1. Subjective Patient’s chief complaint: A man aged 69 comes to the emergency room with a sharp pain to his chest’s left side, lasting between 30 and 40 mins and then subsiding. History of present illness: The pain has woken him up thrice Continue Reading...
According to the text by Sanders (2011), the Venturi Mask is likely to be the most appropriate assistive device in this process. Sanders indicates that this particular apparatus is "advised for patients who rely on hypoxic respiratory drive. This in Continue Reading...
Non-Cardiac Chest Pain Background- Chest pain is one of the most common reasons people call for or visit the Emergency Room for help. Heart attack education has brought to light the urgency of seeking immediate medical treatment if one suspects they Continue Reading...
Elderly Women Diagnosed with Nonspecific Chest Pain May be at Increased Cardiovascular Risk" is succinct, but it does convey the scope of the research in a very few words. It gives the three main variables around which the article is based. The abs Continue Reading...
Demographic Perception Survey of Patients with Atypical CP Who Present to Cardiac Care Doctors and Patient Outcomes This study intends to examine gender differences in individuals who present to cardiac doctors with chest pain and specifically, atyp Continue Reading...
Patient's History The expanding roles that nurses play in the healthcare field include taking the health history of patients. There are many important components to the task of taking patient histories, and this paper reviews those important aspect Continue Reading...
Patient Overview -- Mr. C. is a 52-year-old business executive with indigestion that an entire roll of TUMS did not help. Initially he blamed this on his lunchtime pizza, but his staff convinced him to go to the ER where he presented epigastric pain Continue Reading...
Pain is the most famous member of bodily feelings including orgasms, tickles, itches and tingles among others. These feelings are normally attributed to the locations of the body and seem to have several features like duration, intensity and volume w Continue Reading...
Patient Scenario Components of the Physical Examination -- The basic components of the physical exam can be delineated into four major pars: 1) Inspection, 2) Palpation, 3) Percussion, 4) Auscultation: Inspection -- assess breathing abnormalities, Continue Reading...
Safe Patient Positioning It's all about safe positioning in robotic surgery: Protecting Patients, Promoting Safety. D.Jacqueline Arroyo RN, MIS / Cardiac Robotic Specialist Massachusetts General Hospital According to the New England Journal of Me Continue Reading...
Patient Self-Administration of Medicine Although patient empowerment is valuable, it is essential that hospitals exercise control over the medications patients take. It is impossible to design an effective plan of care otherwise. However, many patie Continue Reading...
About two thirds of major chest trauma cases are associated with motor vehicle accidents. About 25% of injuries from motor vehicle accident related to chest trauma. The outcome out of the study made by the North American Major Trauma Outcome Study i Continue Reading...
McClure Case Study Patient Overview -- Patient, Mr. M., is 49 years old and has smoked for 25 years, quit three years ago when diagnosed with emphysema. He indicates he as shortness of breath for the past 48 hours, with sputum so thick he has diffic Continue Reading...
Antipsychotic Medication and the Physical Health Problems of the Patient With Mental Illness More and more attention is now being given to the mental disorders especially in U.S. And due to this increase in attention an increase has also been notice Continue Reading...
Aortic dissection is a disease of the wall of the aorta in which the aortic blood bursts into the muscular layer of the great artery, thus forming a blood filled channel along the planes of the muscularis layer. This false lumen can re-rupture back i Continue Reading...
My teaching plan for Mr. M would begin with a simple introduction of myself and the purpose of the lesson that I would be teaching him that day. I would use a printed out sheet with pictures rather than many words that help to explain the process for Continue Reading...
History of RSD The history and the discovery of RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) Syndrome and its symptoms have typically been associated with wars. While there is no doubt that RSD from physical stress and injury existed earlier, it was left up t Continue Reading...
Education of Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients Concerning the Use of Phosphorus Binder in Lieu of Dialysis during Emergencies Clinical Leadership Theme: The clinical leadership competency/role and/or magnetism thread that is the framework for this p Continue Reading...
management of fatigue in patients on peritoneal dialysis and respond to the following critique questions. Do not provide simply yes or no answers to the questions. Provide examples to support your responses. Submit the assignment through the assignm Continue Reading...
GI Case StudySOAP Note for Visit 1SubjectiveHistory of the present illness: 34-year-old black female presents with complaints of chest pain and leg cramps. She was diagnosed with Crohns disease after a colonoscopy was performed due to unresolved rect Continue Reading...
Sean at this visit? Ten questions to develop the diagnosis would be: How often do you drink or smoke (how often do you play poker?) How many drinks? How many cigars? More/less frequently than usual? Same? Have you had any recent illnesses? What Continue Reading...
" (2003) It is reported in the work of Morrow (2009) that prior to palliative sedation being considered the team of people caring for the patient or the palliative care team "…will look at many possible options to help relieve suffering, such Continue Reading...
Nurses are considered the backbone of the medical care-giver community. Good quality patient care centers on having a competent educated nursing labor force. There is a wealth of empirical evidence that has demonstrated Baccalaureate (BSN) nurses are Continue Reading...
A small number of peripheral vascular disease patients may have no symptoms. Common ones typically involve cramping and weakness in certain parts of the body, slow healing for injuries like ulcers, as well as variation in temperature and color betw Continue Reading...
door to balloon time is an important determinant of the prognosis of STEMI patients. To reduce D2B times, most centers implement a pre-hospital triage which involves the use of pre-hospital ECG to allow direct transfer of patients with confirmed STE Continue Reading...
5% while 70.5% took Aspirin within six hours after reaching hospital and 76.5% of patients admitted in the NICVD were receiving Aspirin therapy." (Jaiwa, 2006, p.1) Jaiwa reports a more recent study that states findings that out of 52 patients with Continue Reading...
The conglomeration of RBCs and platelets held together by the fibrin forms the clot. After the injury to the damaged artery heals, the clot is no longer needed. The body will then destroy the clot by breaking down the fibrin fiber network that binds Continue Reading...
Medical/Nursing Education Nurses are required to make many immediate decisions in their assigned duties. Unfortunately, in recent years, patient care has often been compromised as a nursing shortage crisis has escalated to epic proportions. Increase Continue Reading...
Patient Cathy Further questions I would have for Cathy during this visit are the following: Are you coughing phlegm (greenish in color)? Do you have a fever or feel ill or have a headache? Have you taken any long flights recently? Have you been feel Continue Reading...
Intravenous access should be obtained and 12 lead ECG/continuous monitoring plus blood draw for enzymes. The patient with angina will respond to sublingual nitroglycerine given 0.3 mg to 0.4 mg repeated every 5 minutes for up to three doses. If pain Continue Reading...
This is often associated with an infection by Parvovirus B-19. The bone marrow's replacement of the cells is disrupted. This usually manifests with a rapid drop in hemoglobin levels. Luckily, this condition is usually self limited, and the treatment Continue Reading...
Alarm Fatigue When someone is exposed to a frequent number of alarms, no matter what type or in what context, that person can easily become fatigued from the sound of them going off all the time. When that happens, the person becomes completely dese Continue Reading...
Decisions We humans make a whole lot of important decisions daily. While some are very unconscious biological decisions, most are decisions arising from conscious efforts. All human activities center on decision-making. This makes all of us decisio Continue Reading...
.....nurse assigned to care for this patient, I would strongly advocate on behalf of the patient's autonomy. The clash between patient autonomy and the healthcare system and its representatives like nurses can only be resolved by being honest in Continue Reading...
Multisystem Failure in a Geriatric Patient Multisystem Failure in a Geriatric Reflect on your analysis of the geriatric patient in multisystem failure by doing the following: Explain key immediate assessments you should make that would help assess Continue Reading...
