vitals are: pulse rate 110/min‚ blood pressure 135/80‚ respirations 25/min‚ and blood oxygen saturation 97%. I know Eugene is an alcoholic and has pancreatis. I also know that there is a problem with his electrolytes. Getting the results from the CT scan would help me figure out what’s causing the electrolyte disturbance. D. Cholesterol is a steroid. Eugene’s vitamin D and bile salts may be affected by cholesterol. Another steroid called cortisol maintains normal blood sugar levels‚ so that may also
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Cocker and Walton Prizes 2012 Physics in Medicine By Fayaz Rahaman ➢ Introduction Physics is about understanding the laws that govern the world around us. Most people know about the problems solved and the discoveries made by physicists in the past‚ such as the orbits of planets found by Galileo‚ the law of gravity first unravelled by Newton and later extended by Einstein. It is not as widely
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Computers have a strong foothold in modern day medicine. They are used to organize records‚ create images such as CT Scans‚ conduct robotic surgeries‚ and many other applications. It’s difficult to imagine how medicine was practiced 50 years ago without the help from computers. This will review a few of the benefits computers provide in todays medicine. One of the most basic uses for computers is in the administration side of the house. Computers are the excellent means for storage of patient-related
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Overview of Pulmonary Embolism An embolism is a foreign mass that travels through the intravascular space carried by the systemic circulation. The mass may be solid‚ liquid or gaseous. The circulation carries the embolus through vessels to parts of the body where it can cause obstruction or occlusion. The Pulmonary Embolism (PE) occurs when the embolism causes an obstruction or occlusion of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches‚ which in turn reverts pressure on the right ventricle. A solid
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Renal Cell Carcinoma Cancer is the second leading cause of death next to cardiovascular disease. There are many types of cancers‚ and different stages of cancer. There are also many different treatment options available today to fight this horrible disease. There are new drugs coming out that have showed significant results in prolonging life‚ and have helped reduce the size of tumors and slow down the progression of this disease. One of the more remarkable drugs out now is the drug Sunitinib
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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you for various imaging procedures which gives the doctor a pictorial representation of your internal part and make him/her understand whether a tumor is present or not. Some of the various such procedures include x-rays‚ CT scans‚ radionuclide scans‚ ultrasound‚ MRI‚ and PET scan among others. 2. Laboratory tests: The other tests that the doctor might consider are the tests of urine‚ blood and other body fluids which will let the doctor decide better. However it is important to note that these tests
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Blood Clots What are blood clots? Blood is a liquid that flows within blood vessels. It is constantly in motion as the heart pumps blood through arteries to the different organs and cells of the body. The blood is returned back to the heart by the veins. Veins are squeezed when muscles in the body contract and push the blood back to the heart. Blood clotting is an important mechanism to help the body repair injured blood vessels. Blood consists of: · red blood cells containing hemoglobin that
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Laboratory Testing Routine laboratory screening for suspected prosthetic joint infection in the setting of a painful THA includes a complete blood count with differential‚ C-reactive protein level (normal‚ 4200 cells/µL and neutrophil differential of >80% is highly suggestive for chronic infection about a THA [16]. Additionally‚ the onset of symptoms in relation to the primary operation can help identify the causative organism. Early (12 months) infections are commonly due to staphylococcus aureus
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Acromegaly is a disease in which some parts of the body grow out of proportion to the rest of the body. It commonly affects the nose‚ ears‚ jaw‚ fingers‚ and toes. Acromegaly can lead to a number of conditions over time‚ including: Diabetes. Arthritis. Heart disease. Sleep apnea. High blood pressure (hypertension). CAUSES The most common cause of acromegaly is an overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. This can result from: A noncancerous (benign)
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