PART ONE Medical-Surgical Cases 1 1 Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Difficulty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life X Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent flier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I
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away with lung cancer and paternal grandfather who passed away with brain aneurysm. Her mother currently has high blood pressure and her father has nothing significant going right now. Just about a few days ago Pamela showed symptoms of abdominal pain and projectile vomiting that had her husband worried about her and took her straight to the emergency room. Her pancreatic enzymes were elevated‚ her abdominal ultrasound and CT of the abdomen showed inflammation of her pancreas. She
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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist on March 14‚ 1879 in the southern German city of Ulm.Einstein developed the general theory of relativity‚Albert Einstein grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in Munich. As a child‚ Einstein became fascinated by music ‚mathematics and science.He was one of the two pillars of modern physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics‚ and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect
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Anatomy and PhysiologyHuman Brain The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. Thisamazing organ acts as a control center by receiving‚ interpreting‚ and directing sensoryinformation throughout the body. There are three major divisions of the brain. They arethe forebrain‚ the midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. Anatomy of the Brain: Brain Divisions The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving andprocessing sensory information‚ thinking
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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Animal Diversity I ZOL1501 Semester I: Assignment no.: 01 MEMO 2014 QUESTION 1 [10] a. Monophyletic group is a group that includes the most recent common ancestor of a group of organisms‚ and all of its descendants. b. Parthenogenesis is a unisexual reproduction involving the reproduction of young by females not fertilized by males. c. Metamerism is a condition of being composed of serially repeated parts (metameres). Serial segmentation. Metamerism is
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intervention for this patient is to insert 2 large-caliber IV’s and infuse normal saline at a rapid rate. obtain a chest radiograph. apply high-flow oxygen using a non-rebreather mask. administer pain medication. A trauma patient has an abdominal injury and has a knife protruding from his abdomen. The nurse should Remove the knife‚ administer fluids‚ and give morphine for pain management. Remove the knife‚ preserve it as evidence of a crime‚ and call the police. Leave the knife in place
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OBJECTIVES: 1. List the organs that compose the cardiovascular system and discuss the general functions of this system. 2. Describe the location‚ size‚ and orientation of the human heart. 3. Define the term cardiology. 4. Describe the structure of the heart in terms of its coverings‚ layers‚ chambers‚ valves‚ and blood vessels. 5. Name the function of serous fluid around the heart. 6. Give another name for epicardium. 7. Describe the structure and function of the interventricular septum.
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Layers in anterolateral abdominal wall (superficial to deep): Skin Can Seem Extraordinarily Interesting To The Expert Physician: Skin Camper’s fascia Scarpa’s fascia External oblique Internal oblique Transversus abdominus Transversalis fascia Extraperitoneal fat Parietal peritoneum (richard bruno) Functions of the Liver: BEGeTS Bile production Erythropoiesis Glycogen storage Toxin inactivation Serum protein production (richard bruno) Branches of Abdominal Aorta: Prostitutes Cause
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live in overcrowded or unsanitary conditions. SYMPTOMS Symptoms of this condition usually develop within a few weeks after a strep throat infection. Symptoms vary and can include: • Fever. • Rash. • Tiredness. • Loss of appetite. • Abdominal pain. • Joint pain that moves around. The pain is usually in the elbows‚ wrists‚ ankles‚ and knees. • Painless bumps under the skin. • Swelling‚ warmth‚ and redness of the joints. • Shortness of breath. • Irregular heartbeat. • Chest
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(Middle smooth muscular layer‚ changes the diameter of the blood vessel (constriction and dialation)) o 3. Turnica intima (Very smooth inner layer) o Smooth inner lumen and elastic lamina to maintain shape • 3 types of arteries: o Elastic (ex. Abdominal Aorta) Largest in size Allows for high degree of expansion between heart beats o Muscular (ex. Femoral artery) Distributing arteries Regulate flow of blood to different parts of the body o Arterioles (ex. Tributaries) Narrow lumina
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