A Fire Breathing Dragon that has no Spark‚ so what does it have? A typical day at the park‚ children playing‚ people jogging along the sidewalks‚ ducks swimming in a little pond. It’s a small park‚ the usual hangout for the local youth. There’s large man on a bench smoking a cigar even though the park displays signs stating that there have been previous issues involving smoking in the park. Not many people want to confront him about it‚ but rather let him smoke. Parents take their kids further
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Stop Breathing… or Die The earth’s atmosphere is a constantly moving body of gases that encircle our planet. This body of gases known as air is a mixture‚ not a chemical combination‚ of a number of gases; that is‚ each gas retains its own characteristic properties. It consists of about 78 percent nitrogen; 21 percent oxygen‚ and carries along with it water vapor‚ clouds‚ dust‚ smoke‚ soot‚ and a variety of chemical compounds. The remaining one percent contains all the other gases including carbon
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"Explain the concept of homeostasis with reference to the control of heart rate‚ breathing rate‚ body temperature and blood glucose levels" P5 Homeostasis is where the body keeps a constant internal environment. This involves all the metabolic processes taking place In the body as well as the blood‚ tissue fluid and all the contents in the body ’s cells. There are a range of variables from heart rate to the blood glucose levels that the body will take into account. Negative feedback will occur
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emphysema. To regulate Helen’s breathing and carbon dioxide levels she needs to try to inhale long deep breaths and drug intervention may be needed as well. Respiratory acidosis is a condition in which a build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood produces a shift in the body’s pH balance and causes the body’s system to become more acidic. This condition is brought about by a problem either involving the lungs and respiratory system or signals from the brain that control breathing. Respiratory acidosis
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gov/detailedresult.php?img=PMC2769311_1757-1626-0002-0000006767-001&req=4) Additional imaging is suggested by the chief resident. A CT scan of the chest is ordered by the attending physician. The patient is having an increasingly difficult time breathing but vital signs remain unchanged. The nurse is given orders to monitor oxygen saturation closely and to page the medicine resident on call if saturation drops below 92% on 5L nasal cannula. Which of the following is the next best step in management
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Chest Trauma Chest trauma is classified as either blunt or penetrating. 1. Blunt Chest Trauma I. Definition a. Blunt chest trauma results from sudden compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or
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THE CHEST EXAMINATION Physical examination of the chest The chest indicates the region that lies under the neck and above the abdomen. Chest wall is composed of sternum‚ ribs‚ and vertebras. The anterior part is a little shorter than the posterior part. Chest examination includes many components: chest shape‚ chest wall‚ breasts‚ vessels‚ mediastinum‚ bronchus‚ lung‚ pleura‚ heart‚ and lymph nodes‚ etc. In addition to general physical examination‚ the following check methods have been
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answer is: Posterior intercostal artery The correct answer is: Brachiocephalic artery The correct answer is: Vertebra: articular facet The correct answer is: Rib: angle The correct answer is: Descending aorta The correct answer is: Sternum: angle (of Louis) (BUMP) The correct answer is: Left subclavian artery The correct answer is: Rib: tubercle The correct answer is: Aortic arch The correct answer is: Vertebra: spinous process The correct answer is: Posterior intercostal artery The correct
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organs such as the heart‚ liver‚ or a distended bladder. Flatness – Soft‚ high-pitched‚ short sound heard over bone and muscle. • AUSCULTATION – listening to body sounds by the use of stethoscope. - used to assess: breathing sounds‚ cardiac sounds and abdominal sounds. * When assessing the Abdomen‚ the following sequence is: (IAPerPal) Inspection‚ Auscultation‚ Percussion and Palpation. The main reason that auscultation proceeds palpation is to prevent
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is obtained by digestion of food and oxygen is taken from the air during a process called breathing or ventilation. Pulmonary Ventilation is the term given to the movement of air in and out of the lungs; the rate of pulmonary ventilation is defined as the tidal volume multiplied by the number of breaths taken per minute. Tidal volume is the volume of air breathed in or out during one cycle of quiet breathing. There are a few different factors that can affect the pulmonary ventilation rate but the
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