A hospitalization for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious matter and can be life threatening. DVT is a venous obstruction caused by incompetent valves. This is treated extremely aggressively due to the potential for it to cause embolization to the pulmonary circulation. Patient T.V. has recently had abdominal surgery and is now in the hospital to treat DVT in her left leg. After the third day she begins having shortness of breath and supplemental oxygen is needed. Considering T.V.’s history
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Veins are blood vessels that return blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart. Veins have different sizes that depends on their location and function. The veins that are deeper and closer to the center of the body are called deep veins. Varicose veins are veins that have become bulging‚ widened and twisted. They usually look blue or dark purple. Some other symptons of varicose vains include: aching‚ heavy and uncomfortable legs‚ swollen feet and ankles‚ muscle cramping and swelling
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Deep Vein Thrombosis - A Patients Guide What is a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? A DVT is a blood clot that has developed in one or more of the deep veins in the leg. The vein may be partially or completely blocked and this may cause pain‚ swelling‚ and redness in the affected limb. Why might DVT occur? Sometimes a reason cannot be found‚ but the following have been identified as potential risk factors for developing a DVT: Previous thrombosis or family history Pregnancy Recent surgery/Trauma
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02/13/07 Analytical Summary of The Median isn’t the Message by Stephan Jay Gould Gould’s "The Median isn’t the Message" is an essay about Stephan Jay Gould’s experience with cancer and the strategies he employed to overcome them. He comments on the necessity for a positive state of mind (164) as well as a full understanding of the information one is reading (165). These necessities lead to a pinnacle point: Gould insists we are not average and therefore‚ our fate will be anything but average. Therefore
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This essay will examine the biopsychosocial issues that have influenced the perceptions of the health and well being of a patient I have nursed during a recent clinical placement. For the purpose of this essay the name of this patient has been changed to protect his anonymity as well as to be compliant with the Nursing Midwifery Council Professional Code of Conduct (NMC 2008) regarding confidentiality. The patient‚ who will be known as William‚ is 62 years of age and has a venous leg ulcer to his
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Cultural Relativism and Global Values The Median That Works Universal values and human rights are abstractions that are considered by many as little more than a romantic concept. Those who would like to believe in a set of universal values find that they either can not find enough evidence for‚ or that there is too much evidence against such values. Cultural relativism‚ a relatively new idea in political science that has its origins in anthropology‚ is the major evidence and argument against
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Mean‚ Median‚ Mode‚ and Range Mean‚ median‚ and mode are three kinds of "averages". There are many "averages" in statistics‚ but these are‚ I think‚ the three most common‚ and are certainly the three you are most likely to encounter in your pre-statistics courses‚ if the topic comes up at all. The "mean" is the "average" you are used to‚ where you add up all the numbers and then divide by the number of numbers. The "median" is the "middle" value in the list of numbers. To find the median‚ your
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A varicose vein is a superficial vein with a faulty valve. The calf muscles squeezes the deep veins in the leg and pressure is reduced in the superficial veins. These superficial veins are fitted with special one-way valves to prevent the blood running backwards. The weight of blood in the vein is conciderable especially while standing still and the blood flow is against gravity. and blood is allowed to pool stretching the walls of the veins which damage the valves resulting in the lumen being unable
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2. Why do economists generally regard median income as a better measure of a typical American’s well-being than mean income? Dfiodifaje 3. Why do the United States‚ and many other counties‚ have antitrust laws on the books? What’s so harmful about oligopoly that warrants an entire body of law? The United States and many other countries have antitrust laws on the books to protect their consumers in their different markets. Having the abilities to both raise and lower prices are the reasons that
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a) As the veins are responsible for returning deoxygenated blood to the heart‚ they are most often working against gravity. The blood is prevented from reversing direction through large venous valves. However‚ if the pressure applied downwards on these valves is great enough and applied for a significant period of time‚ such in the case of prolonged periods of standing‚ the edges of the veins can become distended and eventually prevent the edges of the valves from successfully sealing. Varicosities
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