aid respiration by increasing chest expansion‚ diaphragmatic paralysis or abdominal disassociation. Cyanosis Examination of the tongue differentiates central from peripheral cyanosis. Significant ventilation-perfusion imbalance‚ such as pneumonia‚ COPD and pulmonary embolism‚ may cause reduced arterial oxygen saturation. Cyanosis becomes evident when SaO2 falls below 90% in a person with a normal Hb level. Absence of cyanosis does not exclude hypoxia Cough Evidence of haemoptysis or sputum
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capsule is resistant to phagocytosis and lysis. If the host has the H. influenza in its body and it is unencapsulated‚ it can still cause inflammation. H. influenza can cause a lot of diseases but a few of the most common are bacteremia and pneumonia. Two of the most dangerous diseases that can affect mostly children is meningitis and epiglottitis‚ both are life threatening. Some of the unencapsulated strains can cause ear and eye infections and sometimes
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Jess Fritsche Leptospira interrogans; Leishmania donovani; Legionella pneumophila Leptospira interrogans are flexible‚ gram-negative spirochetes (spiral or cork-screw bacteria) with internal flagella that they use to propel themselves by twisting back and forth 1. “They are motile‚ with hooked ends and paired axial flagella (one on each end)‚ enabling them to burrow into tissue. Motion is marked by continual spinning on the long axis” 2. Leptospira cells are encased in a three to five layer
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is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses. Flu can occasionally lead to pneumonia‚ either direct viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia‚ even for persons who are usually very healthy.[4][5][6] In particular it is a warning sign if a child (or presumably an adult) seems to be getting better and then relapses with a high fever as this relapse may be bacterial pneumonia.[7] Another warning sign is if the person starts to have trouble breathing.[6] influenza is transmitted
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spine. Until cervical spine injury has been ruled out‚ open the patient’s airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver with manual‚ in-line stabilization of the neck. If you find food‚ blood‚ vomitus‚ or other debris‚ suction the airway quickly to prevent aspiration. To better remove secretions‚ you may need to carefully logroll the patient to his side. Manually stabilize his neck and spine as you do so. If the patient can’t maintain a patent airway because of copious secretions‚ an impaired level of consciousness
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LESSON PLAN 1. Name of the student: 2. Subject: 3. Topic: 4. Group: B.Sc. (N) 1st year 5. Place: Ambika College Of Nursing‚ Kharar. 6. Method of teaching: Lecture cum discussion 7. Teaching aids: General Objectives: The students of B.Sc.(N)1st year will have knowledge regarding prevention and control of nosocomial infection . Specific objective: At the structured teaching programme the students
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the gliding process is impeded and you are suffering from pleurisy. Pleurisy is actually a symptom of an underlying disease rather than a disease in itself. The pleurae may become inflamed as a complication of a lung or chest infection such as pneumonia or tuberculosis‚ or the inflammation may be caused by a slight pneumothorax or chest injury. The pleural inflammation sometimes creates a further complication by causing fluid to seep into the pleural space‚ resulting in a condition known as pleural
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bacteria. * Another way it keeps bad bacteria from over populating is by clinging on the intestinal walls. If these "friendly" bacteria cover the walls‚ then the bad bacteria that cause diseases will not be able to live here. Streptococcus pneumonia Pneumococcus‚ (Streptococcus pneumoniae)‚ spheroidal
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Surgical site infections are one the most common type of hospital-acquired infection‚ even in occurrence with pneumonia. This is an ongoing problem in today’s health care system. Nurses have many duties to the patient by implementing and following protocols to prevent infections and should also work with the whole health care team to avoid them. Preventing surgical site infections is very important in the perioperative environment. This is so important‚ that the CDC and Hospital Infection Control
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be taken if you are not allergic to Penicillin and do not have asthma‚ liver or kidney disease‚ or a history of diarrhoea caused by antibiotics. It is used to treat many different types of infections‚ such as ear infections‚ bladder infections‚ pneumonia‚ and salmonella however it can cause side effects including sores inside your mouth‚ fever‚ swollen glands‚ joint pain‚ muscle weakness‚ severe blistering‚ peeling‚ and red skin rash‚ yellowed skin‚ yellowing of the eyes‚ dark colored urine‚ confusion
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