Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis upsetting more than 20 million Americans. It is an ailment because of disordered cartilage. Normal cartilage in the young healthy adult comprises of a matrix created of a combination of proteins and sugars (proteoglycans)‚ water in addition to collagen. Within this matrix sit chondrocytes‚ cells that essentially manufacture the matrix they sit in. Imagine a bowl of gelatin with grapes sitting inside the gelatin and that is what cartilage appears
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DOI: 07/15/2002. Patient is a 50-year-old male supervisor who sustained a work-related injury to the right knee when he was struck by a laden dolly being pushed by a co-worker. Patient is diagnosed with right knee osteoarthritis. He is status post a bone graft and patellar realignment in 2003 and scar tissue debridement in 2004. Based on the medical report dated 10/19/16‚ the patient complains of right knee pain‚ rated 7/10. Patient has progressive chronic bilateral knee pain. He has had the pain
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is an extremely common joint disease that is most frequently seen in the knee and in the older population. Since OA oftentimes leads to disability‚ the patient’s proprioception is negatively altered. Decreased proprioception can cause unstable joints and make the effected joint more prone to traumatic injury. Unstable joints increase the likelihood of falling which in turn can also increase the already high chance of traumatic injury. In order to counter this change‚ physicians
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School of Nursing Care Plan Student’s Name: Joie Ferreiro________________________________ Date: 9/5/14 Client’s Initials: R.S. Admission Date: 7/30/14 Age: 96 Sex: f___ Race: __w____ Religion: Jewish Allergies: Phenobarbital Diet: NPO Activity: Bed rest Admitting Medical Diagnosis (es): Sacral decubitus ulcer‚ polymicrobic sacral osteomyelitis Past Medical History (including past surgical history): Illnesses include: 1) Renal insufficiency 2) Anemia 3) hyperthyroidism
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actually learned in this class. It is surprising since it has been a considerably short amount of time. So‚ in reviewing my original memo‚ I saw many opportunities for improvement. In my Audience Analysis Memo‚ I contrasted two websites about Osteoarthritis. One of the first things I changed was the organization. I realized that the original was too scattered and it was easy for the reader to get confused. I added simple‚ bolded‚ larger‚ and informative subtitles which significantly reduced the strain
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Health problem Family nursing problem Goal of care Objectives of care Intervention plan Nursing intervention method resources Improper drainage as a health treat Inability to recognize the improper drainage. Inability to do appropriate action due to failure to comprehend the good environment. Inability to conduct adequate drainage. Lack of knowledge about proper drainage. After my 2 months nursing intervention the
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UNIT CU1520 Questions 1 – Be able to assess the development needs of children or young people and repare a development plan. 1.1 – Explain factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development. * Progress * Improvement * Behaviours * Look at goals within care plan are they on track? * What activities they are partaking in and how well are they dealing with them. * Whether they are interested‚ compliant and accepting or not. 1.2 – Assess
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Nursing Care Plan Assessment equals Data Collection + Analysis | Nursing Diagnosis – Actual/Potential | Nursing Goal(SMART) | Nursing Interventions/ActionsInclude Rationale/Reference | Evaluation | Female Age : 85Code status: Full Code initially but changed to DNR on 14/Jan-2012Primary diagnosis: PancytopeniaReason for Hospital Admission: Fall at home. Allergy: PenicillinMedical History: Pacemaker‚ Hypertension‚ Fall at home‚ Bradycardia‚ Hyperlipidemia.Neurological: Alert‚ Oriented x 4.Diet
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Hospice Care Plan Walden University Hospice Care Plan Mrs. Thomas has a history of breast cancer and is status post bilateral mastectomies with subsequent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She has recently been diagnosed with lung metastasis and further treatment is not recommended by her physician and due to a poor prognosis he is recommending palliative care. Mrs. Thomas has been spending most of her days in her bed crying. She has had very little contact with her sons and
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Tokunbo Fashanu HR – 4170-997 Introduction to Counseling Professor Katie Allen Friday‚ October 24‚ 2014 Tokunbo Fashanu Self-Care Plan My self-care issue is balancing schoolwork with work‚ personal life and extra curricular activities. As a junior I have a lot of schoolwork‚ meaning a lot of assignments‚ projects‚ papers‚ readings and so on due every week. I am also looking for internships before I graduate that will help me get into a good Law school after I graduate‚ in addition to taking LSAT
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