midsternal chest pain‚ which started while he was playing basketball at the gym. Harry Tonka is 42 years old and 5’10” tall‚ and weighs 205 pounds. He smokes one pack of cigarettes per day and works in a office. On admission‚ he complains of nausea but no vomiting and no diaphoresis. His blood pressure is 175/92 mm Hg; his temperature is 99ºF‚ pulse is 127 beats per minute‚ and respiration rate is 20 breaths per minute. He has a history of hypertension‚ which has been controlled with medication. He states
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the brain. As more blood is being released‚ hematoma will then be form. This then cause the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) which indirectly reduces Cerebral perfusion pressure(CPP).When this occur patient will show symptoms of headache‚ vomiting and unreactive pupil. Headache occur from the stretching of the dura and walls of blood vessel‚
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Female Ae. aegyptibites multiple people during each feeding period. Dengue should be suspected when a high fever (40°C/ 104°F) is accompanied by two of the following symptoms: severe headache‚ pain behind the eyes‚ muscle and joint pains‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ swollen glands or rash. Symptoms usually last for 2–7 days‚ after an incubation period of 4–10 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. Severe dengue is a potentially deadly complication due to plasma leaking‚ fluid accumulation‚ respiratory
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infection or irritation of the digestive tract‚ particularly the stomach and intestine. It is frequently referred to as the stomach or intestinal flu‚ although the influenza virus is not associated with this illness. Major symptoms include nausea and vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ and abdominal cramps. These symptoms are sometimes also accompanied by fever and overall weakness. Gastroenteritis typically lasts about three days. Adults usually recover without problem‚ but children‚ the elderly‚ and anyone with an
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Collaborative Practice Paper This paper will be addressing a clinical case study from the writer’s current experience that illustrates collaborative nursing practice. According to Schueller and Kimbrell (2003‚ p. 2)‚ "When one refers to collaborative practice within a hospital setting‚ they are referring to healthcare personnel working together to care for patients and families". Collaboration is defined as "working together‚ especially in a joint intellectual effort to achieve a desired outcome;
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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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