------------------------------------------------- SIDS – THE SILENT KILLER (By Sue Lynn Bell) Instructor: S. Rios Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is one of the most difficult and mysterious diagnosis to face‚ for both parents and members of the healthcare team. It is the worst nightmare of all parents. SIDS is defined as "a sudden and unexpected death of an infant‚ or young child‚ in which a thorough postmortem examination‚ and examination of the death scene‚ fails to demonstrate an adequate cause
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT It gives me an immense pleasure in presenting this case study‚ which is made for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the fourth year of B.Sc. Nursing Programme. We were provided 8 weeks of the clinical practice‚ at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center. During our 8 weeks of clinical exposure each student had to do a detailed study of one cardiac problem. During my clinical exposure to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) for 1 week I got an opportunity to take case for study. We
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Topic 1: Subject‚ tasks and methods of pathophysiology. General nosology‚ etiology and pathogenesis. 1. A 49-year-old man was suffering 12 years ago from rheumatic myocarditis‚ endocarditis‚ and insufficiency of mitral valve. Examinations showed the absence of inflammatory process‚ sufficient minute blood volume. What is it? A. Pathological reaction B. Pathological process C. Typical pathological process D. Compensatory reaction E. Pathological
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hospitalized 3 times previously for HF. 2. Discuss the differences between right and left heart failure‚ consider the pathophysiology‚ physiological progression‚ and signs and symptoms. Left Sided: -The most common -Results from left ventricular
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HOLISTIC NURSING Suggesting that holistic nursing care should be introduced in postgraduate critical care nursing‚ Lane et al (2005) point out that critical care education is an important aspect of professional development for a critical care nurse. Interdependence between physiological and psychosocial theories and concepts is important for the development of critical care educational programs. A multidisciplinary educational framework provides a deeper understanding of all those factors that
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Study guide for Lecture Exam II Bio 202 (Heart‚ BV’s and Respiratory system) 1. The pulmonary circuit is supplied by which ‘side” of the heart? The systemic circuit? The right atrium 2. What is the functional difference between desmosomes and gap junctions? Desmosomes prevent adjacent cells from separating during contraction and gap junctions allow ions to pass from cell to cell transmitting current across the entire heart 3. What are the different effects of the PNS and SNS on heart rate?
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health care provider before giving the prescribed aspirin? a. The patient has dysphasia. b. The patient has atrial fibrillation. c. The patient reports that symptoms began with a severe headache. d. The patient has a history of brief episodes of right-sided hemiplegia. ANS: C A sudden onset headache is typical of a subarachnoid hemorrhage‚ and aspirin is contraindicated. Atrial fibrillation‚ dysphasia‚ and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are not contraindications to aspirin use‚ so the nurse can administer
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A Root Cause Analysis Western Governors University Author Note Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership (RTT1) A Root Cause Analysis Healthcare facilities that are accredited by Joint Commission are required after a sentinel event to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA). A root cause analysis is conducted to determine the cause or factors that contributed to the sentinel event. A few things must be asked in the RCA such as who‚ what‚ where‚ why and how in order to identify
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other significant disease states. She got a left lower lobe pneumonia in the early part of February‚ treated her with oral antibiotics including Levaquin‚ gradually got better but had a sudden worsening of her status and turned out to have atrial fibrillation. She was admitted to Duke Raleigh Hospital was found to have significant aortic stenosis with a calculated valve area of only a half a centimeter. She was not considered a candidate for TAVR intervention because of her pneumonia and a transient
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is in the heart instead of the SVC? Answer: Some would argue that proper placement is in the right atrium‚ but studies have shown that catheter tip placement in the right atrium can cause cardiac arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia‚ palpitations‚ and premature ventricular contractions. (TM‚
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