Chapter 6 Study Guide Fluids‚ Electrolytes‚ and Acid-Base balance Compartmental Distribution of Body Fluids 2/3 of the body’s water is contained in the ICF‚ the remaining 1/3 is in the ECF ICF fluid volume is regulated by proteins and other non-diffusible organic compounds in cells Interstitial fluids (IF) act as a transport vehicle for gasses‚ nutrients‚ wastes‚ and other materials 14%-16% of body weight Reservoir for maintenance of vascular volume; used during hemorrhage
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followed by vomiting or purging and may alternate with compulsive exercise and fasting. The symptoms can develop at any age from early adolescence to 40‚ but usually become clinically serious in late adolescence. Bulimia is not as dangerous to health as anorexia‚ but it has many unpleasant physical effects‚ including fatigue‚ weakness‚ constipation‚ fluid retention‚ swollen salivary glands‚ erosion of dental enamel‚ sore throat from vomiting‚ and scars on the hand from inducing vomiting. Overuse
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Take Home Exam Chapters 23 & 24 100 points Due April 8 Critical Thinking Clinical Questions Sami has been hospitalized with acute gastritis. Her symptoms were epigastric pressure (just above the stomach)‚ headache‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. She revealed that she had been suffering back pain and drank four shots of gin and took three aspirin to "kill the pain." What led the physician to make this diagnosis‚ and what may have caused the sudden attack? 2) A woman is brought to
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Statement of Purpose II In life there is the path imagined & the path followed. The difference between these two paths is our experience. My experience on the path to becoming a Registered Nurse began in the fall of 1998 at West Chester University. For as long as I could recall I was possessed of an unmitigated passion for taking care of others. This passion‚ I was sure‚ this joy I found in helping others that seemed so much a part of who I was‚ would propel me through my undergraduate classes
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is different form Anorexia Nervosa. Bulimia is a psychological eating disorder. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control‚ also known as purging. Inappropriate weight control includes vomiting‚ fasting‚ enemas‚ excessive use of laxatives and diuretics‚ or compulsive exercising. Excessive shape and weight concerns are also characteristics of bulimia. A binge is an episode where an individual eats much larger amount of food than most people
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Piperazine (generic‚ Vermizine) Oral: piperazine citrate tablets equivalent to 250 mg of the hexahydrate; piperazine citrate syrup equivalent to 500 mg of the hexahydrate per 5 mL Praziquantel (Biltricide; others outside the USA) Oral: 600 mg tablets (other strengths outside the USA) Pyrantel pamoate (Antiminth‚ Combantrin‚ Pin-rid‚ Pin-X) Oral: 50 mg (base)/mL suspension; 62.5 mg (base) capsules (available without prescription in the USA) Suramin (Bayer 205‚ others) Parenteral: ampules containing
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E1/D1: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974- This Act is set out to look after children and others at work. Their aims are: •Securing the health of all workers in the area. •Protecting persons against risks to health and safety arising in connection to the person. •Controlling dangerous substances in a work area. The act ensures that all workplaces have signs of risks and safety procedures for everyone in that workplace to know them and how they are all controlled. All settings must have warnings
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Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Kimberly Owens Grand Canyon University: NRS 434V (0102) June 28‚ 2014 Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Biographical Data Client Initials J.H. Age: 78 years old Sex: Male Occupation: Retired Professor Health History and Review of Systems Past Medical history includes : Essential Hypertension‚ Cardiac pacemaker‚ Coronary Artery Disease‚ Dyspnea‚ Sensiosenural hearing loss‚ Restless legs‚ headache‚ acute hypothyroidism
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effects eventually go away. Cancer patients get lots of TLC (tender‚ love‚ and care)‚ like lots of food and water‚ physical therapy‚ medicines‚ etc. This type of care helps patients get through treatments and avoid side effects such as nausea and vomiting. This most common effect of chemo is fatigue. Tiredness can last for days‚ weeks‚ or months‚ but it eventually goes away once the treatment is over. Rest can assist the body to recover from chemo. Short-term side effects caused by chemo are
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can starve to death‚ which leads to Anorexia. Peer pressure that causes Anorexia too‚ finally something that mostly every adult does which is Smoking. That’s the thing that people do to become anorexic and last but certainly not least vomiting you can keep on vomiting more than 8 times a week I am sure that you will become anorexic
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