The World of Medicine (Lecture 1) Delivery of Health Care in the US Inpatient versus outpatient Community hospital versus tertiary care Community hospital – serves the common medical needs of the community Tertiary (academic) – addresses complex medical problems‚ training‚ and research (Hershey‚ Geisinger) Teaching hospital Specialty hospital (ortho‚ Meadows) Rehab hospital Prehospital versus hospital (healthcare starts before you get to the hospital) Access to care issues – over 47 million
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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DISCUSSION Lung Perfusion (Q) SPECT-CT which has a superior contrast resolution has been shown to be more sensitive‚ specific and accurate with a lower non-diagnostic rate than lung perfusion (Q) planar and SPECT imaging in the diagnosis and to detect pulmonary embolism (PE). This study found that lung perfusion (Q) Planar‚ SPECT and SPECT-CT have a similar performance in terms of specificity (100%)‚ positive predictive value (100%) with the Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA) as the
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Median nerve‚ ulnar nerve‚ radial nerve‚ musculocutaneous nerve‚ antebrachial cutaneous nerves ; Specific Blood Vessels: Brachial artery‚ superior and inferior collateral artery‚ profunda brachii artery and veins‚ cephalic vein‚ basilic vein‚ and other venous tributaries 3. What organ system was most likely not reattached? Explain. Lymphatic because the vessels are very small and hard to find. 4. Why was a clean bite so important? Ragged edges would make ends of blood vessels and nerves difficult to
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Nneka Okoro 1. Explain how additives are identified in blood collection tubes. By color of the tube top 2. List the 5 anticoagulants and their mode of action. EDTA‚ sodium citrate and potassium oxalate bind calcium. heparin inhibits conversion of prothrombin to thrombin. SPS (sodium polyethanol sulfonate) inhibits phagocytosis 3. Describe how gauge relates to the lumen of the needle. The gauge indicates the diameter or lumen of the needle 4. Identify the lab departments that would
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------------------------------------------------- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) in which a portion of the myocardium ishypertrophied (thickened) without any obvious cause. It is perhaps best known as a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.[7] The occurrence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a significant cause of sudden unexpected cardiac death in any age group and as a cause of disabling
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This week in the cardia pre-op clinic‚ a Nurse Practitioner (NP) named Dot told me about her patient needed child life and that she was not prepared for her surgery. The patient was an 8-year-old girl from Puerto Rico who spoke Spanish and some English. I met D.F. and her mother in the waiting area of the pre-op clinic. I accompanied D.F and her mother to the lab and assessed D.F.’s understanding of why she was coming to the hospital. D.F. told me that she had a murmur and when I said‚ “oh‚ a murmur
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Case study The case study relates to Mr Brown‚ who was diagnosed with acute pulmonary oedema secondary to acute renal failure‚ due to excessive use of opioids. The assignment will address Mr Brown’s initial presentation and assessment‚ relevant past history‚ medications and the current assessment finding that had him admitted to the intensive care unit. The patient’s pathology results and drug treatment to correct his electrolyte imbalances will be discussed briefly. The assignment will discuss the
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1.What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS is an objective assessment that defines the level of consciousness by giving it a numeric value 2.What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? A stroke resulting from intracranial bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid–filled space between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes on the surface of the brain 3.What are the causes of an SAH? rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (congenital or acquired weakness and ballooning of vessels).
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(a) Give generalized conclusions (in point form) according to your observation in (a). 1. systolic pressure increases when the degree of exercise increases Systolic pressure increases gradually from 115 mmHg at rest to 150 mmHg during severe exercise. When thr degree of exercise increases‚ the skeleton muscle needs more energy(ATP) for rapid contraction by carrying out aerobic respiration. The skeleton muscle required faster uptake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide. At the same time‚ skeleton
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