Patient is 29 year old self referred nurse who presents with complaint of increase in frequency of migraine headaches. Patient reports migraines are frontal, throbbing, rates 7-8/10 on pain scale, usually early am or at hour of sleep, last 1-2 hours, and have been increasing in intensity (6/10 to 8/10) and frequency (from twice a month to 1-2 a week). She states Frovatriptan 2.5mg and rest has usually brought relief, and now is requiring 2nd dose of Frovatriptan to obtain relief. She states
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in public places. Smoking in public areas leads to secondhand smoking which causes lung cancer in adults and also causes cancer in children who have not previously exhibited symptoms, sudden infant death syndrome and increased risk of lower respiratory track infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis in children under 6 years old. ) Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke is also called
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company are smokers. (Getzen, 2013) According to report some of the major causes of work absenteeism at Constructit are injuries, respiratory system diseases, digestive disorders, migraines, and allergic conditions. Obesity affects 39% of the entire group of employees. With obesity come related diseases such as hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, so the chances of these related diseases are moderately high. (Getzen, 2013) Utilizations This certain group and
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Health history of a patient is an important tool in identifying health issues and devising efficient interventions to address them. Hence, health providers can use health history information to diagnose, treat and plan for the care of the patients (Ball et al., 2006). In that light, we will focus on the patient named BB for purposes of privacy and confidentiality. BB is a 70-year-old Caucasian female. The patient resides and recently just moved to Show Low, Arizona. She is married and operates
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Assignment: Assessment 1 M, L Health Care Provider: A P Sex: M Weight: 255 lbs 12 oz Code Status: 02 Isolation: 00 Food Allergies: 00 Diet: 01 Hospital Floor: Age: 62 Y Height: 6' Alerts: 00 Drug Allergies: 00 Env. Allergies: 00 BMI: 34.7 Medical-Surgical Student: Marlen Flores Assignment: Assessment 1 Submitted: 02/16/2016 15:49 Clinical Assignment Grading Assignment Objectives No assignment objectives entered. Clinical Set-up Details First Day
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Date of Care: Client Initials Room Number Sex: Age : Admission Date: Admitting Diagnosis: Rt. Lobe infiltrate, Breast & Bone Cancer Secondary Diagnosis if any): Respiratory Distress Surgery Type/Date (if any): Lumpectomy on Rt. Foot at 2002 Working Medical Diagnosis/Etiology (describe definition, pathophysiology, and sign/symptoms) Metastatic Breast Cancer Metastatic breast cancer is the term used
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The disease does not depend on ethnic backgrounds, but is most common in the case of women. The disorder gets its name from the typical cry of babies born with this syndrome. The baby sounds like a kitten, because of problems with the nervous system and larynx. The good news is that about 1/3 of kids recover by the age of 2. Negative aspects of this disease may be: * Feeding problems, because they can't suck and swallow well * Low weight at birth and poor evolution * Motor, cognitive
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om pain NUR 106 Clinical Worksheet Student Name: Clinical Week of Care: 2/9-2/13/15 Facility: Cottonwood Room #: A08 Pt. Initials: Pt. Age: 68 Pt. Gender :M Allergies: Adhesive, Amitriptyline, Hydromorphone, Zolpidem-tartrate, Clindamycin Ethnicity: Cauc. Religion: Protestant Social Support: Wife in Dgo, Education: Police academy Occupation: Retired police Admit Date: 01/26/15 Present Diagnosis: Rehabilitation procedure NEC, Orthopedic aftercare NEC, Depressive
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I. INTRODUCTION A. Number of cases/Statistic data of the disease A.1 Statistics Accurate pre-eclampsia statistics are difficult to obtain because the condition ranges from extremely mild to severe. Mild cases are sometimes not included in official figures. Furthermore, mild cases may have no effect on pregnancy, which is why the figures for pre-eclampsia as a whole are higher than for those that actually complicate pregnancies. Around 10% of pregnant women develop pregnancy-induced hypertension
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folic acid, thiamine and lactulose at home. Skin appears to be jaundice. Seems confused and is only oriented to place. Pupil’s dilated, not reactive to light and conjunctivae pallor. Patient is in no respiratory distress. Her abdomen is hard and tender. Blood Pressure 79/46, pulse of 59, respiratory rate of 22, and temp of . Patient possibly has a GI bleed and an NG tube will be inserted to observe the amounts of blood and monitor if she is actively bleeding. A central line was placed and an EGD
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