! RESPIRATORY CASE STUDY ! ! Chief Complaint: “Increased shortness of breath with activity‚ and sometimes even at rest.” ! ! Initial Information ! ! ! Date & Time: 7-3-14 @ 2:45 p.m. Name: JM Age: 30‚ DOB 2-18-1984 Gender: F Marital Status: M Race: Caucasian Culture: Northern US‚ urban Occupation: Stay at home mom Health Insurance: BC/BS Source: Pt‚ reliable RF: Allergies in family Medications: Claritin prn Allergies: NKDA‚ questionable seasonal allergies Tobacco
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A2 BIOLOGY CORE PRACTICAL SUMMARY Name of practical Independent & dependent variables Observing patterns by Ecological sampling Random sampling Systemic sampling Other variables to be controlled Abiotic factors e.g. light‚ temperature‚ soil water‚ humidity‚ O2 concentration‚ pH‚ aspect‚ slope angle equipment Gridded Quadrat Tape measure Point quadrat Pitfall trap Sweep Net Pooter Tullgren funnel Baermann funnel Method and outcome Several methods. 1 random sampling = set up grid using
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Wheezing is often loudest during exhalation‚ when the patient tries to expel air through through the narrowed airways. Doctors recommend a variety of tests to confirm asthma‚ for example: A Spirometer. The Spirometers measure the amount of air you are able to breath in and out the lungs. In addition‚ the doctor will perform an allergy test to find out which allergen affects the patient. The use of chest X-ray and EKG will help find out whether a foreign
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Tetanus Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin‚ a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive‚ rod-shaped‚ obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani. Clostridium tetani spores can be found most commonly in soil‚ dust and manure‚ but also exist virtually anywhere. If deposited in a wound the neurotoxin interferes with nerves that control muscle movement. The signs and symptoms
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during exercise Abstract Objective: The objective of this experiment is to analyse how the cardiovascular and respiratory parameters are affected by steady state exercise. Method: The experiment was split into two stages‚ rest and exercise. A spirometer‚ an ECG‚ a Douglas bag and a blood pressure monitor were used at rest on the subject. In the exercise phase a Douglas bag and the blood pressure monitor were used to measure the subject’s volume of air and blood pressure respectively. Results:
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Answers 1a) On graph paper 1b) At molecular level‚ Haemoglobin is a protein made of four subunits bound together. Each of the subunits consists of a molecular group known as ‘heme’ and a polypeptide attached to the ‘heme’. The ‘heme’ group contains one atom of iron (Fe²+) and it is this iron that the oxygen molecule combines itself to. As there are four of the iron molecules in the haemoglobin this shows that a maximum of four oxygen molecules can be carried by the haemoglobin at anytime. For simplicity
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middle lobes. A Chest tube was placed and Kevin was admitted. Kevin stayed in the hospital for 5 days‚ with his chest tube in place for 4 of those days. He had a chest x-ray done every morning. Kevin was also on 2L O2 per NC as needed. An incentive spirometer was given to him on his last day in the hospital. Kevin has never had his pneumothorax reoccur. What Kevin had was a spontaneous pneumothorax. A spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) usually occurs for no know reason‚ most commonly in young tall
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individuals‚ families‚ and the community. Nurses are patient educators; educating patients on healthier life choices‚ proper medication administration‚ caring for their wounds‚ and how to use health care equipment such as glucometers and incentive spirometers. We spend our lives helping others. Nursing practice is not limited to a hospital or clinical setting. Nurses are also found in rehabilitation facilities‚ nursing homes‚ community health centers‚ and schools. Nursing education prepares nursing
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Nursing Diagnosis # 1 Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased oxygen saturation‚ poor tissue perfusion‚ obesity‚ decreased air entry to bases of both lungs‚ gout and arthritic pain‚ decreased cardiac output‚ disease process of COPD‚ and stress as evidenced by shortness of breath‚ BMI > 30 abnormal breathing patterns (rapid‚ shallow breathing)‚ abnormal skin colour (slightly purplish)‚ excessive diaphoresis‚ nasal flaring and use of accessory muscles‚ statement of joint pain‚ oxygen
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Unit 14: physiological disorders P1: explain the nature of two physiological disorders P2: explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders. The first physiological disorder which I’m going to interview and talk about is asthma‚ before the interview I asked him if he had time to answer and talk about how asthma had come into his life and how he discovered the physiological disorder when we was a young man. I am trying to discover the physiological disorder
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