The history of the intravenous therapy is less than a century old. Yet‚ it is well known that medication could be injected directly into the vein as early as the 1600’s‚ because of the lack of scientific methods‚ original attempts to deliver IV fluids and drugs met with little success. Two world wars brought in the era of modern IV therapy. However‚ the greatest advance in drugs‚ equipment‚ and procedures has occurred in the past 25 years. The first intravenous injections were experimented with in
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy‚ previously known as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)‚ are high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. It has long been one of the major problems for mothers in pregnancy‚ along with infection and postpartum hemorrhage. PIH is classified as gestational hypertension‚ mild preeclampsia‚ severe preeclampsia and eclampsia‚ depending on how far development advances. A woman is said to be preeclamptic when her blood pressure increases and shows protein
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Outline Details I. Time context. Specify the time context (month and year) if the case fact is explicit about it. The times context should tell us when the problem was observed‚ which requires the necessity of an action. A business problem requiring an action in pre-martial law days will have a different action if it were to be tackled today. Likewise‚ a business problem requiring an action that is different from the action to be taken during a period of stable prices
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BIO103 Week 6 Case Study 1 Sam‚ 53‚ has just had a stroke (or brain attack—where portions of the brain die due to a failure in blood flow) and is now extremely aphasic but can still understand and act appropriately on spoken directions. His neurologist orders a PET scan. a What do you think the scan will most likely show? b What disability does Sam have‚ and what is his most likely prognosis? a. The PET scan will less active areas of the brain in the Wernicke area of the brain b.The
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BPH – Tut # 2 Fluid Mechanics – University of Technology‚ Sydney – Engineering & IT Tutorial # 2 – Questions and Solutions Q.1 For the situation shown‚ calculate the water level d inside the inverted container‚ given the manometer reading h = 0.7 m‚ and depth L = 12 m. Q.2 (from Street‚ Watters‚ and Vennard) The weight density γ = ρg of water in the ocean may be calculated from the empirical relation γ = γo + K(h1/2)‚ in which h is the depth below the ocean surface‚ K a constant‚ and
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MANUAL DESIGN OF MULTIPLE-PIPE SLUG CATCHERS DEP 31.40.10.12-Gen. July 1998 DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE This document is confidential. Neither the whole nor any part of this document may be disclosed to any third party without the prior written consent of Shell International Oil Products B.V. and Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.‚ The Hague‚ The Netherlands. The copyright of this document is vested in these companies. All rights reserved. Neither the whole nor any part of
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Glycemic control is imperative for infection prevention. The exposed abdominal content places the infant at high risk for infection‚ as normal barriers are absent. In addition‚ the abdominal contents may be irritated from prolonged exposure to amniotic fluid in utero causing tissue compromise. (29; 40;
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In the case of diabetes the expression of ACE will increase in the excess amount and causes diuresis. But‚ a lot of experimental study is needed to know the expression and activity of the ACE2 in diabetes effect case. 5. Captopril and Lisinopril has no effect on the ACE2. But‚ they prevents the formation of the Ang-2 from Ang-1 by inhibiting ACE. 6. Angiotensin-2
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A was experiencing a lot of anxiety and some confusion‚ which exacerbated his anxiety. Following surgery‚ Mr. A’s renal function worsened causing fluid volume overload. His confusion and myoclonic jerks were concerning for uremia. Throughout the day‚ Mr. A’s vital signs were stable: HR 70 bpm‚ BP 120/60‚ temperature 98.6 F‚ RR 21‚ O2 saturation 96% at rest on 3L of O2. Other than anxiety‚ Mr. A’s
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Respiratory Case Study The following case study is of a 37-year old Hispanic male weighing 145 lbs and 70 inches tall found unconscious by his girlfriend. According to her he was unconscious for about 15 hours and she was concerned because he would not wake or respond and was breathing shallow and slow. She then called 9-1-1. The patient entered the ER by emergency vehicle and on my initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose
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