Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. Heart disease is also known as cardiovascular disease. It is the number one killer of women, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined ("Heart Disease Facts"). Some common types of heart disease include, stroke, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and arrhythmias. One form of an arrhythmia is supraventricular tachycardia. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a faster than normal heart
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common side effects associated with the drug use are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, involuntary urination, faintness, muscle cramps or twitching. These symptoms however, due not require any medical treatment. Some other severe problems associated with this drug are slow heart rate, shortness of breath, severe rashes, irritation, swollen face , convulsions, etc. these however, require immediate medical attention. After Vercuronium, a dose of 1.25mg of Neostigmine is very ineffective
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Asthma Asthma can be a very frustrating disorder. It affects so many people of all ages. There are many different types of asthma with many different symptoms. The way asthma affects one person may be very different from how it affects another person. Etilology Asthma is when your airways become narrow and inflamed. There’s extra mucus that is produced which makes it very difficult for someone to breath. Causes of asthma are unknown but heredity seems to play a role along with allergens
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By: Leticia M. Kozbial-Brown NUR/427 Introduction: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death and illness in the United States. A number of conditions result from CAD, these include angina, congestive heart failure myocardial infarct, and sudden cardiac death. CAD occurs when the blood vessels providing blood to the heart muscle become narrowed or blocked. Arteries lose some of their elasticity as we age. The lumens of the arteries
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Review of Literature Nancy D. Guerrero Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion March 31, 2013 Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2005 as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Health Promotion is focused on bringing awareness to the public in order to prevent an increase in disease. Health promotion can also give the individual the tools
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Running head: Beliefs About Nursing Beliefs About Nursing Amanda Gregory-Mast, RN Nursing 312 Professional Nursing Concepts Beliefs About Nursing Nursing is an extraordinary profession. Florence Nightingale defined nursing as "the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery”. Nightingale considered a clean, well-ventilated, and quiet environment essential for recovery. She raised the status of nursing through education. Nurses were no longer untrained
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The debate over Baccalaureate nursing degrees versus Associate nursing degrees or Diplomas has been a provocative topic in recent years. A controversial position paper from the American Nurses Association urged change in the field, stating: Baccalaureate education should become the foundation for professional practice. (Black, 2014, Chapter 7) Another study went further, recommending that Registered Nurses continue their higher education, earning Master’s degrees within 10 years of receiving licensure
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hypoxia and is a vent-dependent patient; what treatment is approx (can’t remember is decompensating or just a treatment that will improve the condition) Choices included: increasing PEEP, decreasing SVR Snake bites – removing jewelry Also one about what you do before treatment 4 hrs later with slight redness and swelling: Choices included: give antivenom, immobilize extremity Dig toxic: patient in AVB 2, type II; which do you use for treatment? Atropine of transcutaneous pacemaker. Can’t
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(HCO3−) undergoes no changes (Apple & Downs, 2008). Respiratory alkalosis is primarily caused by hyperventilation due to conditions that stimulate the respiratory center such as oxygen deficiency at high altitudes, pulmonary diseases, congestive heart failure, and acute anxiety. Respiratory acidosis occurs when there is carbonic acid excess that raises the blood levels of CO2 above 45 mmHg. The blood pH decreases than 7.35 as PaCO2 increases while there is very mild or no change in the
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| Context Definition or Application within the Patient’s Chart | Source Document | 1. ICD | International classification of disease | Jane dare’s disease | Admission summary | 2. CM | Cardiomyopathy | Structural or functional disease of heart muscle | Admission summary | 3. N/A | N- NotA- Applicable | Not availableNo answer | Admission summary | 4. ER | E-EmergencyR- Room | Arrived at emergency room | History and physical | 5. C/O | Complains of | Reason for Jane to go to
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