Therefore, the outcomes of DAT should have a clinical correlation with a particular condition like hemolysis due to…
Glomerulonephritis is the inflammation of the tiny small blood vessels within the kidneys that acts as filter called glomeruli. The disease damages the kidneys' ability to remove waste and excess fluids from the body. Glomerulonephritis can be acute - sudden attack of inflammation, or chronic- long-term and coming on gradually. In the past, chronic glomerulonephritis was the common cause of chronic renal failure but as of today, diabetes mellitus and hypertension are the main causes of ESRD, which account for almost 60% of dialysis patients. The cost of treating a kidney disease is uneconomical1.…
My opinion on electroshock therapy if it's going to help the patient with their depression why not. As long as it doesn't cause the patient to be worse and are safe for the patient. It has been proven to be the safest and most effective treatment for depression. I don't think anyone should live with be depress all their…
There is a member of the women’s soccer team that has an undiagnosed exercised induced disease. She has been to a vast amount of doctors and the only thing they have been able to do is to rule out seizures. Although, seizures may have been rules out she still presents with very seizure-like symptoms when it happens. She starts by losing cognitive function and no one is able to get her to respond to his or her attempts at getting her attention. She also has a tendency during this stage to start hitting her legs, in the belief that this somehow will help or just a twitch that comes with the episode.…
The kidneys can be a direct indication on how well the heart if functioning because of how hard they have to work. If the body needs more oxygen, then the kidneys produce the hormone EPO which triggers the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. If the kidneys constantly have to do this then it will damage the kidneys ultimately resulting in reduced kidney function, which affects elimination. When it comes to nutrition and patient education, the two topics go together because educating patients on what foods to eat and how to eat them is a part of both. With patients who have anemia it is important to teach them about nutrition, they should be consuming foods high in iron and making sure if they are taking iron supplements that they take it on an empty stomach or take it with vitamin C rich foods and to avoid…
CFT/ Treatment team meeting was held at East Mountain Youth Lodge and present were Jasmine Alexander (Care Manager), Akissa Johnson (youth), Eileen Myers (Legal Guardian), Alyssa Cariani (Substance abuse counselor), Lauren Floroff (Residential Therapist) and Maria Flores (FSO partner). The SNA and JCR will be completed by EMYL. The following was discussed: Behavior: Ms. Cariani at EMYL informed the team that the youth enjoys enjoying NA group sessions and youth is the essay leader. Ms. Cariani explained to the team that when youth is in NA groups youth reports that she is trigger to use substances but does not.…
1. What additional steps may be taken if medications do not work? Electroconvulsive therapy is effective with patient who are acutely suicidal and in the treatment of severe depression.…
came in the office today for her 3 month checkup with Dr. Vincent Smith. While Dr. Smith was in the room with the patient she had a seizure. After the seizer was over the patient was in stable condition. Dr. Smith advises the patient, she should not drive home and to have someone come pick her up. The patient insisted she did not have anyone but will get a friend to check on her this evening.…
Vascular calcification is the hardening of blood vessels that can occur due to multiple reasons including endocrine dysfunctions, diet, and mineral metabolism dysfunctions. In addition, vascular calcification can be linked to certain diseases such as arthrosclerotic ishemia, damaged brain circulation, and decreased coronary perfusion. Intradialytic hypotension is low blood pressure often due to hemodialysis. Some of the risk factors of acquiring intradialytic hypotension includes diabetes, age, and long lengths of hemodialysis. The point of this study is to see whether vascular calcification and intradialytic hypotension are correlated, and what the effect has on the patients clinically.…
As intravenous access (IV) in the emergency department (ED) is pertinent to acute care, applied research would be most conducive in order to be able to improve and modify nursing practice in such occurrences. Establishing IV access is one of the most frequent procedures in the ED, and unfortunately, plays a key role in critical care treatment. According to the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) multiple studies have been done looking at how trained the IV access user is and the techniques, and alternatives to invasive access such as ultrasound-guided access. According to Girard and Schectman (2005), there are many studies on improving intravenous access, that state that real-time ultrasound IV guidance has been shown to reduce complications…
Patients with ADPKD may be at a higher risk of developing thoracic aortic aneurysms. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are not increased among these patients. Pain may also develop for reasons completely unrelated to the underlying disease; thus, abdominal pain in patients with ADPKD may be a diagnostic challenge.…
1. What factors predisposed Mr. W. to acute kidney injury? Some of the factors that caused Mr. W’s acute kidney injury are fever of 38.5° C, severe abdominal pain & nausea due to pancreatic inflammation with intra-abdominal ascites. One of the symptoms of ascites is infection which can cause kidney failure if not treated (ACG, 2013).…
CONCEPT 7: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NURSING HISTORY AS PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ASSESSMENT. This concept is taken from Block 4, Module 8 which is entitled as ‘Assessment of gastrointestinal system’. The digestive system is made up of organs that function together to transform food substances to energy and nutrients that are needed in the body.…
On further review of John’s blood results and presenting symptoms the doctor decided to insert a temporary line to administer haemodialysis (HDx). The doctor discussed the treatment option with John enabling informed consent (Department of Health 2009). John was feeling apprehensive about the need for dialysis as he perceived it as set back as John was managing conservatively until now so the doctor discussed with John if he would like to be referred to a…
c. Anemia /blood loss during the procedure: Anemia is compounded by blood lost during hemodialysis (Smeltzer et. al., 2010, p. 1335). d. Gastric ulcers: May result from physiologic stress of chronic illness, medication and preexisting medical condition (Smeltzer et. al., 2010,…