Points Awarded 31.00 Points Missed 0.00 Percentage 100% Clinical Manifestations The Emergency Department (ED) nurse is completing the admission assessment. Nancy is alert but struggles to answer questions. When she attempts to talk‚ she slurs her speech and appears very frightened. 1. Which additional clinical manifestation(s) should the nurse expect to find if Nancy’s symptoms have been caused by a brain attack (stroke)? (Select all that apply.) A) A carotid bruit. CORRECT
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Student- Vu Le SOAPE NOTE (Diabetes Case 2) Subjective: 1. Chief Complaint: CT is a 77 year old African American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family
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Q 1: Diabetes is the worldwide fastest increasing chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have very high levels of diabetes. According to Australian Indigenous health info net (2016)‚ ATSI Australians have three times more likely to have diabetes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Specifically‚ the number affect from diabetes in ATSI females are twice than non-Indigenous females. Diabetes can cause several serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease and
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diagnosis with Diabetes. It has not been very long since she has been diagnosed but her disability has reflected through her work ethic‚ which has since then taken a step backwards. I have been made aware of her behavior and certain actions to specify- that reflects that of a diabetic patient that is going through mood swings due to the disease‚ which‚ according to certain statutes of Employment Law‚ is treated as a disability and must not be taken lightly and treated accordingly. Diabetes is one of the
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help her enhance her diabetes control. Like all patients she frequently asked "What might knowing the numbers accomplish for me?‚". "The specialist definitely knows the sugars are high." Keira states that she has "never been wiped out a day in my life." sHe as of late sold her business and has turned out to be extremely dynamic in an assortment of volunteer associations. sHe lives with her better half of 10 years and has two kids. Albeit both her mom and dad had sort 2 diabetes‚ Keira has constrained
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Running head: Gestational Hypertension Gestational Hypertension Gestational Hypertension Many believe that child birth is part of the cycle of a women’s life. The majority of women have minimal complications with natural child birth but to some the process may be life threatening. Past statistics have shown a high rate of child birth mortality. Today‚ this rate has decreased with the advancement of the medical field. However‚ women all over the world are still facing different kinds of complications
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The cost for diabetes medication is about $200-$600 without insurance [3]. Like i stated above‚ people who are not ensured are usually low income people. Having to pay for medication at this price and pay other bills are not realistic. The CDC stated that “nearly 1 in 10 American adults don’t take their medications as prescribed because they can’t afford to purchase them” [3]. In the video for this week‚ Mr. Elson fell victim of this same issue. He did not have insurance and stated that he was off
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community health center across the country with the relationship of type 2 diabetes. Which means this model will be use as source of providing primary care to all patients. Some of the questions that need to considered are: (1) will the model (PCMH) of patient centeredness help patients; (2) will the model improve health outcome; and (3) what is the difference between the model and the current treatment of type 2 diabetes. The concept of PCMH implementation will increase effectiveness of communication
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Blood pressure is one of the most important and common irregularities within the cardiovascular system. It is a vital sign for a reason; it is essential to maintain adequate blood flow to carry out nutrients to our bodies and live. Variations in blood pressure can create a domino effect and can be a silent killer. Hypertension or the increase of tension in the arterial walls is the medical term for high blood pressure. This decreases the amount of blood flow. How do we measure this? The two components
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A Case Study in Type II Diabetes Charlotte D. McKamie Nursing Theory In Orem’s theory of self care‚ she presents the precept that the nurse’s role in helping the chronically ill patient is to assist them to achieve an optimal level of health and wellness‚ and to give them the tools they need to maintain it. Orem believed that the nurse should act as an advocate‚ redirector‚ support person‚ and teacher‚ and‚ thereby‚ guide the patient to therapeutic development. Her theory is of interest to me
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