diabetes‚ arthritis‚ and history of Graves’ disease. From her older medical conditions‚ she takes some medications. Drugs can also play an affect in the person’s fall risk. “Any drug therapy that includes sedation‚ impaired conscious state‚ hypotension‚ brady-arrythmias‚ cerebral hypoperfusion‚ postural instability‚ and muscle weakness or relaxation increases the risk of an older person falling” (Jones & Whitaker‚ pg. 51 2011). One of the biggest causes of falling is due to hip/knee surgery
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The Curious Case of Clark’s Brothers by Stuart Greig for RIZE USA Productions Channel 4‚ is about the tragic story of two brothers Michael‚ 42‚ and Matthew‚ 39 year olds of United Kingdom‚ who have developed an age-reversing disease‚ which leaves them behaving like young children. They both had jobs before and were able to have normal relationships until their mannerisms became more and more childlike… just like the film the Curious Case of Benjamin Button that starred Brad Pitt. Their form of the
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Writing Assignment: HESI RN Case Study: Breathing Patterns (Graded) Please complete the following case study. Present the rationale(s) for your response(s). * * Mr. Charles Lamont is a 45-year-old patient who is visiting his primary care physician for his an annual checkup. His wife is waiting for him in the lobby; she is hoping that he will tell the physician about his recent bout of coughing and shortness of breath. Mr. Lamont works for a construction company as a heavy machine operator
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Providing Patients with a Quality Experience Mary Lavonne Hoppes Walden University NURS 4021 Section 05‚ The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety May 19‚ 2013 Providing Patients with a Quality Experience Patient safety and the quality of healthcare they receive can be improved by evaluating existing data from various sources such as the patient’s health record‚ laboratory findings‚ registration‚ administration and incident reports. One area that leaders
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive‚ neurodegenerative disease meaning it will worsen over time. It primarily affects dopamine neuron cells in the substantia nigra area of the brain‚ which is in the midbrain region. When the dopamine neuronal cells fall to a certain threshold level‚ symptoms will appear. One symptom is shakiness in the arms or hands‚ which are involuntary muscle tremors. These are uncontrollable jerky movements‚ regardless of whether the individual is resting or moving around
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pressure‚ your doctor can diagnose the condition and uncover the cause. Symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness when you stand up from sitting or lying down -- with a decrease in your blood pressure -- may indicate a condition called postural hypotension. A wide range of underlying conditions may also cause your symptoms. It’s important to identify the cause of low blood pressure so appropriate treatment can be given. The doctor will look at your medical history‚ age‚ specific symptoms‚ and the
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The disease I am doing my paper on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome‚ otherwise known as P.O.T.S. This disease causes the person who has it to have an increased heart rate whenever they are standing up. Also they get light headed and have horrible headaches. I chose this disease because I just found out that I have it this year and I do not know much about it so I wanted to do this paper on it so I could learn new
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Nursing Intervention for Hypertension • Maintain bed rest‚ elevate head of bed • Assess blood pressure at admission in both arms‚ sleeping‚ sitting with arterial pressure monitoring if available • Maintain fluid and drugs. • Observe the sudden hypotension. • Measure inputs and expenditures • Monitor
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GENERIC NAME:LABETALOL - ORAL (luh-BET-uh-lol) BRAND NAMES: Normodyne‚ Trandate DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Labetalol is a drug that is used for treating high blood pressure. Nerves from the adrenergic nervous system travel from the spinal cord to arteries where they release norepinephrine. Norepinephrine attaches to adrenergic receptors on arteries and causes the arteries to contract‚ narrowing the arteries‚ and increasing blood pressure. Labetalol blocks receptors of the adrenergic nervous system
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Teaching plan Purpose: To provide the learner with Information and exercise to lower blood pressure to prevent hypertension. Objectives Content Time estimated for each Objective Resources Method of instruction Evaluation/ Revision 1. By the end of the day Marty will be able to Define and recognize Hypertension (Cognitive) Detailed discussion about Hypertension and its effects on the body. 7-10 minutes Power point presentation will be used along with visual aids One on one instruction
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