HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT PURPOSE * ------------------------------------------------- A Head to Toe assessment is usually done upon admission to a medical facility to look for any current or potential problems. ------------------------------------------------- PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT NAME : Krishnaveni A/P Vengatachala DATE OF ASSESSMENT : 25 / 12 / 2012 ( 2300 hours ) VITAL SIGN * Blood Pressure : 120/70 mmHg * Pulse Rate : 78 bpm * Respiratory Rate : 20 bpm * Temperature
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NURSING CARE PLAN STUDENT’S NAME: Louanne Tracy B. Cruz PATIENT’S NAME: R.F. AGE: 13 GENDER: M CIVIL STATUS: S ADMISSION DATE: 11-22-12 WARD: Palacol 3 ROOM NO.: BED NO.: 15 MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS: Dengue Fever NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective tissue perfusion related to decreased HgB concentration in the blood secondary to Dengue fever SHORT-TERM GOAL: After8 hours of nursing intervention‚ the client will demonstrate behaviour to improve circulation. LONG-TERM GOAL:
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DISEASE SPECIFIC INFORMATION DISEASE/DEFINITION Thrombocytopenia- a reduction of platelets below 150‚000/uL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Thrombocytopenia can result from decreased production of platelets within the bone marrow or from increased destruction or consumption of platelets. Causes include: failure of production as a result of certain anemia’s‚ septicemia‚ and cytotoxic medications. Platelet disorders can be inherited (e.g.‚ Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)‚ but the vast majority are acquired. A common
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date of Admission: 6/22/---- Date of Discharge: 6/25/---- Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Consultations: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Procedures Performed: Intravenous Hydration. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. HOSPITAL COURSE: This 57-year-old Cuban female was admitted from my office for treatment of severe stomatitis
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Lupus is a chronic‚ complex and prevalent autoimmune disease‚ that effects more than 1.5 million Americans. It is a disease that is often overlooked‚ misdiagnosed and misunderstood‚ lupus is a chronic condition that is long-term with periods of activity and then remission. Lupus is a disease that attacks your own body. The immune system is the body’s natural defense against disease. In lupus‚ the immune system‚ which is designed to protect against infection‚ creates antibodies that attack the body’s
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Descriptive Essay: A Particular Friend Or Family Member If I need to choose one of my family members‚ I may prefer to write about my superhero in my life that is my beloved father. Actually in my mind‚ I had three persons that always be my superheroes in my life. They are my elder sister that I call ‘Along’‚ my beloved mother and my beloved father. Each of them has their own achievement in their life that I think I should be proud and respect to them. Besides that‚ these three person are always
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Not a Laughing Matter: “Effects of Tawa-tawa(Euphorbia Hirta) to the Platelet Count of Dengue Patients” I. Abstract Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets
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People try to live healthy life ‚ but its become impossible sometimes. Lots of disorders happens to the human body and make trouble for people to get a healthy life. Some disorders make difficulties to lead normal life. ITP (Immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is a type of blood disorder that effect on people’s normal life. It is a a platelet disorder in which the body produces antibodies that bind with platelets that are the small‚ sticky cells of the blood that help the blood clot.The platelet-antibody
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Methadone. Methadone has been associated with thrombocytopenia in patients with hepatitis. She does have hepatitis hence she is at risk for thrombocytopenia because of methadone. This patient has continued this therapy throughout her stay in the hospital‚ as such not meeting any of the criteria established in the table above plus she has had methadone for years prior to hospitalization.5 This patient was on Enoxaparin 40mg daily at the time she had thrombocytopenia‚ it was discontinued as well and reintroduced
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together with other blood proteins to form fibrin. The fibrin forms a net that traps blood cells in order to create a clot. The clotting balanced by the clotting that is stopped when the vessel is healed 3. Define thrombocytopenia and list the more common causes of this condition. Thrombocytopenia is a shortage of thrombocytes which can be caused by many different diseases‚ such as: leukemia‚ HIV‚ myelofibrosis‚ Gaucher’s disease‚ or immense blood transfusions. 4. What are the potential consequences
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