Case Study: #1 Mr. O’Brien 1. Which clients are at greatest risk for falls in the acute care setting? Consider physiological and environmental risk factors for falls. The majority of patient falls occur in patients who are young and the older adults. Individuals who are ill or who become injured are at risk. If a patient is weakened or has an altered mental state‚ they are susceptible to falls. 2. Identify seven areas of a fall risk assessment. History of falls‚ seizures or fainting‚ older than
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Obesity In Children Pediatrics > Obesity In Children Key points Children and adolescents with a body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile for age and sex are defined as obese Obese children usually first present at routine check-ups during which weight and BMI are assessed Evaluation should include a fasting lipid profile and a fasting blood glucose level with insulin and C-peptide levels to assess degree of insulin resistance. Obese children newly diagnosed with diabetes should be evaluated
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ACCOUNTABILITY OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Jayamole Cherian NRS 430V August‚ 20‚ 2001 Melissa Pasqua Accountability and Concepts Accountability means that somebody is able to explain or answerable for their actions‚ whatever the consequences are regardless of success or failure. Accountability and responsibility
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Rinkel GJ. Subarachnoid haemorrhage. Lancet. 2007; 369(9558):306–318. Stroke. 2006;37(1):256–262. Stroke. 2004;35(5):1130–1134. Arch Neurol. 2007;64(6):785–792. N Engl J Med. 1995;333(24):1581–1587. 2007;369(9558):275–282. in Acute Cerebral Thromboembolism. JAMA. 1999;282(21):2003–2011. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006;27(6):1177–1182.
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1 RENAL FAILURE Prof. Stroehlein 2 OBJECTIVES Identify patients with Actual /Potential Acute or Chronic Renal Failure and respond with appropriate care Describe alterations in body functions related to Renal self care deficits. Discuss and interpret diagnostic tests related to Renal self care deficits. Discuss social‚ economical‚ cultural factors that impact an individuals self care. Use effective teaching and therapeutic communication skills with parents ‚patients families
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Introduction In this paper I will be discussing a patient who at 49 years of age became incapacitated by a left sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA) following a motor vehicle accident. To keep her identity completely confidential‚ I will be referring to her as Mary. I will not refer to any medical staff or buildings by name for this same reason. Mary had two seizures while in hospital recovering from the motor vehicle accident (MVA). Mary ’s recovery was progressing normally but was compromised
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The focus of this assignment is to he focus of this assignment will be on a case scenario of an elderly lady with signs of a chronic venous leg ulcer. It will discuss the epidemiology‚ aetiology and the pathophysiology in relation to venous leg ulcers‚ as well as this also discussed will be the nursing care needs of a patient with a leg ulcer and a rationale of care will be given. It will look at the assessment process and take into account the patients life history and examine any factors that could
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Shock Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. This results in an imbalance between the supply of and demand for oxygen and nutrients. The exchange of oxygen and nutrients at the cellular level is essential to life. When a cell experiences a state of hypoperfusion‚ the demand for oxygen and nutrients exceeds the supply at the microcirculatory level. Classification of Shock The four main categories of shock are * cardiogenic‚: *
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Topic 1: Subject‚ tasks and methods of pathophysiology. General nosology‚ etiology and pathogenesis. 1. A 49-year-old man was suffering 12 years ago from rheumatic myocarditis‚ endocarditis‚ and insufficiency of mitral valve. Examinations showed the absence of inflammatory process‚ sufficient minute blood volume. What is it? A. Pathological reaction B. Pathological process C. Typical pathological process D. Compensatory reaction E. Pathological
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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