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What are the 4 injection sites? |
Deltoid, Dorsogluteal, Ventrogluteal, Vastus Lateralis |
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IHD –ISCHEMIC
HEART DISEASE |
Inadequatesupply of blood to the myocardium.
Eg.Obstruction – clots |
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CHF – CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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Occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.
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Debridement
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Removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue toimprove the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
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Epithelialising
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The process of covering of a denuded epithelialsurface (in the absence of epithelialising tissue the wound is not consideredhealed).
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Erythema
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Superficial reddening of the skin, usually inpatches, caused by injury or irritation causing dilation of the bloodcapillaries.
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Eschar
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Dead matter that is cast off from the surface ofthe skin. The tissue is hard, black or brown, and leathery in texture.
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Excoriated
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As a result of damage or removal of part of theskin. Raw irritated lesion.
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Haemoserous
(serosanguinous) |
Exudate – drainage of a thin, watery, pink coloured fluid composed of blood and serum.
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Purulent
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Wbc, dead and alive bacteria in the wound.
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Granulating
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Granulation tissue isnew connective tissue and microscopic blood vessels that form on the surfacesof a wound during the healing process.
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Haematoma
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Localised collection of blood underneaththe tissues. It appears as a swelling or mass that often takes on a bluishdiscolouration.
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Haemoserous
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Haemoserous (serosanguinous) exudate –drainage of a thin, watery, pink coloured fluid composed of blood and serum.
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Hypergranulation
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(or overgranulation) is an excess of granulationtissue beyond the amount required to replace the tissue deficit incurred as aresult of skin injury or wounding
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Impetigo
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Superficial bacterial infection of the skin which usuallyresponds to treatment with antibiotics.
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Maceration
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Maceration is the softening and breaking down ofskin after prolonged exposure to moisture.
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Adverse reaction for insulin |
Itching skin, rash over the entire body, wheezing, trouble breathing, fast heart rate,sweating. Hypoglycemia.
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What medications can be given through IM |
Codeine.
Morphine. |
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IHD- Ischemic heart disease
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A group of diseases that includes: stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death. (Are diseases)
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CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
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Heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body.
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