I.DEFINITION/PREVALENCE Acute disease of the GI tract may be caused by the pathogen itself or by a bacterial or other toxin. Acute inflammatory disorders such as appendicitis and peritonitis result from contamination of damaged or normally sterile tissue by a client’s own endogenous or resident bacteria (Lemone and Burke‚ 2008‚ page 766). Appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform (wormlike) appendix; the appendix is a small fingerlike appendage about 10 cm (4 in) long‚ attached to the
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Midwifery Care Study of a Mother with a Normal Pregnancy at Ruiru Sub-District Hospital October‚ 2012 1. Care Study of a Mother with a Normal Pregnancy at Ruiru Sub-District Hospital This work describes the care study of an expectant mother (Irene Magiri Karuthui) comprising of the care processes carried out for the client throughout her antenatal visits‚ the delivery process and the postnatal period. The new approach to Antenatal Care (ANC) emphasizes the quality of care rather than
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In the United States‚ illegal drugs are related to crime in numerous ways. Most directly it is a crime to use‚ possess‚ manufacture‚ or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production and distribution are often controlled by drug cartels‚ organized crime‚ and gangs. Drugs are not only an issue for law enforcement officials; drug use affects families and communities as a whole
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Question 1 1. According to the OIG‚ the use of copy and paste functions to clone information in EHRs creates: I. Difficulty for coding and billing staff members to tell which activities were competed in the current visit‚ possibly leading to inappropriate charges II. An easy way for unethical providers and/or unethical staff members to use “cloned” information to create fraudulent records or claims. III. A clear picture of services provided during the patient’s stay IV. Accurate and complete documentation
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Michael Franchina Comm. 3300 5/7/10 Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a chronic condition in which blood pressure is elevated. “Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body ’s tissues. As blood flows through arteries it pushes against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls‚ the higher
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Objective Information: Reco remains placed in the foster home of Ms. W. with his brother Yeshua. Ms. W. related that although Reco continues to have episodic difficulties with regulating his emotions and managing his apparent low tolerance for frustration‚ she has seen improvement over the past year‚ both in his behavior and his ability to modify his behavior. Ms. W. also reports that Reco continues to have bad weeks on occasion‚ but she feels that his coping skills have improved markedly over
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response to the increased osmolarity of the blood from all of the salt. Urine output would decrease and eventually the body would stabilize. Purpose: In this experiment‚ renal regulation of osmolarity will be demonstrated through the use of urinalysis. Materials and Methods: In this experiment‚ we assigned two groups. The first group was given 800ml of distilled to drink and the second was given 6mg of NaCl dissolved in a small amount of water. Both groups were instructed to note the time
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Medical Jargon A abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body ABG - arterial blood gas reading acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol) ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues acute - sudden‚ intense flare-up adenosine - a drug used to help a patient
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A Prisoners Tale of Prison A Prisoners Tale of Prison A prison is a penal institution administered by the state or federal government. It is a place for the confinement of persons convicted of criminal offenses and is therefore part of a larger penal system‚ which includes other aspects of criminal justice such as courts‚ law enforcement‚ and crime labs. Nevertheless‚ many people are critical of the US’s prison system the idea of locking up those who commit crimes against a society simply to
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undernourished 80 - 90% IBW = mildly undernourished Intra-abdominal fat- apple subcutaneous fat - pear Labs + Fluids ● In pts. with fluid retention‚ what happens to biochemical indicators for nut. status → they are decreased due to hemodilution ● In urinalysis‚ which of the following is NOT expected to appear in healthy people ? → none of the above ● Which of the following condition would make serum albumin invalid indicator of visceral protein status → all of the above ● Longest half-life → serum
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