A gang member was stabbed in the chest during a street fight. He was cyanotic and unconscious from lack of blood delivery to the brain. The diagnosis was cardiac tamponade. What is cardiac tamponade and how does it cause the observed symptoms? (4 points). Answer: 2. You have been called upon to demonstrate the technique for listening to valve sounds. (a) Explain where you would position your stethoscope to auscultate (1) aortic valve of a patient with severe aortic valve insufficiency (2) Stenotic
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Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia is a disorder that causes platelets to be destroyed at an accelerated rate. Platelets are produced from the fragmentation of bone marrow megakaryocytes and then are released into the circulation where they play an important role in hemostasis by forming a platelet plug when needed. They do this by binding to a damaged vessel wall‚ which is then stabilized by fibrin. When platelets are prematurely destroyed‚ it causes abnormal hemostasis. Thrombocytopenia is the
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b DEPARTMENT OF NURSING NURSING CARE PLAN |Student Name: p |Age: 89 | |Course number: Basic Skills & Concepts of Nursing |
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Speech: Energy drinks are dangerous Energy drinks are beverages that can be used to supplement energy and concentration. It contains several ingredients‚ some good others bad. They contain ingredients such as caffeine‚ guarana‚ taurine and many more. Usually they are beneficial‚ but when taken in large amounts; some ingredients can cause unwelcome side effects. Many people consume energy drinks for enjoyment and the extra kick of energy for the day‚ but they are not aware of the hidden ingredients
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Mary the Nursing Student Mary is 39 -year-old LPN and single mother who is attending a local community college to prepare for an A.S. degree in nursing so she can then become an RN. Mary has not been feeling well for several months. She has had bouts of nausea‚ a low fever‚ and has found that she no longer enjoys eating and smoking as much as she used to. She has also noticed that her urine is darker than usual and she has yellowing of her eyes. She has noted that she has a puffy appearance
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[pic]Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Instructions: This questionnaire provides a description of your leadership style. Twenty-one descriptive statements are listed below. Judge how frequently each statement fits you. The word “others” may mean your followers‚ clients‚ or group members. KEY: 0 = Not at all 1 = Once in a while 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly often 4 = Frequently‚ if not always I make others feel good to be around me. 1 2 3 4 I express with a few simple words what
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Anaemia – a condition where there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells and a deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood. Possible Causes of Anaemia – severe blood loss‚ failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells‚ genetic inability of red blood cells to carry oxygen adequately‚ destruction of red blood cells by the body or foreign substances‚ dietary (problems with child growth). Common types of Anaemia – Iron deficiency – lack of iron which is the main constitute of Hb‚ pernicious
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Hemophilia: “The Royal Disease” by Yelena Aronova-Tiuntseva and Clyde Freeman Herreid University at Buffalo State University of New York Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the inability to properly form blood clots. Until recently‚ hemophilia was untreatable‚ and only a few hemophiliacs survived to reproductive age because any small cut or internal hemorrhaging after even a minor bruise were fatal. Now hemophilia
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