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Burn Care, Pediatric A burn is an injury to the skin or the tissues under your skin. There are three types of burns: First degree. These burns may cause the skin to be red and slightly swollen. Second degree. These burns are very painful and cause the skin to be very red. The skin may also leak fluid, look shiny, and develop blisters. Third degree. These burns cause permanent damage. They either turn the skin white or black and make it look charred, dry, and leathery. Taking…

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the condition in which the heart cannot pump blood the nutrients effectively to the body’s organs. Excessive fluid buildup is common in the lungs and/or other such organs and body parts. In many cases of congestive heart failure, the fluid builds up in the lowest part of the body such as the feet referred as pedal edema or the lower back known as sacral edema if the patient is bedridden. This swelling is caused when the heart slows and the blood begins to back…

positive results as well. The ferric chloride test can be used to detect metabolites in urine in case of inborn error of metabolism such as phenylketonuria. In addition,the Ferric Chloride test can be used to detect salicylates in urine after an aspirin overdose.1 Background information- pH pH is characterized by the measure of Hydrogen ion concentration in a substance.The pH scale usually runs from 1 to 14. A pH of zero suggesting that the substance is exceptionally acidic and, that there is…

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) post-op arrhythmia. This complication can increase the patient’s chances for a longer hospital stay, stroke, or death; resulting in additional healthcare costs. Prescribing statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl COA reductase inhibitors) to reduce the risk of postoperative AF (POAF) is well studied, as they provide anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits within hours of initiation. However, whether the…

to let the person drink lots of water and rest. Unless the person feels uncomfortable then an over-the-counter medicine maybe given such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or acetaminophen. However always check if patient has allergies to the medicines. Aspirin must not be administered to anyone below 18. If the fever is 102˚F or 38.8˚C or higher then, have the patient take oral medicines. Give a sponge bath to lower the temperature and increase fluid intake. Light clothes should be worn as…

single Alka Seltzer tablet and the second part was to find the percentage of CO2. In the first part of the experiment, the visible properties of Alka Seltzer were observed and recorded. Each Alka Seltzer contains the same three ingredients: 325 mg of Aspirin, 1000 mg of Citric Acid, and 1916 mg of Sodium Bicarbonate. Two of Alka Seltzer’s ingredients, Citric Acid and Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), were both placed into a beaker to see if both contents could cause a potential reaction. The…

Heart Disease In the world today, there are many harmful and deadly diseases. These diseases are caused by people themselves or they are caused by human nature or probability. One of the many diseases that affect people is heart disease. Heart disease can strike anyone at anytime. The history of heart disease dates back to the Egyptian mummies. Pharaoh Merenptah died from atherosclerosis, which is a type of heart disease. Some early discoveries were made by Leonardo da Vinci and William Harvey…

What does the classic triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus correctly consists of? A: Gait disturbance, aphasia, dementia • The reason this is the wrong answer is because aphasia is not consider to be part of the triad in normal pressure hydrocephalus. It is possible for some patient exhibit symptoms of aphasia, agnosia and apraxia which are known as cortical features. B: Gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia • Normal Pressure hydrocephalus is a condition caused by enlarged…

“Not a single creature on earth has more or less right to be here.”-Anthony Douglas Williams Animal Experimentation should be prohibited because it is not always certain, animals are very different from humans, and the outcome can drive scientists away from possible cures. To begin with, some drugs that pass the animal testing are not always going to be safe when using it on humans. From (sciencemuseum.org.uk), a drug was tested on numerous animals and the babies that were born from them did…

In 1967 Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese Pediatrician was the first to describe a serious illness characterized by inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body that primarily affects children under the age of five and infants. The Kawasaki Disease, named after Tomisaku, is also known as Kawasaki syndrome and Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, because it affects lymph nodes, skin and the mucous membranes inside of the mouth, nose and throat. Kawasaki Disease is slightly more common in…