Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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Hemophilus influenzae‚ and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. This essay will appraise the treatment of CAP in an elderly patientwhose care plan can be found in Appendix 1. For the purpose of this essay we will discuss the severity assessment criteria‚ choice and effectiveness of antibiotics in treatment of severe CAP. We will examine also the management of severe CAP in renal impairment. Clinical judgment is essential when deciding on the management of all patients with CAP; however doctors may both
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Physical Care: - Sleep: Be sure to maintain good sleep habits. This will include going to bed no later than 10:00pm and staying in bed a minimum of eight hours. - Nutrition: Eat a healthy diet to include 3 meals per day and at least one healthy snack. - Exercise: Take daily walks outside for a minimum of 20 minutes. Psychological Care - Family time: Make time to take family out of the house at least twice per week. Have dinner at the dinner table as a family at least 4 days a week. - House
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GI- nausea‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ anorexia‚ pail‚ glossitis‚ bleeding; increased AST‚ ALT‚ bilirubin‚ LDH‚ alkaline phosphatase; abdominal pain‚ pseudomembranous colitis GU-proteinuria‚ vaginitis‚ pruritis‚ candidiasis‚ increased BUN‚ nephrotoxicity‚ renal
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as palpated levels of spinal segmental dysfunction. Based upon these findings‚ IW is clearly demonstrating functional improvement with additional chiropractic treatment but has not achieved the expected results of chiropractic treatment‚ and further care is necessary. Chiropractic treatment is recommended at a frequency of 2 times per week for 8
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by the end of the shift. Pt will progress from NPO to clear fluids to soft foods by the end of the week. Pt will continue to ambulate as much as possible. | PLANNING | IMPLEMENTATION | EVALUATION | InterventionsSuggested nursing approaches and care-giving skills. | Rationale for InterventionsEvidence or knowledge based reason for selecting the intervention | What you actually did – compared to what you planned to do | Whether or not the goals and objectives were met and suggestions for modification
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Chronic illness is a term applied to a broad range of diseases that is long lasting in its effects and that vary greatly both in their essential characteristics and the ways in which they affect a family system and its adaptive functioning. Every family is a balanced system and after learning of a member’s chronic illness‚ a family will experience some loss of equilibrium. The illness can cause emotional distress throughout‚ impair the ability to properly support the member and particularly if each
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complaining of severe left flank pain. He is in extreme distress‚ is very pale and is complaining that the pain is making him want to vomit. The examining physician suspects that he has renal calculi. How do renal calculi form‚ how are they diagnosed and what complications might arise if Mr Jagger remains untreated? Renal calculi‚ also known as kidney stones‚ occur when glomerular filtrate passes through the nephron‚ where urine is concentrated with stone-forming salts (Bagga et Al.‚ 2013). Ions in
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objective cues. __________ _ Scientific Explanation : Disturbance in urine elimination. After 8 hrs of nursing interventio n the client will be able to portray and verbalize improve urinary elimination pattern. Plan of care to meet the desired outcome for the client. Make a teaching plan appropriate for the clients condition. .Determine clients previous pattern of elimination and compare with current situation. Note reports of frequency‚ urgency‚ burning‚ incontinence‚ nocturia‚ enuresis. Palpate
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treatment in order to maximize therapeutic effect and facilitate healing. When a patient and their family are educated about illness‚ medications‚ and other treatments‚ they are more likely to be interested in their healthcare and comply with the plan. An infection of the lungs triggers an inflammatory response‚ which results in edema in the alveoli. As a result of pulmonary edema‚ gas exchange becomes impaired leading to decreased activity tolerance. At the end of the shift‚ pt’s pulse oximetry
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