Two factors mainly influencing calculi expulsion are: 1. Pathological factors including infection‚ edema‚ and contraction of urinary tract; 2. Calculi factors including size‚ shape‚ and location of calculi. Among these‚ location and size of calculi are the most important factors. (2) A recent meta-analysis shows an overall spontaneous stone passage rate of 68% for ureteric stone
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REMEDIOS TRINIDAD ROMUALDEZ HOSPITAL CALANIPAWAN ROAD‚ TACLOBAN CITY June 23‚ 2012 MEDICAL ABSTRACT A case of Martinez‚ Socorro P.‚ 70 years old‚ female‚ married‚ Filipino‚ Roman Catholic‚ a resident of Brgy. 96 Calanipawan‚ Tacloban City‚ was admitted at RTRH for the second time on June 15‚ 2012 around 6:20 am with a chief complaint of difficulty of breathing. Patient’s condition started 5 days prior to admission‚ when she had sudden onset of fever. She took Alaxan 500 mg tab
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condition was caused by cancer or a bacterial infection. These tests may include blood tests‚ X-rays and/or ultrasounds. If the paraphimosis or phimosis has caused a block in the flow of urine‚ a urinalysis may be performed in order to determine if a urinary tract infection is
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Introduction: This reflection paper will illustrate on a particular event that I have witnessed in my new work place‚ which is my first experience with elderly. The incident that I am going to write about involved an elderly women aged 75 year-old. In accordance with the ANMC (2008) Code of professional conduct‚ confidentiality shall be maintained all name have been changed to protect identity. Therefore an elderly women is discuss in this is represent as Mrs. X. Description of incident: Mrs
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health in many ways. Plants in the medical field don’t just help patients feel better‚ but some can save a patient’s life. Something like the Navajo Tea Plant which helps to quickly relieve that most brutal and irritating of infections: the UTI (urinary tract infection). Many people die from UTI and other fatal infections so the existence of Navajo Tea in the medical field is huge because it keeps many people with serious infections out of the morgue. That is only one of thousands of plants that’s
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“Herbal medicine: giving patients an unknown dose of an ill-defined drug‚ of unknown effectiveness and unknown safety.” —David Colquhon Herbal supplements are non-pharmaceutical non-food substances marketed to improve health. Herbalism (herbal medicine‚ botanical medicine) is the use of plant-derived substances‚ and sometimes other environmental substances‚ to treat or cure medical conditions. Herbalism recognizes that pre-industrial cultures had a great deal of practical medical knowledge‚ most
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Explain the difference between a reality orientation approach to interactions & a validation approach A reality orientation approach is about avoiding disorientation by keeping the individual grounded in the moment ie who and where they are‚ the date‚ and the time. This is done by making references such as "Good morning Mary"‚ "What a lovely warm summer day"‚ "Its almost time for lunch. Can you take me to the dining room?" etc. It brings them into our world. A validation approach respects
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properties of quinolones in combination with their activity in vitro suggest clinical settings in which these drugs are likely to be efficacious. Norfloxacin concentrations in urine‚ feces‚ kidney‚ and prostatic tissue suggest usefulness for therapy of urinary tract infections‚ prostatitis‚ gonorrhea‚ and bacterial gastroenteritis. Ciprofloxacin‚ ofloxacin‚ enoxacin‚ pefloxacin‚ fleroxacin‚ and lomefloxacin are also likely to be efficacious in these settings; in addition‚ concentrations of these drugs achieved
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categories account for 75% of all acquired infections in the acute care hospital setting. These are surgical site infections‚ central line-associated bloodstream infections‚ ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (Nassof‚ 2009). Urinary tract infections comprise the highest percentage (Paterson‚ 2012). These infections usually are spread by the contaminated hands of healthcare providers or the patient’s family members. They are also caused by contaminated surfaces
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Which essential questions will you ask a pediatric patient or their caregiver when the presenting complaint is bloody diarrhea? Will these questions vary depending upon the child’s age? Why or why not? Studies show that diarrhea disease is the third cause of death among children younger than 5 years of age. According to World Health Organization (WHO)‚ acute diarrhea is the passage of three of more loose or liquid stools per day‚ that last three or more and for less than 14 days. Also‚ American Academy
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