peristalsis Regular exercise Normal fluid intake of 1‚500 cc/day Laxatives are used as last resort b/c they are habit forming 6. A mother brings her 9 month old child to the pediatrician’s office with complaints of a fever of 102.2 and frequent vomiting. The nurse would expect the following reflex to still be present? Babinski’s reflex – stroking outer sole of foot upwards causes toes to hyperextend and fan and great toe to doriflex‚ disappears after one year of age. 7. A client with an irregular
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binge has a sense of anxiety and tension and once they start the binge they are overcome with a sense of freedom and the negative feelings and thoughts disappear. During the binging process‚ the person may feel a loss of control and choose to induce vomiting‚ which helps reduce tension. At the end of the binging process‚ most binge-eaters may feel less anxious and tense‚ but may not like themselves because of what they just did to their bodies (“What is Bulimia Nervosa?” par. 27). Feelings of guilt about
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Meningitis is the medical term for inflammation of the tissues (meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is commonlycaused by a virus or a bacteria‚ which travels from an infection in another part of the body through the bloodstream to the meninges. The two main types of meningitis are Viral and Bacterial. Bacterial Meningitis- Many types of bacteria can cause meningitis but the common ones which can also be life threatening are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcal
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boy with West Syndrome‚ absence of the corpus callosum‚ and developmentally delayed with controlled spasms since 10/2012 until recently when J.D. presented to Miller Children’s emergency department with several episodes of spasm-like activity and vomiting up his keppra. Mom describes the episodes a 5-10 seconds in duration‚ with upward and outward jerking of his arms. The learner‚ which will be the mother‚ speaks English as her first language‚ she has a hearing impairment condition but she can hear
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Shaken Baby Syndrome Shaken baby syndrome is a type of abusive head trauma. It is a set of severe brain and eye injuries that occur when a young child is shaken vigorously or suffers blunt impact. The condition can lead to: • Bleeding between the brain and skull (subdural hematoma). • Brain damage. • Mental disability. • Loss of movement in the arms‚ legs‚ or other parts of the body. • Uncontrollable shaking (convulsions or seizures). • Vision impairment and blindness. • Slowed mental
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dehydration * thirst * fever * decreased urine output * shrinkage of brain cells * confusion * coma * cerebral hemorrhage | Potassium (K+) | <3.0 meq/L | * ECF hypokalemia * Gastrointestinal and renal disorders * Diarrhea * Vomiting * Diuretic use | * Carbohydrate metabolism * Decrease ablility to urinate * Neuromuscular and cardiac effects * Weak skeletal muscles * Smooth muscle atony * Cardiac dysrhythmias |
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food handling area. Infected wounds‚ skin infections‚ sores and diarrhoea are some of the diseases that can contaminate food directly or indirectly. Staff should report if any member of their household is suffering from diarrhoea‚ stomach upset or vomiting. Regulation (EC) No 852/ 2004 talks about hygiene‚ training and food safety. High standards of personal hygiene reduce the risk of contamination and help prevent food poisoning. As the hands are always in direct contact with food‚ they are the main
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Kidney Failure HCA/240 Kalkita Dodson Earl Benjamin February 2‚ 2012 * Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she
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prescription drugs. According to Walters (2011) marijuana can help cancer patients who must use chemotherapy or take anticancer drugs that cause serious side effects. Anticancer drugs can cause nausea and vomiting‚ because they irritate the stomach lining and affect the brain parts that control vomiting. Patients usually receive drugs to help them relieve these side effects‚ but there is no single best approach. Here marijuana can be helpful. Moreover‚ it can also help AIDS patients to regain their appetite
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DIAGNOSIS Othello has been diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD). PPD is more common in males than females. Clients with this disorder are typically characterized by having a long pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of other people. These individuals almost always believe that other people’s motives are malicious. They assume that other people‚ including loved ones‚ will exploit‚ harm or deceive them even if there is no evidence to support the accusation. It is normal for people
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