includingpost-cesareansection) | a) < 10 minutes after delivery of the placenta | | | | | 2 | 1 | | b) 10 minutes after delivery of the placenta to < 4 weeks | | | | | 2 | 2 | | c) > 4 weeks | | | | | 1 | 1 | | d) Puerperal sepsis | | | | | 4 | 4 | Pregnancy | | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | 4* | 4* | Rheumatoid arthritis | a) On immunosuppressive therapy | 2 | 1 | 2/3* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | b) Not on immunosuppressive therapy | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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CDC What is Vibrio vulnificus? Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally lives in warm seawater and is part of a group of vibrios that are called "halophilic" because they require salt. Top of Page What type of illness does V. vulnificus cause? V. vulnificus can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Among healthy people‚ ingestion of V. vulnificus can cause vomiting‚ diarrhea
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The topic of abortion is one of the most controversial of our times. It has caused countless deaths and several violent confrontations between the two separate parties of opinion. The fight between pro-life and pro-choice supporters has been long and brutal. This is because‚ despite what several people may believe‚ abortion is neither right nor wrong. It is a matter of personal opinion. In this way‚ each side can say with certainty that the other is wrong. Therefore the question remains;
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Sir Alexander Fleming‚ FRSE‚ FRS‚ FRCS(Eng) (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist‚ pharmacologist and botanist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology‚ immunology‚ and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.[1] In 1999‚ Time magazine named Fleming one
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CRITICAL CARE Critical care: the eight vital signs of patient monitoring Malcolm Elliott and Alysia Coventry O ne of the traditional roles of nurses involves surveillance.This might include watching patients for changes in their condition‚ recognising early clinical deterioration and protection from harm or errors (Rogers et al‚ 2008). For over 100 years‚ nurses have performed this surveillance using the same vital signs: temperature‚ pulse‚ blood pressure‚ respiratory rate and
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CARDIOVASCULAR Dsyrhythmias * Etiology * Disturbances in automaticity – initiation of impulse is altered * Disturbances in conduction – alteration in the speed the impulse travels * Reentry of impulses – cardiac tissue is depolarized multiple times by the same impulse * Speed‚ distance and location can be changed or affected (blockages cause change in heart rhythm) * Risk factors * Cardiovascular disease‚ MI * MI – death of tissue – no electricity
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| This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2009) | Historically‚ most women gave birth at home without emergency medical care available. The "natural" rate of maternal mortality—where nothing is done to prevent maternal death—has been estimated at 1500 per 100‚000 births. In the United States circa 1900‚ before the introduction and improvement of modern
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Jaundice (also known as icterus;[1] from the Greek word ίκτερος‚ attributive adjective: icteric) is a yellowish pigmentation of the skin‚ the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes)‚ and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood).[2] This hyperbilirubinemia subsequently causes increased levels of bilirubin in the extracellular fluid. Concentration of bilirubin in blood plasma is normally below 1.2 mg/dL (50µmol/L) leads to
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Duramorph (morphine) Classifications: Opioid Route: intrathecally or epiduarally. Larger doses increase the side effects without increase the length of time the drug works. Nurses don’t give this?? OB use: For pain 24 hours after birth/most commonly used with C sections. Side Effects: pruritus‚ nausea and vomiting‚ and urinary retention Nursing implications: works in 30-60 minutes. Contraindications: allergy/hypersensitivity to morphine. Maternal Side effects: most common: confusion‚ sedation
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Proposed Legalization of Abortion and its Cause and Effects I. Introduction II. Advantages of Legalized Abortion III. Disadvantages of Legalized Abortion IV. Causes and Effects V. Conclusion I. Introduction Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced. Abortion as a term most
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