not specific in determining the struc-ture being compressed. The clinical signs are variable due to the variety of tissue and entrapment locations‚ thus leading to its categorization as vascular or neurogenic. Vascular being defined as arterial and venous‚ while neurogenic is defined as either true or
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vessel. Also helps repel platelets and blood so they do not stick to the walls--->>> Thrombus or clotting--->>>Can also occur if damage happens to endothelium. This layer is also selectively permeable. B. How do arterial walls differ from venous walls? There are 3 class sizes of arteries vs veins. Also the resistance of the vessel walls. Arteries are extremely strong resilient tissue structure because of the way
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Phlebotomy Notes Primary duty of phlebotomist – collect blood specimens for laboratory testing Methods of Blood Collection: 1. Arterial puncture 2. Capillary puncture 3. Venipuncture General Blood Collection Equipment & Supplies 1. Blood drawing station 2. Phlebotomy chairs 3. Equipment carriers 4. Glove & glove liners 5. Antiseptics 6. Disinfectants 7. Hand sanitizers 8. Gauze pads/cotton balls 9. Bandages 10. Slides 11. Pen 12. Watch 13. Needle & sharps containers
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Closed Head Injury Case Study Y.W. is a 23-year-old male student from Thailand studying electrical engineering at the university. He was ejected from a moving vehicle‚ which was traveling 70 mph. His injuries included a severe closed head injury with an occipital hematoma‚ bilateral wrist fractures‚ and a right pneumothorax. During his neurologic intensive care unit (NICU) stay‚ Y.W. was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation‚ had a feeding tube inserted and was placed on tube feedings
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Shock‚ Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome‚ and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120/minute and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question? a. Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. c. Administer hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef)
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lost. Some forms of stroke can cause additional symptoms. For example‚ in intracranial hemorrhage‚ the affected area may compress other structures. Most forms of stroke are not associated with headache‚ apart from subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral venous thrombosis and occasionally intracerebral hemorrhage. Various systems have been proposed to increase recognition of stroke. Different findings are able to predict the presence or absence of stroke to different degrees. Sudden-onset face weakness
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the oxygen saturation of the blood with pulse oximetry before and after giving the treatment. ● If you are giving a diuretic such as furosemide (Lasix) for congestive heart failure‚ auscultate the lungs‚ assess for peripheral edema and jugular venous distension‚ and weigh the patient daily. 1. Determine the extent and complexity of client needs or the nature of the work to be delegated. 2. Identify the employee to whom tasks or duties are to be delegated. 3. Determine that the work is consistent
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Essay on Congestive Heart Failure According to a recent study‚ people over 40 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing Congestive Heart Failure in their lifetime. Nearly 5 million people in the United States—mostly older adults—already have Congestive Heart Failure‚ and the number of people with Congestive Heart Failure keeps rising. About 550‚000 people develop Congestive Heart Failure each year. This is because people are living longer and surviving heart attacks and other medical conditions that
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Cardiac & Vascular Disorders – Self-Quiz I Info from notes on 01/22/2013 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Name the 4 chambers of the heart‚ and where they receive blood from: Name the 3 muscle layers of the heart‚ give an example of where you would find these: Name the 2 AV Valves (Atrioventricular) and the 2 SV Valves (semilunar). Valves keep blood flowing in one direction‚ keeping blood in one chamber until the next chamber is ready. The first heart
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DQ 3 Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body’s tissues. Heart failure that develops slowly over time is usually a result of other conditions. Conditions such as high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ serve lung disease‚ diabetes‚ obesity‚ thyroid disorders‚ life style reasons‚ gender and even ethnicity. These types of conditions tend weaken and damage the heart over time Heart Failure can also occur suddenly as the result of
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