the complete physical exam the doctor‚ make an evaluation of hearing‚ vision‚ blood pressure‚ pulse‚ and other essential markers of health and illness. A physical exam may reveal acute or chronic medical cases like an infection‚ chronic arterial hypertension‚ or chronic renal failure that could be causing confusion and other dementia-like symptoms. On the other hand‚ in the laboratory test the doctor may test the patient some test including blood tests‚ electroencephalography‚ or brain scans. These
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When a person ages their body goes through many changes‚ physical things such as the persons respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ nervous‚ muscular-skeletal‚ endocrine system and the persons skin are affected. An ageing person will also experience changes psychologically‚ things such as the risk of mental illness increases with age. And physically‚ for example decreased eyesight and hearing abilities. Some of the physical effects of ageing in an individual can be loss of fat‚ due to the breakdown of their
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down by retiring. This theory claims that elderly individuals systematically disengage
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Introduction In this paper I will be discussing a patient who at 49 years of age became incapacitated by a left sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA) following a motor vehicle accident. To keep her identity completely confidential‚ I will be referring to her as Mary. I will not refer to any medical staff or buildings by name for this same reason. Mary had two seizures while in hospital recovering from the motor vehicle accident (MVA). Mary ’s recovery was progressing normally but was compromised
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diabetic teaching for his new onset of Diabetes. It was also discovered during this hospitalization that he needed to start taking medication for hypertension. Both he and his family are in denial about what it will take to get him home and deliver the care that is needed. Healthcare Issues and their Importance Discharge planning and management with an elderly person can become very complicated and should be approached with an open mind and the willingness to compromise with the family and patient himself
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Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 1 – Pharmacology intro Pharmacology is the study of drugs. A drug can be any substance that‚ when administered to living organisms‚ produces a change in function. Thus‚ substances such as water‚ metals (iron)‚ or insecticides can be classified as drugs. However‚ the term drug commonly means any medication that is used for diagnosing‚ curing‚ or treating disease Every drug produces its intended effect‚ or therapeutic effect‚ along with other effects. The therapeutic
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(CAD)‚ hypertension‚ hypothyroidism‚ syncope episodes‚ degenerative disk disease‚ right brachycardia‚ heart block and has had a dual chamber pacemaker inserted. The client admittedly smokes about 3 to 6 cigarettes per day‚ and is on various
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A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT OF A LEARNT SIMULATED SKILL BLOOD PRESSURE. The aim of this essay is to reflect and discuss my knowledge acquired in a simulated learning skill experience which forms part of my training as a student nurse in accordance with the Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC 2010). (Marieb and Hoehn‚ 2010‚ p 703) defined Blood Pressure (BP) as ‘the force per unit area exerted on a vessel wall by the contained blood‚ and is expressed in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg)’. BP is still one
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for you at home. I will begin with how owning a cat or dog has been shown in numerous ways to decrease blood pressure‚ which can also lead to other problems like heart attack or stroke. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have high blood pressure or hypertension. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ any type of companion has been shown to also help calm your nerves‚ by reducing stress and calming your mood. As we all know stress could start out small and escalate later into major
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biotechnology‚ the increase in human lifespan has become an inevitable facet of our growing population. As a result‚ the number of senior citizens (over the age of 65) will continue to dramatically increase. In the United States‚ the proportion of elderly citizens has increased from 4% in 1900 to about 12% in 2000. This translates to approximately 3 million senior citizens present in 1900 and 35 million in 2000.
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