very therapeutic treatment. The deterioration of the terminally ill patient coincides with no longer having the ability to take oral fluids or nutrition. Dehydration is usually characterized by thirst, dry mouth, decreased skin turgor, decreased urinary output, and electrolyte imbalance. However, not all patients who are terminally ill and not medically hydrated exhibit these signs and symptoms (Vaz, 2010, p.1). This suggests that dehydration in the terminally ill is different than in the acutely
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VELEZ COLLEGE F. Ramos St., Cebu City College of Nursing A CASE ANALYSIS REPORT ON PATIENT N.M.C., 47 YEARS OLD, FEMALE, DIAGNOSED WITH UTERINE LEIOMYOMA (s/p TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY and BILATERAL SALPINGO OOPHORECTOMY), BILATERAL OVARIAN NEWGROWTHS, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND HYPERTENSION Submitted By: Villavelez, Carmina Anne Z. BSN III-C Submitted to: Mrs. Miraluna Echavez, RN, MN March 2013 UTERINE LEIOMYOMA/ UTERINE FIBROIDS Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths
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Head-to-Toe Examination Write Up Biographic Data Date: 11/8/13 | Name: L.C. | Gender: Male | Race: Hispanic | Date of Birth: 04/15/1972 | Age: 42 | Marital Status: married | Contact Person: J.C. ( Wife) | Occupation: Aircraft mechanic | Source of Data: Patient | HISTORY Reason for Seeking Care/Presenting Problem Cirrhosis Congestive Heart Failure Coronary Heart Disease Diverticular Disease Depression Diabetes, Type 1 x Diabetes, Type 2 Emphysema Glaucoma
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How do dreams differ in people with schizophrenia to from those without the disorder? Kristin Staub Brookfield High School Dreaming is a vital part in sleeping, yet in some individuals it interferes in their waking state. For example, schizophrenics have hallucinatory images while they’re not sleeping causing some psychologists to speculate why this happens. People without the disorder and other people with other disorders have been found to dream while they’re in REM sleep which is a major
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Human Biology BIOL-120 Lecture 13 The Reproductive Systems Excretory System PAGE 1 OF 5 I. The urinary system functions to control water & minerals and remove wastes (urea mainly) from the blood II. The kidneys are the major organ of excretory system A. Ureters lead from kidney to bladder B. Urethra leads from bladder to outside of body a. Exist internal and external urethral sphincters C. In females, urinary and reproductive systems separate with urethra passing to surface between the clitoris
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Organizational Approaches The healthy human body can be studied in seven different ways. These ways include the following; body planes and cavities, body cavities, quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic and macroscopic, body systems, and medical specialties. In order for the human body to be considered healthy it must have complete physical, mental, and social well-being. The seven different ways involve approaching the body from different angles by dividing or organizing the
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| MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | | | | 10/24/2014 | Contents Vasectomy 3 BPH – Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 4 ED – Erectile Dysfunction 6 Andropause 7 Gynecomastia 8 PSA Testing 9 Peyronie’s Disease 10 Diphallia 12 Cryptorchidism 13 Orchiopexy 14 Prostate Cancer 15 STD’s 17 a) Chlamydia 17 b) Gonorrhea 18 c) Syphilis 19 d) Herpes Genitalis 20 Paternity Test 21 Viagra (sildenafil) 22 Circumcision 23 Vasectomy * A vasectomy is the surgical
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Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ |Link to: Epithelial Tissue| 1.|Which of the following tissues is always avascular?| A)|connective tissue| B)|muscle tissue| C)|skeletal tissue| D)|epithelial tissue| E)|nervous tissue| Ans:|D| |Link to: Introduction| 2.|A scientist who examines tissue changes that might indicate disease is called a| A)|histologist.| B)|radiologist.| C)|pathologist.| D)|epidemologist| E)|endocrinologist.| Ans:|C| |Link to: Types
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Male Internal Genital Organs The internal genitalia or genital organs comprise the deferent ducts, seminal vesicles, and ejaculatory ducts. The external genital organs comprise the penis, testis, and scrotum. The Ductus Deferens This is a thick-walled muscular tube (also known as vas deferens) that is the continuation of the duct of the epididymis. The ductus deferens (L. defero, to carry down) begins in the tail of the epididymis and ends by joining the duct of the
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this was an important topic because diabetes affects all age groups from children, teens, young adults, pregnant women to older adults. This disease doesn't discriminate who it attacks. Diabetes involves multi-organ body systems including the eyes, vascular system, and urinary system. Many Americans have lost their vision, limbs, kidney function and even their life to this disease. We felt education is important because many people still don’t know what diabetes is and what causes it. This disease
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