How was the diagnosis of ARDS made? How important is the medical history? Once again in order to understand why a diagnosis of ARDS was made we must first understand what ARDS is. ARDS is acute respiratory distress syndrome and it come about when fluid builds up in the tiny, elastic air sacs called alveoli in your lungs. More fluid in your lungs means less oxygen can reach your bloodstream.
INTRODUCTION Stroke or brain attack is the sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Stroke is the third leading cause of death. There are two type of stroke commonly affected among people. A. Ischemic Stroke - Is the most common type affecting individuals - Lack of blood supply to the brain can be caused by thrombosis or embolism. It also may due to a hemorrhage.
Hazards of Immobility on Cardiovascular Function Nicole Edwards NU 110 Dorthy Barnett Abstract Many body functions become compromised when faced with immobility. The article from American Journal of Nursing 1967 shows the hazards if immobility on each system. The cardiovascular system is a complex example of a system, which spirals quickly downward when faced with immobility. The current research from Western Journal of Medicine shows similar hazards to those found in earlier studies. Immobility influences many systems of the body.
Juan Cucul Nursing concepts lab test 1 1. Explain 3 differences between medical and surgical asepsis. Medical asepsis *procedures used to reduce the number of organism present *prevent the transfer of organisms *Clean technique Surgical asepsis *sterile technique *prevent contamination of an open wound *serves to isolate the operative area from the unsterile environment 2. Differentiate between nosocomial infection, iatrogenic infection and an HCIA. Nosocomial infection * Infection that is acquired during the time of stay at a hospital.
Dysfunction of the chest wall 3. Dysfunction of the lung parenchyma and 4. Other causes. Decreased respiratory drive Decreased respiratory drive may occur with severe brain injury, large lesions of the brain stem (multiple sclerosis), use of sedative medications, and metabolic disorders such as hypothyroidism. These disorders impair the normal response of chemoreceptors in the brain to normal respiratory stimulation.
Describe the healing process of a grade 3 decubitus ulcer. Discuss how aging may affect the process of healing. Decubitus ulcers are also known as pressure sores or bedsores, and can be difficult to define. The most accurate definition of a decubitus ulcer is the “breakdown of skin, usually over a bony prominence, due to compromised blood flow caused by pressure” (National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 1989). Decubitus ulcers are a common condition affecting the elderly as aging, the process of getting old, causes the skin to change dramatically (Landi et al, 2007).
An ischemic stroke is typically caused by excess buildup of plague on the blood vessel walls that narrows blood flow dramatically. A hemorrhagic stroke typically occurs when the blood vessel walls weaken over time, which leads to a bulge or rupture of the vessel. Aneurysm is the most common type of hemorrhagic strokes with a low survival rate. They also kill brain cells, which can never regenerate. The affect of strokes on the body can range between mild dizziness or slight numbness to impaired speech and loss of motor control.
Those over the age of 65 years old and with compromised immune systems are considered prime candidates for influenza. Poor health caused by an inadequate diet, medication or living arrangements is just one of the risk factors that exist with the elderly population and the threat of influenza. Seniors with heart disease, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, lung disease or other chronic ailments are weakened by the existing chronic disease and become more vulnerable to dangerous conditions such as pneumonia and influenza. Influenza primarily occurs in the colder months and may mirror many of the same symptoms as the common cold. Influenza most often comes from three viruses: type A, B, and C, (Upshur, 1999).
A myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, is a diseased state in the heart that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart has been occluded or interrupted. This results in a state of ischemia in which oxygen shortage to the heart causes damage and potential death of the heart tissue itself (Black & Hawks, 2009). This is considered a medical emergency, and is leading cause of death in both men and women all over the world. Past history can play a major role and important risk factors can include a previous history of vascular diseases such as atherosclerotic coronary heart disease and/or angina, a previously suffered heart attack or stroke, any cases of abnormal heart rhythms and snycopal episodes (Hudson, M., Christenson, R., Newby, L., Kaplan, A., & Ohman, E. 1999). In men over forty and women over fifty, smoking, the abuse of illicit drugs, excessive alcohol consumption, high triglyceride levels, high blood pressure, high LDL and low HDL levels, obesity, and chronically high levels of stress can majorly increase the chances of a myocardial infarction (Black & Hawks, 2009).
Syphilis is divided into three stages which are primary, secondary, late (tertiary) syphilis (Nelson and Williams 2007). When syphilis infection is un- treated, it can lead to a chronic infection. “The most contagious stages according to center for disease and prevention, to sex partners are during the primary and secondary stages” (cdc.gov; www2a.cdc.gov). Epidemiology Syphilis transmission is through infected individual to uninfected person. The latency period of the infection is about three weeks before initial symptoms (Nelson and Williams, 2007).