EXAM II Learning Objectives L/O - Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function – By Tabitha Beck 1. Describe the causes and effects of obstruction in various locations within the urinary tract. a. Urinary tract obstruction is an interference with the flow of urine at any site along the urinary tract. i. Can be caused by an anatomic or functional defect i. Obstructive uropathy - Anatomic changes in the urinary system caused by an obstruction. a. Upper Urinary
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Does diagnostic ultrasound have a role in emergency medicine? Introduction Emergency medicine (EM) is the medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated and unscheduled patients with illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. The specialty is not limited to the emergency department and may be practiced in numerous other settings including urgent care clinics‚ ambulances‚ at disaster sites‚ and even through telecommunications technology‚ known as telemedicine. Diagnostic ultrasound
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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ACCIDENT (CVA) A stroke‚ sometimes referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. Risk factors for stroke include old age‚ high blood pressure‚ previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ tobacco smoking and atrial fibrillation. High blood pressure is
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" The institute of Medicine has set a goal that by 2020‚ 90% of all health care decisions will be evidence based" (Mazurek et al.‚ 2009). On entering the words "Evidence Based Practice" into the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature( CINAHL) database in December 2012‚ the amount of articles to be found by the author of this assignment was 5694. It could be said that this shows the importance of evidence based practice in today’s world of nursing. In 2012‚ the words accreditation
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Unemployment in Pakistan ABSTRACT The cause of unemployment in society was very important topic. We have to conductive proper survey and collect the data through questionnaire and after completion of the data 24.67% unemployment is due to extreme growth in population and 28.67% non coordination between education and job opportunities. Less investment in technical field is also a reason of unemployment. According to a survey research‚ we come on this point unemployment is also depend on economic
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fibrinogen and glycosylation of fibrinogen are the major risk factors in conditions of atherosclerosis‚ thrombosis and diabetes (Lassila et al.‚ 1993; Smith et al.‚ 1986). Hence‚ property of fibringenolytic activity is an additional benificial attribute apart from fibrinolytic activity. This nature of the enzyme may help in thining of blood by the degradation of fibrinogen and may reduce the risk of thrombosis which is due to formation of undesirable fibrin. MS/MS anlaysis or tandem mass spectroscopy has
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Stroke Definition: A stroke is the sudden death of the cells in a specific area of the brain caused by inadequate blood flow. Another name for it is cerebral vascular accident (CVA). A stroke is also called a brain attack. Description: A stroke occurs when an artery bursts or becomes closed when a blood clot lodges in it and blood flow is interrupted to that part of the brain. Blood circulating to that area of the brain served by the artery stops at the point of rupture‚ and the brain tissue
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Capillary From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Capillary (disambiguation). [pic] [pic] Blood flows from the heart to arteries‚ which branch and narrow into arterioles‚ and then narrow further still into capillaries. After the tissue has been perfused‚ capillaries branch and widen to become venules and then widen more and connect to become veins‚ which return blood to the heart. Capillaries (pronounced /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/) are the smallest of a body
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causing a state of permanent vasoconstriction. In addition‚ the pulmonary vasculature that produces the body’s natural vasodilators becomes impaired therefore further contributing to pulmonary vascular remodeling‚ systemic hypoxia‚ and pulmonary thrombosis. All these‚ he said‚ could cause an elevated mean PA pressure and eventually a state of permanent pulmonary hypertension. PAH‚ according to nurse Vacca is prevalent amongst patients ages 30s or 40s and are more common in female rather than male
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