Over the last few decades Schizophrenia has become embedded in mainstream vernacular as any behavior or emotional response that is out of touch with reality. However even with its popularity heightened through movies and headline news stories‚ schizophrenia is still one of the most enigmatic and least understood disorders of the brain. With current research focused on the role of neurobiology and functioning on a cellular level‚ investigative analysis has merited new innovations towards its source
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Disease Trends and Delivery of Health Care Services Jacqueline Allen HCA/240 February 3‚ 2013 Dr. Selena Monk Abstract The prevalence of obesity is increasing in all age groups in the United States. Over the past 30 years‚ the sum of older adults who are obese has doubled. This paper will attempt to show the impact on the quality of life‚ and the health issues related to obesity on the aging population. Although there is an increase in the rates of obesity among the older population; the
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Radiation Therapy What is radiation therapy? According to wikipedia Radiation therapy discovered in 1889 also known as radiotherapy‚ radiation oncology‚ or XRT‚ is the medical use of ionizing radiation as a part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Radiotherapy may be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment‚ with curative being the cure and adjuvant being additional treatment. Radiation therapy can also be used as palliative treatment‚ which is where a cure is not possible and
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Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore evidence based nursing intervention in the care and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an acutely ill patient. The acutely ill patient involved in this essay was admitted to hospital due to cerebrovascular accident and had a past medical history of myocardial Infarction‚ left Ventricular failure‚ peripheral vascular disease and duodenal ulcer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This essay will provide a rationale
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examination‚he appears frail with evidence of poor nutritional status‚He had bibasal crepitations‚wheeze throughout the lungs and reduced air entry.His oxygen saturations were 89% on 2litres oxygen Other tests-blood gas showered a normal ph‚and hypoxia(mild).Bloods indicates no raised white cell count.Vital signs‚Temperature 37 degrees‚BP 120/60‚Respirations 24b/min.Weight 52 kg Chest x-ray showed widespread changes in COPD‚ill defined opacity in rt lower lobe which has increased in density in
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(heart) damage. Increase symptoms in patients known to have coronary disease occur with exposure to carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide has an affinity for hemoglobin that is much greater than that of oxygen. The cardiac effects are the results of hypoxia. These effects are determined by the degree of carbon monoxide exposure‚ the hemoglobin concentration‚ and the presence or absence of coronary or myocardial disease. A decrease in exercise performance occurs even in normal individuals with low level
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Self-study Questions – Sleep and Rest Answers to these study questions can be found in Potter & Perry‚ Kee‚ and Taber’s dictionary. 1. Briefly describe the 4 stages of Non-rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep. · Stage 1: NREM -Stage lasts a few minutes. It includes lightest level of sleep. Decreased physiological activity begins with gradual fall in vital signs and metabolism. Sensory stimuli such as noise easily arouses person. Awakened‚ person feels as though daydreaming has occurred. · Stage
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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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Pneumonia Case Study NUR 213 Gina Perry‚ SN2 Central Maine Community College Abstract This paper illustrates how the student nurse cared for a patient with pneumonia. The student nurse was assigned a patient on a medical surgical unit during clinical rotation. During this time‚ the student nurse observed and interacted with the patient‚ conducted a full head to toe assessment as well as routine scheduled assessments‚ administered medications‚ and created a plan of care. A brief description of
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1. Review the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake‚ controlling thought‚ speech‚ emotions and behavior‚ maintaining balance and posture? Emotions and behavior are controlled by the hypothalamus (p.455) The cerebellum is responsible for maintaining balance and posture (p.455) The reticular formation is essential for maintaining wakefulness and in conjunction with the cerebral cortex is referred to as the reticular activating system (p.450) The Broca speech
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