A nurse is caring for a client with a spinal cord injury. What are possible causes of autonomic dysreflexia that the nurse should monitor for? distended bladder (most common)‚ fecal impaction‚ cold stress or drafts on lower part of body‚ tight clothing‚ undiagnosed injury or illness. A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a craniotomy for a supratentorial tumor. Which of the following postoperative prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider? A. Dexamethasone (Decadron)
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Anticipatory Grieving Anticipatory Grieving A. 1. Describe the problem. A 66-year old Mexican-American man came to the ER on 4-6-2014‚ for shortness of breath and respiratory distress. Patient also has a history of alcohol abuse‚ cirrhosis‚ kidney and gallbladder stones‚ and renal failure. Patient had family coming to visit and was 10 minutes from the hospital. They were informed the moment they walked into the hospital that the patient was not doing very well. Doctors had to take drastic measures
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There are two different types of emphysema. Primary emphysema is due to an inherited deficiency in the alpha 1 antitrypsin enzyme. The second cause of emphysema is due respiratory exposure to cigarette smoke‚ air pollution‚ occupational exposures‚ and respiratory infections. Emphysema occurs when there is destruction of the alveoli. Instead of many small alveoli‚ the inner walls of the air sac weaken and rupture causing a large air space instead of many small one
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Amy McCrady 4/29/2014 E. Hormones 1. Suzie’s doctor suspects amenorrhea. Explain how a low estrogen level leads to
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1. Procedure #1 detected 50/100 true positives and 100/100 true negatives. Procedure #2 detected 80/100 true positives and 70/100 true negatives. b. procedure 2 is more sensitive 2. TP/TP+FN = ? b. specificity 3. What might the following indicate? urine: RBCs‚ WBCs‚ nitrite‚ bacteria a. pyelonephritis 4. Why is albumin the first protein to be detected in tests for renal failure? b. its molecular size is smallest 5. Cortisol excess will result in _____ a. hypernatremia c. elevated glucose
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HCO3: 22-26 O2: 94-100 2. Review the care of the patient with pneumonia‚ including applicable nursing diagnoses and measureable outcomes Restrictive respiratory disorder: decreased lung expansion- low PaO2‚ decreased lung compliance‚ normal to low P/Q ration‚ shunt‚ respiratory alkalosis (blowing off co2‚ more bicarbonate) increased RR‚ TV smaller. SOB/cough‚ dyspnea=how many words can they say in one breath chest pain‚ fatigue‚ wt. loss‚ lung crackles‚
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this paper I will discuss the negative effects that smoking cigarettes has on the human body. Cigarette Smoking Cigarette smoke is can be very harmful to the human body. One area of the body that is directly affected by cigarette smoke is the respiratory system. Cigarettes contain chemicals that if constantly ingested in the body can be very harmful. One in particular is hydrogen cyanide (HCN) which is mixed in the cigarette along with tobacco and tar. Cigarettes also contain carbon-mono-oxide which
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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Key Points – Printable CARE OF EMERGENCY PATIENT * Triage refers to the process of rapidly determining the acuity of the patient’s problem. It works on the premise that patients who have a threat to life must be treated before other patients. * The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level triage system that incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource
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University Pathophysiology Dr. Isabelle Tardif August 7‚ 2015 Abstract The case study presents the outcome of smoking that resulted to RS’ chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His ABGs’ show partially compensated respiratory acidosis as manifested by decreased pH‚ increased PaCO2‚ decreased PaO2 and increased HCO3. RS most likely has the following clinical findings caused by COPD: enlarged right heart along with the signs and symptoms of the right-sided failure‚ secondary
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functional abnormalities of the respiratory tract that have been sporadically reported in the medical literature [Slot‚ 1938; Caplin‚ 1941; Brille et al.‚ 1957; Lepine and Soucy‚ 1962; Derobert et a].‚ 1964; Levy et a].‚ 1964; Sestier et al.‚ 1969; Kass et al.‚ 1972; Walton‚ 1973; Sobonya‚ 1977; Close et al.‚ 1980; Hoeffleret al.‚ 1982; Flury et al.‚ 1983; Bernstein and Bemstein‚ 1989; Leduc et al.‚ 19921. In those who survive an acute episode‚ the injury to the respiratory tract can result in disabling
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