvic cavity is surrounded by the pelvic (hip) bone. The abdominopelvic cavity contains organs of the gastrointestinal‚ reproductive‚ and urinary system. These internal organs in the abdominopelvic cavity are known as the viscera. You can study the human body by Quadrants and Regions. You have the four quadrants which include the left upper and left lower quadrants and the right upper and right lower quadrants. There are also nine regions which include the right and left hypochondriac regions
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disease is a disease that affects between 500‚000-700‚000 people nationwide. Crohn’s disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn who first described the disease in 1932. He described Crohn’s disease as a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease belongs to a larger group of conditions referred to as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract which leads to abdominal pain‚ diarrhea and in some cases‚
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The Complete list of NANDA Nursing Diagnosis for 2012-2014‚ with 16 new diagnoses. Below is the list of the 16 new NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 1. Risk for Ineffective Activity Planning 2. Risk for Adverse Reaction to Iodinated Contrast Media 3. Risk for Allergy Response 4. Insufficient Breast Milk 5. Ineffective Childbearing Process 6. Risk for Ineffective Child Bearing Process 7. Risk for Dry Eye 8. Deficient Community Health 9. Ineffective Impulse Control 10. Risk for Neonatal Jaundice
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Vitamin C is also used as a highly effective antioxidant to help protect key organs from the effects of free radicals and reactive oxygen. 2. The most severe malady related to a deficiency in vitamin C is scurvy. Symptoms of scurvy are easy bruising/bleeding‚ hair and tooth loss‚ and pain and swelling of joints. These symptoms are related to the deficiency of collagen which results in the weakening of blood vessels‚ connective tissues‚ and bones. 3. Adequate intake of vitamin C can help to prevent
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* Difference in Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System * The somatic nervous system consists of nerves that provide VOLUNTARY control over skeletal muscles * The autonomic nervous system exerts INVOLUNTARY control over the contraction of smooth muscle‚ cardiac muscle‚ and glandular activity. * Basic function of the Sympathetic VS Parasympathetic Systems * Sympathetic system= “fight of flight” * Parasympathetic system= “rest and digest” * Both autonomic branches are required
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Case Study: Addison’s Disease and Adrenal Crisis PHGY 230 – Gerald McGraw June 5‚ 2014 Addison’s disease‚ according to Mayo Clinic‚ is a disease cause by a insufficient amount of hormones that come from the adrenal gland. Typically what is found in individuals with Addison’s disease is a limited amount of cortisol along with limited amounts of aldosterone also.i Adrenal crisis also occurs when there is not enough cortisol in the body‚ on a more dangerous level.v It usually
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