Arterial catheter

His current medications include metformin (Glucophage), insulin human regular (HumuLIN R), warfarin (Coumadin), furosemide (Lasix), carvedilol (Coreg), captopril (Capoten), potassium (KDur), thiamine (Thiamilate), multi-vitamin (One-A-Day), trazadone (Desyrel), moxifloxicin (Avelox), amiodarone (Cardarone), and a nitroglycerin patch (Nitro-Dur). The ECG revealed that the distal two thirds of the left ventricle were akinetic, and his cardiac catheterization revealed that he had an 80% occlusion…

Introduction Shirley Temple is a 75-year-old lady who has presented to her local emergency department complaining of an increased need to urinate as well as pain and burning when urinating. Her husband John has accompanied her, and is concerned as he believes Shirley is “just not herself” and slightly confused. It is assumed that Shirley is suffering from a urinary tract infection and possible Sepsis, warranting further investigation and management. This case study will outline what constitutes…

Jones. Mr. Jones appeared to be in distressed. He is now using his accessory muscles to breathe, crackles are heard on auscultation and there is decreased air entry in the left and right bases. Chest X ray revealed consolidation on the left lower lobe and atelectasis in the right lower lobe. After a series of investigation in the emergency department, Mr. Jones was commenced on Normal Saline at 125 mls/hr and he was given oxygen via non rebreather mask at 10L/min. He was then transferred…

On February 4th and 5th I had an ICU rotation to 3 South at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital which is a surgical ICU unit. The unit I am usually on is 2900, which is a Cardiac ICU at the same Hospital. Both units being ICU, I wasn’t sure how much a difference there would be between the two. However, there was a big difference between the two ICUs. Of course some things were the same, such as the layout of the unit (the pods, computers, and medication rooms). Whereas there are some patients on the…

3) Progressive rise of blood concentration of these acidic organic substances initially leads to a state of ketonemia, although extracellular and intracellular body buffers can limit ketonemia in its early stages, as reflected by a normal arterial pH associated with a base deficit and a mild anion gap. When the accumulated ketones exceed the body 's capacity to extract them, they overflow into urine (ie, ketonuria). If the situation is not treated promptly, a greater accumulation of organic…

Angioplasty is one of the most common medical treatments used for atherosclerosis. There are three steps to complete an angioplasty: a medical doctor will insert a catheter into a blood vessel in the groin, and maneuver it into the clogged artery on the outer surface of the heart. Once the catheter is in place, a balloon at the tip of the catheter is inflated and deflated which will flatten the cholesterol plaque that 's blocking blood flow. Lastly, a stent is left behind to prop open the…

Instruct the client to drink at least 1 L of fluid unless contraindicated 5. Monitor for signs of a possible allergic reaction to the dye used during the test Renal Angiography • The injection of a radiopaque dye through a catheter for examination of the renal arterial supply INTERVENTIONS: Pre-Procedure 1. Obtain an informed consent 2. Assess the client for allergies to iodine, seafood, and radiopaque dyes 3. Inform the client about the possible burning feeling along the…

During PCI, a deflated balloon or other device on a catheter is introduced from the inguinal femoral artery or radial artery until they reach the site of blockage in the heart under X-ray imaging guidance. At the blockage, the balloon is inflated to open the artery, allowing blood to flow. A stent is often…

As per your request, I have reviewed Aaron Green’s medical care rendered from 4/29/15 to 6/10/15 to determine if Mr. Green would have been a candidate for drugs to combat his stroke if he had received medical care sooner. Signs and symptoms of stroke include sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or…

Cardiac work in the isolated heart from normal rats following acute MI Juea Park INTRODUCTION The heart is a muscular oragn which has to perform work to eject blood for the right and left entricles. Two laws govern the relationship between ventricular volume and cardiac pump performance. The first, the law of Laplace, is a low stating that when the ventricle dilates, the wall stress needed to achieve a give intraventricular pressure is increased. The second,…