McCance and Huether (2014) defined Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) as a continuum of physiologic derangements characterized by dynamic alterations of two or more organs’ function in a state of critical illness. As the name indicates‚ MODS is a syndrome and not a specific health condition since it involves various organs. In the past‚ “multiple organ failure” was the term used to describe the condition until it became apparent that it was misleading since normal physiological function of
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pancreas occur other then cancer of the pancreas. There is an abrupt start to pancreatitis commonly known as acute pancreatitis. This usually happens because of gallstones which are crystallized cholesterol deposits or calcium crystals ionized with bilirubin. This sudden occurrence of acute pancreatitis is also called Amylase and Lipase. When the label of Acute is used before the symptom it does express that it is a brief course of symptoms that will last for less than 6 months or in some instances
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module 3 ematology – Module 3‚ Lecture 1 Slide 1 ● The first type of blood cells that we will focus on are the erythrocytes‚ also called the red blood cells. These are the cells that transport oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the tissues. These cells also help transport some of the carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. The main function of erythrocytes‚ namely oxygen transport‚ is carried out by the protein that makes up the majority of the protein composition of the cell
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TITLE The Cure for Gallstone with the Usage of Ananas comosus and Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus GROUPS’ MEMBERS MOHAMAD NADZMI BIN MOHD ANUAR PRA/0052/13 MUHAMAD HANAFI BIN RAZAK PRA/0060/13 TALHAH BIN MOHD SIRAJUDDIN PRA/0126/13 ABDUL ‘AZIM BIN ROSLAN PRA/0033/13 TIMOTHY LAMBAT A/L BUNYAM PRA/0128/13 PREFERRED INSTITUTION MARA COLLEGE KULIM KEDAH UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) PENANG Index Title | Page Number | -Field of Study | 1 | -Topic
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b DEPARTMENT OF NURSING NURSING CARE PLAN |Student Name: p |Age: 89 | |Course number: Basic Skills & Concepts of Nursing |
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Chapter 6: Cardiovascular System –– Blood I. Blood: An Overview A. Blood consists of two portions: Formed elements and Plasma. 1. Formed elements Make up 45% of the total volume of whole blood. Contains red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and blood platelets. 2. Plasma Makes up 55% of the total volume of whole blood. Contains a variety of inorganic and organic molecules suspended in water. B. Functions 1. Blood is the primary transport medium. a. Delivers oxygen from the lungs and nutrients
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Nursing Care Plan |Student | |Course |NURS 211L |Date |5/27/2011 | |Instructor | | | | | | |Patient Initial | _____J.G________ ___Age 59 Female_____
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to be revealed on this report. 5U-Room 1: Patient was admitted with constant pain on the right side of the abdomen under the rib cage‚ diarrhea‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ fatigue and jaundice. A prognosis of Hepatitis was made. Liver test was ordered: Bilirubin‚ Albumin‚ Prothrombin time‚ cholesterol‚ Alanine aminotransferase(ALT)‚ Aspartate aminotransferase(AST)‚ Alkalline prosperities and Lactic dehydrogenase(LDH). After the tests were completed‚ patient was diagnosed of Hepatitis for having abnormal
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August 9th‚ 1998 was the day when my fight and formation as a person began. My mother was rushed to Piedmont Hospital‚ in panic‚ because I was eager to be born exactly two months before my due date. I was born at a whopping four pounds and five ounces‚ which terrified the doctors as well as my parents. After being held by my mother for only 30 seconds‚ I was seized from her arms and taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. I was placed on a ventilator because I was not breathing
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Tables of Normal Values (As of January 2013) Note: Values and units of measurement listed in these tables are derived from several resources. Substantial variation exists in the ranges quoted as “normal” and may vary depending on the assay used by different laboratories. Therefore‚ these tables should be considered as directional only. Some values (e.g. hormones) vary by gender‚ age‚ time of day and condition (e.g. pregnancy) so a text on endocrinology should be consulted for complete data
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