Multiple Myeloma Pamela Haverly B.S.N., R.N. Multiple Myeloma Multiple Myeloma is a cancer formed by malignant plasma cells. Normal plasma cells are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system. Plasma cells become cancerous and grow out of control they can produce a tumor called a plasmacytoma. Theses tumors can develop in a bone but are also rarely found in other tissues. If there is only a single plasma cell tumor, it is called an isolated or solitary plasmacytoma
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Common: Anxiety, insomnia, tremors, headache, excitability, tachycardia, palpitations, angina, dysrhythmias, hypertension, nausea, diarrhea, increased or decreased appetite, cramps, menstrual irregularities, weight loss, sweating, heat intolerance, fever, alopecia, decreased bone mineral density. Contraindication: Adrenal insufficiency, recent MI, thyrotoxicosis, hypersensitivity to beef, alcohol intolerance (injonly) Nursing Implications (lab value, V/S, ect.): • Determine if the patient is taking
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the surrounding orbital tissues, the causative organisms are bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcal aureus. Signs and symptoms: The infection often unilateral. A child will have erythematous swollen eyelids and may have a fever. Diagnosis: Notice that the child has swollen eyelids, tenderness and severe swollen eyelid may make a child cannot open up the eye. In older children who can open the eye and cooperate well, eye examinations revealed normal visual acuity, no proptosis
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EXAMINATION OF THE MOUTH AND OTHER RELEVANT STRUCTURES A thorough case history and clinical examination are mandatory on the child’s first visit to the dentist and at the start of every new treatment period. KNOW YOUR PATIENT * Who is taking care of the child? * Who is with him today? * Is the child attending school? * Who referred the patient? * Where does the child live? * Important factors to be addressed during the child’s initial dental visit (3-6) * Limited existing
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Drug Information Paper: Levodopa/Carbidopa: Sinemet Kristin Curcione Daemen College This drug information report will explore in detail the medication Levodopa. Levodopa is the most effective drug for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Levodopa works when it is absorbed in the blood from the small intestine and travels through blood to the brain where it is converted to dopamine (Parkkinen, O'Sullivan, Kuoppamäki, et al., 2011). It is intended for the purpose of treating chronic
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completed a 60 hours college credit and only acquired understanding of fundamentals of nursing and sometimes lacks some basic knowledge to handle critical issues as they arise in patient care. Although both Educational levels took the same licensure exam after completing their program and have registered nurse license to practice as a registered nurse, there are still some enormous difference between the quality of their work in terms of positive patient outcome, lower mortality rates, quality patient
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than an enemy. It was one of the time I most feared. Days before that time, my days were so typical, when I suppose to fill those with what enjoys me the most, like reading a book, surfing the internet, studying for a college entrance exam and sleeping. But my sleeping isn't so typical, I am up all night and sleeping almost the whole day. Since me and my family sleeps in a one big room, I lay awake until they're all asleep. Read, study, internet, that would keep me up until 4 to 5 AM
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associate program versus the four-year baccalaureate program. This issue has been going on for over a decade now. One can argue that the associate or baccalaureate nurse essentially do the same work and graduates will sit and pass the same licensure exam (NCLEX). The education will both encompass the technical and clinical aspects of nursing, however, the baccalaureate prepares the graduate with a more in-depth knowledge of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health
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the sentences by supplying the blanks with an adjective. 1. The __________ door was controlled by an electric eye. 2. The weather was __________. 3. Large, white clouds were scattered across the _________ sky. 4. Nympha has a __________ fever. 5. A __________ bird perched itself on the roof. Test III. Encircle the correct verb in the parentheses to complete the sentences. 1. The gate had been ( broke, broken ) long ago. 2. Someone had ( ate, eaten ) all the brownies. 3. The
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gets worse slowly and may not cause symptoms for years. Doctors typically find leukemia after a routine blood test, when a patient has symptoms that suggest leukemia. Symptoms may depend on what type of leukemia a person has, but common symptoms are fever and night sweats, headaches, bruising or bleeding easily, bone or joint pain, a swollen or painful belly from an enlarged spleen, swollen lymph nodes, feeling very tired or weak, losing weight and not feeling hungry. The acute types of leukemia, Acute
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