I. INTRODUCTION Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract that primarily affects the small bowel. The major clinical manifestations are diarrhea of varying degrees and abdominal pain and cramping. Associated clinical manifestations are nauseas‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ anorexia‚ distention‚ tenesmus (straining on defecation) and borborygmi (hyperactive bowel sounds) (Black‚ Joyce M.‚ Hawks Jane Hokanson.‚ (2009). Medical-Surgical Nursing: A clinical Management for Positive
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Part: I Bio- Demographic Information Table no 1.1 Distribution of respondents according to bio- demographic information n=60 Characteristics | Frequency | Percent | age group of respondents | less than 20 yrs | 13 | 21.7 | 20-25 yrs | 46 | 76.7 | 25-30 yrs | 1 | 1.7 | current ward | | | ICU | 17 | 38.6 | Emergency | 13 | 29.5 | general ward | 14 | 31.8 | Cabin | 4 | 6.7 | POWWork experienceLess than 1 year 1-2 yrs2-3 yrsMore than 4 yrs | 122021181
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1. Characteristics of the following: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – the client has intrusive thoughts of unrealistic obsessions and tries to control these thoughts with compulsive behaviors. · Clients who engage in constant ritualistic behaviors may have difficulty meeting self-care needs (i.e. personal hygiene‚ grooming‚ nutrition‚ fluid intake‚ elimination and sleep) · If rituals include constant handwashing or cleaning‚ skin damage and infection
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Summer A 2013 Eating right is a great way to remain healthy and in shape. In this paper I will discuss my current eating habits‚ as well as recommendations that the super tracker has made for me to reach my Ideal weight compared to my current eating habits. How to modify my diet to use the six classes of nutrients‚ and the recommended servings for each food group. I will be identifying the six classes of nutrients and explain overall nutrient intake that effects health. Lastly I will be explaining
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ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Adam Smith‚ 77 years of age‚ is a male patient who was admitted from a nursing home to the intensive care unit with septic shock secondary to urosepsis. The patient has a Foley catheter in place from the nursing home with cloudy greenish‚ yellow-colored urine with sediments. The nurse removes the catheter after obtaining a urine culture and replaces it with a condom catheter attached to a drainage bag since the patient has a history of urinary and bowel incontinence. The patient
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Clinical Chemistry When people consider their careers in the health care field‚ most of them would think about being a physician‚ a nurse or a surgeon. Individuals with interest in the health care field are not aware of clinical laboratory science. I am one of those individuals who don’t know much about clinical laboratory science before. After taking the class “Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science”‚ I start to realize that clinical laboratory scientists are just like other health care members
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OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN 1 Overweight and Obese Children in the United States Barbara Ripley ENG: 122 Megan Pope April 18‚ 2011 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN 2 Overweight and Obese Children in the United States Overweight and obese children are teased and often excluded from socialization with peers and other activities which cause emotional upheaval for many of them. Children grow at different rates and times‚ so recognizing potential problems with obesity
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1/29 Function of nervous system Basically designed to keep you alive Essentially you can adapt to whatever environment you’re in and stay alive Adapt to be able to do behaviors Drugs have direct effect on NS Synaptic transmission Started out neuron centric until about 10 years ago Basically looked at how drugs affect neurons and what role neurons play in behaviors How neurons were communicating with other neurons or other cells in body All drugs changed what was happening at synapse
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term homeostasis was first coined by Walter Cannon in 1929 to literally mean ‘steady state’. It describes the dynamic equilibrium by which internal constancy is maintained within set limits by regulation and control. There are many examples of homeostatic control throughout the human body and in other living organisms‚ such as pH‚ pressure‚ and temperature. A concept important to homeostasis is the process of feedback circuits; involving a receptor‚ an effector‚ and a control centre. A receptor
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HOMEOSTASIS BIOLOGY I BIO091 Prepared by: Nur Syakireen Bt. Ishak SCOPE •Definition and importance of homeostasis •Homeostatic organ •Negative and positive feedback mechanisms •Blood-glucose regulation •Thermoregulation •Osmoregulation DEFINITON & IMPORTANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS Homeostasis • Homeostasis: • is the steady state of physiological condition of the body. • it is the physiological processes by which organisms maintain a constant & balanced internal environment. • In achieving
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