wound case study 1. What condition did this patient have? She had a Group A Streptococcal infection- to be more specific since the bacteria was a gram positive cocci that grows in chains it was caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The symptoms she had that matched were discolored skin‚ swelling‚ hot sensation‚ and pain. With group a streptococcal infection amputation may sometimes be needed. It was a flesh eating disease called Necrotizing fasciitis. 2.What features suggest that it is not Clostridium
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Role of Guava Leaves (Psidium Guavaja) in Wound Healing By Marie Curie Group AQUINO‚ Jason Benedict M. CRUZ‚ Arriane DS GONZALES‚ Catrina GUTIERREZ‚ Regine B. LUI‚ Charwin Kenneth A. VILLAMAR‚ Freidrich Marvin * Abstract As the title implies‚ guava leaf is the main subject for this research. Little had been known that the leaf of this plant has tannin/tannic acid that constitutes to the healing progress of the wound. The researchers would determine the difference between the ointment and the
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The third phase of wound healing is granulation phase‚ which takes place to repair the damaged cells by regenerating new cells. This phase consists of different subphases‚ which can last up to 4 weeks in the clean and uncontaminated wound. These sub phases do not happen in discrete time frames but constitute an overall and ongoing process. The sub phases are "fibroplasia‚ matrix deposition‚ angiogenesis and re-epithelialization" (Cho & Lo‚ 1998). The first sub phase of granulation process is
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I have clinical experience in diverse and dynamic fields as a student nurse. I have worked hand-in-hand with a diverse range of patients in all ages. I have two years of experience in senior living as a caregiver and Med-tech and six years of experience in customer service. I am interested in this position‚ as a LVN staff nurse with Ladenheim Dialysis Assess centers because not only am I able to provide optimal care for patients who suffer with kidney failure and being able help them live with their
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shared. It’s when a team of investors or owners of clinics staff more than 3 clinics in the town or the state. The one team is in charge with staffing‚ management‚ marketing‚ and even financials of their clinics with the help of the owners and top of Wound Care Specialists. This giving the spoke wheel a good thing to expand the company as much as they can per state and cities. The cool thing I learned is the clinics are not all open every day‚ due to staffing being short in the health care‚ they spend
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breakage of the skin‚ triggering the automatic response of wound healing. Otherwise the standard removal of ink using laser can produce scars depending on the depth of the colour. Scarring tissue heavily involves fibroblasts and the specialised myofibroblast role is to replace the ECM components. The scarring and aging of the skin results in increase friction and declined mechanical properties-compression‚ tension and elasticity (Richard Wong). Wound healing can be described as a ‘sophistically regulated
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discharge where it is considered self-manageable or managed with support via community setting. Mr R was admitted to clinic from a broken right wrist from a fall caused by hyperglycemic assault. For the motivations behind his diabetes administration and wound mending‚ Mr R should be given wholesome help as examined
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essential to me. My professional aspiration is to become an Informatics Nurse specialist. The reason why I want to become an Informatics Nurse is because I enjoy working with the information technology. I have been working as a Registered Nurse since last sixteen years and have worked in different areas. Now I would like to uplift my career and wants to become an Informatics Nurse. Throughout my career in nursing I found out that Nurse informatics specialists are at the front position of transforming technology
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Wound healing is the process of replacing or repairing damaged or devitalized cellular components and tissue. There are four recognized stages including hemostasis‚ inflammation‚ proliferation‚ and maturation or remodeling. These phases are widely overlapping and interconnected. The first stage‚ hemostasis begins immediately after injury. Platelets consolidate around the site and cytokines‚ hormones and and chemokines are released into the surrounding area. Epinephrine‚ norepinephrine‚ serotonin
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The Wound Dresser‚ written by author Walt Witman‚ tells the struggles that the soldiers had to endure and in the story how ptsd affects their kids tells the effects ptsd can cause the soldiers to worry about their children’s safety because of their trauma. The Wound-Dresser expands on Nguyen’s idea because it talks about the soldiers’ war experiences. In the article “The Wound-Dresser” by author Walt Whitman in the paragraph (3)”Waves wash the imprints off the sand” This tells that when war is forgotten
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