Today marked my seventh clinical day on the floor at UH Ahuja. My patient assigned to me was a female admitted for hematemesis‚ which means the presence of blood in vomit. I learned that her hematemesis was caused by a GI bleed secondary to a gastric ulcer. The vomit was described as coffee ground texture and color. I looked into it and discovered that it could be an indicator of an upper GI bleed. I talked to Stephanie about this‚ and she confirmed this. She also asked me which labs to watch out
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CTR is a 51 year old woman who is divorced and lives with her son and granddaughter. She works a full-time job as well as a part-time job to make ends meet. She struggles everyday with high blood pressure‚ type II diabetes and multiple other musculoskeletal problems‚ but one thing she does not struggle with is her faith. Upon meeting with her and performing the spiritual assessment (Balzer-Riley‚ 2008) using the tool as assigned CTR consented to an assessment of her spiritual health. It was very
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presence of hereditary thrombophilia. (Schwartz & Rote‚ 2014) Does Mrs. X need to be further evaluated for a hereditary thrombophilia? Why or why not? Mrs. X definitely needs to be further evaluated for thrombophilia because she has a family history of cancer which she currently has; she has a history of thrombocytopenia and iron deficiency
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involved in this model are assess‚ link‚ synthesize‚ design‚ implement and evaluate‚ and integrate and maintain. In this case‚ we have identified problem i.e. increased incidence of UTIs. According to the model‚ we will need to assess the need to change the current practice of the clinic. The data should be collected on the clinic’s current practice‚ which
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! Affect of pH on Porcine Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Activity Introduction Proteins function in a variety of different ways‚ and one of their fundamental tasks is to act as enzymes. Enzymes are extremely important in controlling reaction speed (by initiating and regulating biological activity)‚ cell communication‚ and growth. One particularly significant enzyme is amylase‚ which catalyzes the hydrolysis of alpha glycosidic linkages of amylose‚ starch components‚ and other oligosaccharides (Qian
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Case Study One In this case study I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to write a personal account of an abdominal examination carried out in general practice under the supervision of my mentor‚ utilising the skills taught during the module thus far. What happened During morning routine sick parade I was presented with a 21 year old male soldier experiencing severe acute‚ non specific‚ abdominal pain. Under the supervision of the medical officer (MO) I proceeded to carry out a full
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Patient Y adjusted well on the postpartum unit with the help of the nursing interventions mentioned above. Patient Y’s pain score continued to decrease throughout her stay. She started taking medication for severe pain and by the third day she was only requiring mild medication to alleviate her pain. Patient Y’s following was discontinued the following day and she remained free from any urinary infections. In regards to reducing the risk of infection for the incision‚ the healthcare team performed
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Case Description The case involves Dr. Barret Rollins‚ Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) for the Dana- Faber Cancer Institute‚ and Diana Cohn‚ a member of the institute board of trustees. On October 14‚ 2010 Dr. Rollins received a call from Diana Cohn expressing her concern about the lack of progress regarding the NIH Grant‚ largely due to miscommunication and lack of collaboration between centers of the institute. Diana Cohn’s remarks stem from dealing with her husband’s battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme
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SPD and MPD were analyzed two times for better statistical power. Participants within this study continued the treatment for the following five years. Participants assigned to SPD were positioned supine horizontal‚ prone‚ left side down‚ and right side down. For those assigned to MPD the previous four positions were modified to supine 30° head
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Unit 6 Case Study 1 AP2535ITT Technical Institute Skin cancer‚ otherwise known as skin melanoma‚ has become a serious epidemic in the United States over the last several years. Approximately one in 60 people will develop some form of skin cancer in their life time. With tanning beds and extended outdoor tanning becoming more common‚ as well as “being tan” become the new beauty tip. However‚ genetics still plays a very important role in skin cancer. It has been said that people with minimal eumelanin
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