Feature Acute Kidney Injury: Not Just Acute Renal Failure Anymore? Susan Dirkes‚ RN‚ MSA‚ CCRN Until recently‚ no uniform standard existed for diagnosing and classifying acute renal failure. To clarify diagnosis‚ the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative group stated its consensus on the need for a clear definition and classification system of renal dysfunction with measurable criteria. Today the term acute kidney injury has replaced the term acute renal failure‚ with an understanding that such
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school‚ a young boy named Bo‚ who I attended school with‚ was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia. This was the first time I was really exposed to cancer and what it does to a person. My grandmother had died from lung cancer before I was born‚ so I never was exposed to the gruesomeness of the disease. Bo was twelve years old when he was diagnosed with a rare form Leukemia. Prior to being diagnosed with Leukemia‚ Bo was an normal active boy‚ who was friends with everyone. I was three years older than
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medical therapy‚ so appendicitis is considered a medical emergency. When treated promptly‚ most patients recover without difficulty. If treatment is delayed‚ the appendix can burst‚ causing infection and even death. Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical emergency of the abdomen. Anyone can get appendicitis‚ but it occurs most often between the ages of 10 and 30. Causes
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Malnutrition In The Philippines – How Will World Health Organization Deal With It? When you say malnutrition‚ it just means bad nutrition. Everyone who has bad nutrition usually does not have nutrients that a healthy body has. Poverty is the main cause if malnutrition because people are not able to eat the right kind of food they need. Lack of money means lack of food and lack of food can lead to malnutrition. Kids are usually the ones being affected by this condition‚ especially here in the Philippines
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Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis refers to the inflammation of the pancreas‚ an organ that lies in the back of the mid-abdomen. The function of the pancreas is to produce digestive juices and certain hormones‚ including insulin. Although the etiology and pathogenesis is unknown‚ the disease has been intensively investigated for centuries. Acute pancreatitis is usually a mild disease that does not lead to complications and requires only minor medical care. However a small population‚ about 20 percent
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ARDS By: Stacy M Hucek Med Surg Clinicals Brian Krogh 25 February‚ 2013 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute form of respiratory failure that results from the alveoli becoming damaged. This makes them more permeable to intravascular fluid. When the alveoli become more permeable to fluid‚ less oxygen is able to be delivered to the blood stream resulting in less oxygen reaching vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. (Lewis‚ Eighth Edition)
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Dimension 1) Acute Intoxication and withdrawal John’s current level of acute intoxication presents a severe risk due to withdrawals. In addition‚ his acute intoxication consists of behavior changes and loss of judgment. He is at risk for severe withdrawal symptoms since he has been heavily drinking for five years. He has become alcohol dependent. Based on John’s withdrawal history‚ he had his first seizure about a couple days ago. He attempted to cut back by drinking only two beers‚ two times a
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ankle instabilities develops in as many as 1040% following an acute injury.1 The ankle was found to be the most common site of injury in 24 out of the 70
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Fatima University Case Study on ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS With SOME DEHYDRATION BSN 3Y2-2 Group D Mrs. Carol San Diego‚ RN MAN Clinical Instructor Ong‚ Christopher Allen C. Petalbo‚ Annabelle R. Rallos‚ Kimberly Michelle C. Ramirez‚ Princess mae A. Ramos‚ Ma. Dominique J. Retardo‚ Jeralem A. Reyes‚ Pee Jay A. Rovero‚ Relly Andro L. Rovira‚ Rachel B. Sayson‚ Monica Rizza G. Simbahon‚ Sara Jane A. Sioco‚ Carmela B. INTRODUCTION Acute Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis is a
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The aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected infection accompanied by evidence of two or more of the SIRS criteria’. SIRS is outlined as a ‘systemic inflammatory response’ consisting of
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