J. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res.‚ 3(2)296-301‚ 2013 © 2013‚ TextRoad Publication ISSN 2090-4304 Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research www.textroad.com Determination of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Its Related Risk Factors at Orthopedic Wards: A Descriptive Study MahbobehAbdolrahimi1‚ FaribaBolourchifard2‚ Farideh Yaghmaei3‚ AlirezaAkbarzadeh baghban4 2 MSn‚ Alumnus of Nursing and Midwifery‚ ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences‚ Tehran‚ Iran MSn‚ Lecturer‚ Department of Medical-Surgical
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Diabetic Case Study Jill Davis University of Phoenix Amanda Brooks‚ FNP-BC October 5‚ 2009 Diabetic Case Study In this case study‚ we are presented with a man who has Type II diabetes signs and symptoms. He has recently gone through several psycho-social adjustments and is a busy professional man. A plan needs to be developed to assess‚ teach‚ and evaluate the patient’s health care needs by covering topics such as incidence‚ signs and symptoms‚ potential effects of the disease‚ educational
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on Wound Care Gordon State College March 13‚ 2013 NURS 1901 Diabetes and the Effects on Wound Care Whether a patient has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes makes no difference when it comes to the effects on wound care. Several problems arise with diabetics and the way there body works to heal a wound and what problems they face. Throughout all of the articles I reviewed they each list common issues patients face with wound healing. There are several things that diabetics can
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25 patients with diabetic foot ulcers and 18 patients with pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury treated by maggot therapy or traditional dressing. Changes in the lesions were observed and bacterial cultures tested. Results: All ulcers healed completely. The times taken to achieve bacterial negativity‚ granulation and healing of lesions were all significantly shorter in the maggot therapy group than in the control group‚ both for diabetic foot ulcers (P < 0.05) and pressure ulcers (P < 0.05). Conclusion:
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Maryam M Yadegari University of Calgary-Qatar UNIV 205 Ms Jackie Dumont 7 April 2012 There are two types of diabetes‚ diabetes mellitus and diabetes incipidus. The term ketoacidosis can happen in both but more often in type one. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a state or condition in which happens to patients with type one diabetes‚ those who are dependent to insulin therapy. It can occur in type two diabetes‚ but the situation may
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this essay‚ I am going to discuss traditional and contemporary wound dressings and management techniques. I will be comparing the traditional dressings with today’s current modern dressing. When choosing a dressing many circumstances have to be accessed as what type of wound is it? This makes it a lot harder on which dressing should be used as there are so many different types available today. Many that are used in the veterinary practice are in fact used by humans. When a wound is healing it is
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Gonzales-Goff NivaPeriod 2 literature 12 March 2014 Within the Community (MP1) Jan Johnson‚ author of Healing the Soul Wound (2010) suggests that to heal historical amnesia and identity crisis’ cross racial alliances with all races should be achieved‚ and the races that are traumatized by the happenings in the past‚ due European colonization will reconcile through Johnson’s suggested healing process; forgiveness‚ compassion‚ and empathy. However‚ her idea of cross racial kinship is not realistic
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DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS INTRODUCTION Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a very serious complication of diabetes mellitus‚ a metabolic disorder that is characterized by hyperglycemia‚ metabolic acidosis‚ and increased body ketone concentrations. The most common causes of DKA are infection and poor compliance with medication regimens. Other causes include undiagnosed diabetes‚ alcohol abuse‚ and a multitude of medical conditions such as cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ complicated pregnancy‚ myocardial
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Randilynn Schmidt & Lauren Johnson Ms. North Period 3 September 14‚ 2015 Foot Binding “Beauty is not in the face‚ Beauty is the light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran. However true this utterance may be‚ in nearly every culture all through history‚ women have been required to undertake major and sometimes painful physical modifications in the insistence of the name of beauty and social status. The Chinese tradition of foot binding could be considered to be among the most barbarous of traditions
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intact the latter contributes to his ability to manage this therapy at home. James along with professional support will monitor his wound care to achieve a healed wound. The immediate benefits of this choice in wound care are the facilitation of his early discharge from hospital and the VAC therapy will assist in the promotion of blood supply to the wound bed allowing for formation of granulation tissue . Using this system will allow him to continue working due to the portability of the
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