capillary permeability. The airways soon narrow and become flooded with mucus and fluid leaking from the blood vessels. Airflow becomes obstructed resulting in a wheeze. As the airways become obstructed the patient will become fatigue and their respiratory effort becomes weak and inadequate causing hypoxaemia and hypercapnia. Airway – Assess the airway. If the patient is talking this means they have a patent (clear) airway therefore they are breathing and have brain perfusion. Look and listen
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Additional sedation: Administration of further doses of the primary sedative drug to achieve deep sedation (6) Failed sedation: inadequate sedation after maximum dose of the primary drug leading to inability to complete the procedure. (7) Respiratory problems: wheezing‚ laryngeal spasm‚ apnea or desaturation that requires interference to ensure patient safety and airway patency. (8) Cardiovascular problems: significant bradycardia‚ hypotension or arrhythmia. (9) GIT problems: nausea
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Part 1 of 17 - 3.33/ 5.0010004 Points Question 1 of 60 0.0/ 1.667 Points Reproduction refers to the formation of new cells for growth only. True False Answer Key: False Feedback: Please review chapter 1. Question 2 of 60 1.67/ 1.667 Points All of the following are examples of organs EXCEPT A. heart. B. gallbladder. C. stomach. D. brain. E. muscle. Answer Key: E Feedback: Good job! Question 3 of 60 1.67/ 1.667 Points All
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The Car Accident: A Case Study in Acid-Base Balance Mr. Henderson‚ a 52-year-old male‚ was on his way to work during a heavy rainstorm when he lost control of his car and crossed into oncoming traffic where he collided head-on with a small delivery truck. Witnesses accessed the 911 emergency medical response system‚ and paramedics arrived quickly. The driver of the truck suffered only minor cuts and scrapes‚ but Mr. Henderson was having difficulty breathing and complaining of severe chest pain
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intravascular compartment. Describe normal fluid and electrolyte requirements and increased requirements within common surgical problems such as persistent ileus or vomiting Normal fluid and electrolyte Water Evaporative losses from skin and respiratory tract‚ sweat‚ water and electrolyte losses in urine and faeces: Skin 500‚ Lungs 400‚ Urine (0.5ml-1 ml /kg/ hr) 1500‚ Faeces 100. = 2500ml water lost. Usually balanced by an input of: ingested fluid 1500‚ solid food 800‚ metabolic water 400. Estimate
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Ingestion of organophosphate compounds presents a significant risk to patients and the health care professionals. Organophosphate poisoning can cause permanent damage it may even result in death (Curtis‚ Ramsden‚ Friendship‚ 2007). Patients who intentionally self harm with the ingestion of organophosphates are usually severely poisoned compared to those who accidently or have occupational exposures. This paper will discuss the case study of Joe (a fictitious name will be used for the purpose of
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disorders. One kind of feeding disorder that cattle can develop is acidosis. If left untreated‚ acidosis can cause a wide range of other medical problems‚ and in severe cases‚ even death. Acidosis is determined by the body’s acidity level. It occurs when the pH of the rumen of a cow drops below 5.5. The acidity will begin to affect tissues which could be harmful for a cow. Some common signs that an animal is suffering from acidosis are‚ diet changes‚ liquid bowel movements‚ and the quality of milk
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Acids and Bases are two groups of chemical compounds that generally have opposite characteristics. They have there own unique traits‚ acids taste sour‚ turn litmus red while bases taste bitter and turn litmus blue. The term pH relates to measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ such as vinegar‚ or even a damp substance like soul. The neutral pH is 7‚ which is essentially water‚ with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity. Hydronium ions (H3O+) are
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VaQ-mismatch Hypoxemia Hyperventilation PaCO2‚ pH Hypoventilation PaCO2 pH Environment Biological and - Allergens genetic risk - Infections Age - Immune - Microbes - Lung - Pollutants - Repair -Stress Innate and adaptive immune development (Atopy) - Respiratory viral infections Lower airway injury - Aeroallergens - ETS - Pollutants/ toxicants - Persistent inflammation Aberrant Repair - AHR - Remodeling - Airways growth and differentiation ASTHMA CLINICAL SIGNS IN ABNORMAL PHYSIOLOGY Pathology Clinical
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ACUTE CARE NEEDS NPCG2025 STUDENT ID 25586394 Word count: 1986 CASE STUDY On admission to the hospital it is important that Mr Taylor is given an immediate and systematic assessment which will alert the healthcare professionals to any deterioration in his condition. The assessment method used in this case is the Airway‚ Breathing‚ Circulation‚ Disability‚ Exposure (ABCDE) approach. Thim et al (2012) suggests that the aims of this approach are to provide the patient
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