BALANCE (HYPOVOLEMIA AND EDEMA) Literature review current through: Sep 2013. | This topic last updated: ene 15‚ 2013. 1. INTRODUCTION — The plasma sodium concentration is regulated by changes in water intake and excretion‚ not by changes in sodium balance. hyponatremia is primarily due to the intake of water that cannot be excreted hypernatremia is primarily due to the loss of water that has not been replaced hypovolemia represents the loss of sodium and water edema is primarily due to sodium
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COLLEGE OF NURSING Silliman University Dumaguete City Resource Unit On CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT [pic] [pic][pic] Submitted to: Mr. Dominique Ablir Submitted by: Charles Kevin Ramos Rogelli Anne Real August 22‚ 2011 COLLEGE OF NURSING Silliman University Dumaguete City Vision: A leading Christian institution committed to total human development for the well-being of society and environment. Mission: 1. Infuse into the
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pt. Expected Nursing Care: Nursing care is to ensure pt pain level is as low as possible. Help pt get back to her normal life. Anatomy‚ Physiology and Pathophysiology related to patients admitting diagnosis: patient’s legs were swollen and edema also noted around the legs because of the surgry‚ patient also has impaired airway clearanceas a result of asthma and copd. Physical Assessment: General Appearance: the pt. is clean and well groomed had a shower this morning. Hair is free of
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test. o Lachman test: The patient doesn’t experience of pain during this test. o Common diagnoses: He doesn’t experience of arthritis or injury to ligaments. • Foot and Ankle Inspection: The patient doesn’t suffer from deformities‚ nodules‚ edema‚ erythema‚ calluses‚ or corns. Palpation: The patient doesn’t experience of swelling. He doesn’t have any problem in the ankle joint‚ Achilles tendon‚ plantar fascia‚ and digits. He might suffer from foot numbness or foot pain. Range of motion:
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pathophysiologic glomerular changes. Most original research focuses on the poststreptococcal patient. Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as the sudden onset of hematuria‚ proteinuria‚ and red blood cell casts. This clinical picture is often accompanied by hypertension‚ edema‚ and
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decreased short-term memory‚ and changes in intellectual ability. Focal: Contusion – bruising of the brain tissue within a focal area. Usually associated with a closed head injury. May contain areas of hemorrhage‚ infarction‚ necrosis and edema at fracture site. Coup-contrecoup injury –
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Cardiac - E 1 BAPTIST HEALTH School of Nursing NSG 4017: Critical Care Nursing Nursing Management of Patients with Altered Cardiovascular Function Georgia Seward I. Anatomy and physiology review A. Layers B. Chambers C. Heart valves D. Flow of blood E. Blood supply of myocardium 1. RCA 2. L Main 3. LAD 4. Circumflex F. Cardiac cycle 1. Systole 2. Diastole G. Cardiac output and cardiac index - SV x HR. CI = CO /body surface area. 1. Preload 2. Afterload H. Cardiac pressures p. 1557 of Black
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Diaphoresis- profuse sweating; hyperdrosis Edema- palpate in the intracellular spaces Types of Edema: Pitting- present when indentation remains on skin after applying pressure Non-pitting- firm with discoloration or thickening of skin Angioedema- recurring episodes of non- inflammatory swelling of skin‚ brain‚ viscera and mucus membrane Dependent- localized increase of extracellular fluid volume in a dependent limb or area Anasarca- generelized edema Lymphedema- due to the obstruction of a lymphatic
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In the introduction it talks about how reexpansion pulmonary edema happens‚ which is when the lung rapidly expanse after it has been collapsed. It shocked me‚ but it said that the incident has a twenty percent mortality rate. In this particular study‚ they focused on one man who had this happen to him‚ and they did
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Case Study: Urinary‚ Fluid & Electrolyte balance The cardiovascular system and the urinary system are intimately entwined. When the cardiovascular system experiences stress‚ the urinary system can be directly impacted. For example in hemorrhagic shock‚ when the body is rapidly depleted of circulating blood volume‚ the kidneys are often one of the first vital organs affected due to lack of perfusion. The kidneys are dependent on the sufficient cardiac output that the heart delivers. So when the
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