The condition of pleural effusion‚ which is the buildup of fluid between the outer lining of the lungs and the chest wall is common. This causes infection‚ inflammation‚ heart failure‚ or pancreatitis. A collapsed lung‚ known as pneumothorax‚ results from a buildup of air in the space between the lung and the chest wall. This prevents the lung from expanding properly when the person tries to breathe in‚ causing shortness of breath and chest pain. Bronchial obstruction‚ which is the
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questions to ask with certain disease processes‚ but I was still uncomfortable with how to ask and leave it open ended so the patient could expand on the topic. We were going into the patient’s room for both manual CPT and vibratory percussion due to a pneumothorax. She was a pleasant patient who was awaiting our arrival to perform her CPT. This would be my first patient experience with me performing CPT on a cystic fibrosis patient.
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Chapter 3 – Medical Record | History of Present Illness | Patient is a 35 year old male complaining of nausea‚ pyrosis‚ indigestion‚ and melena stool. Patient stated that he has been experiencing abdominal pain that wakes him in the middle of night for over a month. He stated that he normally can drink a glass of milk or baking soda water to relive the pain‚ but this has no longer been effective. | Past Medical History | Patient is a smoker who drinks daily and suffering from obesity.
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Notes on Final Exam: Practice Exams 1-4 are open for practice Final Exam consists of 100 questions Red scantron required Equal amount of questions from last 3 chapters covered. Wasn’t enough time to cover everything‚ so don’t JUST study this! DO NOT FORGET – Exam 4 due Monday at noon! Endocrine System Hormones: functions‚ where they’re secreted from‚ etc. Adrenal Glands: Cortex: Zona Glomerulosa mineralcorticoids - Aldosterone Zona Fasiculata glucocorticoids – Cortisol (synergist)
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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thrombophlebitis‚ hematoma‚ and clotting are potential local complications. Even though these complications are local‚ they can still cause serious damage to the insertion site and surrounding tissues (Hinkle‚ Cheever‚ 2014). In addition‚ infections‚ pneumothorax‚ air embolism‚ and hemorrhage are more corresponded with CVAD (Ogston-Tuck‚ 2012). These potential complications can be prevented by monitoring ongoing care and recording proper documentation of the
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Pediatric Early Warning Score Training Manual PREPARED BY: Joel Taller Basabe CN/ICU EWS PROJECT MANAGER Learning Objectives: • Be able to recognise that children deteriorate more rapidly than adults. • Be able to calculate a Paediatric Early Warning Score • To be aware of responsibilities when a trigger score is met • Be able to complete the age appropriate observation chart. Introduction The Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)
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The patient is a 45 year old man who had GI surgery 4 days ago. He is NPO‚ has a nasogastric tube‚ and IV fluids of D51/2saline at 100 mL/hr. The nursing physical assessment includes the following: alert and oriented; fine crackles; capillary refill within normal limits; moving all extremities‚ complaining of abdominal pain‚ muscle aches‚ and "cottony" mouth; dry mucous membranes‚ bowel sounds hypoactive‚ last BM four days ago; skin turgor is poor; 200 mL of dark green substance has drained from
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Lung cancer‚ emphysema and bronchitis also known as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three of the most common diseases directly linked with smoking. Furthermore‚ cigarette smoke is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researches have estimated about 5.000 people deaths each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Tobacco smoke globally is responsible for one in ten adult deaths which estimates
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Tactical Field Care SECTION I: REFERENCES Number | Title | Date | Additional Information | IS0871 | Combat Lifesaver Course | | | 4-25.11 | First Aid | | | Slide # Motivator Slide # Tactical Field Care SECTION II: INTRODUCTION Method of Instruction: Conference Instructor to student ratio is: 1: 5 Time of instruction (minutes): 2:30 Media: Power Point Terminal Learning Objective
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