Concept Map West Coast University B.S. is an 81 year old Caucasian female presenting with abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ nausea and vomiting in the emergency room on February 3‚ 2013. B.S. has a history of glaucoma‚ hypothyroidism‚ degenerative arthritis and diverticulosis. She has allergies to iodine and vicodin. B.S. is admitted for diverticulitis with possible partial bowel obstruction and hydronephrosis. B.S. was admitted on February 3‚ 2013 here at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Pathophysiology:
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Schiffman‚ George. (07‚ 2011). Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/page4.htm Tuberculosis. (01‚ 2013). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs Vyas‚ Jatin M. (11‚ 2012). Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001141/ Schiffman‚ George. (07‚ 2011). Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/page4.htm Tuberculosis. (01‚ 2013). Retrieved
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Etiology Genetic Autoimmune Disease Pancreas stops producing insulin -Insulin: hormone that enables people to get energy from food Beta cells destroyed by immune system -Beta cells: insulin-producing cells in pancreas Who is at risk? Children and Adults at any age Family history of Diabetes Genetics Geography: incidence increases the farther away from equator Normal Ranges of Blood Glucose 70-100 mg/dL Hyperglycemia Blood Glucose Level:
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Culture Shock‚ Defined and Described Culture shock is defined as "a common psychological response to an unfamiliar culture [which] is characterized by disorientation‚ heightened anxiety‚ and more rarely by depressed or paranoid behavior." (1) Three groups of people are prone to culture shock - those outside of their own countries‚ those experiencing a very different culture within their own countries‚ and former ex-patriots who are now returning home. There are also three phases of culture
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Anaphylactic Reactions in School Age Children For many parents‚ sending their child off to a classroom is one of the safest things you do as a parent. New mommies and daddies send their children off to school where they mix common items from a kitchen pantry to learn about science. Their kids gain social skills while gathering around a lunch table and trade snacks brought from home‚ in their lunch boxes‚ prepared by a dotting parent. But for a portion of the population‚ these innocent activities
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Care Plan 2 Psychiatric/Mental Health PATIENT CARE PLAN Client Initials: H.C. Admission Date: 01/14/13 Unit: 4 South Age: 28 Sex: Female Race/Culture: Caucasian ASSESSMENT Presenting Problem: This is a 28 year-old Caucasian female who was admitted to Doctors Hospital Psychiatric Unit 4 South due to an overdose on multiple medications. The patient was found by the police on January 13th picking through garbage near
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Describe the five different types of shock and include for each‚ its pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations and treatment. Shock is described as life threatening medical emergency resulting from insufficient blood flow through the body (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012) There are five types of medical shock. These include septic shock‚ anaphylactic shock‚ cardiogenic shock‚ hypovolemic shock‚ and neurogenic shock (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012). Septic shock results from bacteria that multiply in the
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1% |Men = 15 – 25 years Women = 25 – 35 years | | |Symptoms present for at least one month: |Descriptive validity refers to the ability of the diagnostic systems to describe | | |syndromes accurately and differentiate between categories. | |Criterion 1- At least one symptom: thought control‚ delusions of control‚ |
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Shock Advertising (Government Sector) “Shock adverting in public service advertisements: a study of the effects on UK university students” Definition: Shock advertising is a type of advertising generally regarded as one that “deliberately‚ rather than inadvertently‚ startles and offends its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals. It is the employment in advertising or public relations of "graphic imagery and blunt slogans to highlight a public policy issue‚ goods
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myocardial infarction resulting in cardiogenic shock. My paper will detail the medical diagnosis and nursing management of cardiogenic shock. Medical Diagnosis Cardiogenic shock is a term used to describe the heart’s inability to supply enough blood to the organs of the body. The heart becomes unable to pump enough volume of blood to meet the body’s demand creating a state of organ hypoperfusion (Goldman‚ 2010). If left uncorrected cardiogenic shock will result in total circulatory collapse and
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