Maister-Green‚ RD; Alisha Chasey‚ MS‚ RD; Beth Spanier‚ RD; Meredith Gilliatt-Wimberly‚ MS‚ RD TIPS . . . • At each meal try to include one of these high quality protein foods: chicken‚ turkey‚ fish‚ beef‚ pork‚ or eggs. n monthly lab reviews‚ dialysis patients may be told that their albumin level is low and they need to eat more protein. But what is albumin? Why is an albumin blood test important? What factors affect albumin? How can albumin levels be improved? I What is albumin? Albumin
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Chapter 17 End of life care includes: palliative care- comprehensive care for patients whose disease is not responsive to cure; care also extends to patients’ families; management of psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual problems as well as control of pain and other physical symptoms; to improve pt and family’s quality of life hospice- care provided to terminally ill patient’s and their families; death has been accepted‚ bereavement for family; generally associated with palliative care that is
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Feature Acute Kidney Injury: Not Just Acute Renal Failure Anymore? Susan Dirkes‚ RN‚ MSA‚ CCRN Until recently‚ no uniform standard existed for diagnosing and classifying acute renal failure. To clarify diagnosis‚ the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative group stated its consensus on the need for a clear definition and classification system of renal dysfunction with measurable criteria. Today the term acute kidney injury has replaced the term acute renal failure‚ with an understanding that such
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supporting an individual’s right to dignity‚ independence‚ health and safety People who require health care‚ particularly long-term health care‚ may feel like their dignity and independence are slipping away from them. People who depend on kidney dialysis machines‚ for example‚ might feel their lives are ruled by the priority they always give to their treatment. They may very well feel that they aren’t ’normal’. In situations like this‚ the attitude and understanding of health care workers can make
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Percutaneous Nephrostomy Percutaneous nephrostomy‚ or nephropyelostomy‚ is an interventional procedure that is used mainly in the decompression of the renal collecting system. percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement has been the primary option for the temporary drainage of an obstructed collecting system. With proper training‚ technical success is achieved in more than 95% of cases. Diagnostic imaging often demonstrates the level and cause of obstruction; however‚ at the time of tube placement
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In order to understand how the World Trade Center collapsed we need to understand their structure. To save money and maximize floor space the two towers were built with a tube structure instead of the more common lattice structure. The tube structure was economically favorable because the structure required half the amount of steel compared to the lattice structure and created more floor space (one acre for every floor) without compromising the strength of the structure. This design also makes the
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1. Group A Strep is least likely to cause which of the following complications: a) scarlet fever b) necrotizing faciitis c) impetigo d) subacute bacterial endocarditis e) glomerulonephritis 2. Septra is used in AIDS patients to prevent which opportunistic organism? a) Pneumocystis carinii b) M. tuberculosis c) S. pneumoniae d) CMV e) Cryptococcus 3. Severe bloody‚ afebrile diarrhea is associated with what bacterial infection? a) Salmonella infection
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ventilator‚ which forces air into the lungs of a patient who cannot breathe on her own. The second type is a pacemaker which is used for those who have irregular heartbeats‚ or for those who suffer from an abnormality of the blood vessels. Next‚ there are dialysis machines‚ which are most commonly used for patients who suffer from renal (kidney) failure. A ventilator works by forcing warm‚ oxygenated air into the lungs while removing carbon dioxide. A plastic tube is inserted through the mouth and
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conditions in isolated communities are also factors to consider. First Nation elders seem to suffer the most from diabetes and eventually have kidney failure‚ known as ‘end-stage renal failure’. The only cure at this stage of life is kidney dialysis or a kidney transplant. The health of First Nation communities can benefit from more education of organ donation. One of the barriers that affects organ donations from First Nation people is the lack of education in the community. An article
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The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Vernon T. Branson Jr. HSM 433 Counter Terrorism & Intelligence Analysis Instructor: Shawn VanDiver January 9‚ 2012 When most people think of the world trade center they immediately think of the attack that occurred September 11th 2001. Most forget that was not the first time that the world trade center’s had come under attack before. “The February 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City marked the beginning of an ugly new phase of
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