Blood culture

race, gender, ethnicity, education, religion, medication background information that ask about past surgery, family history and present medical problem. This demographic data will give the nurse a better understanding about the client and their culture. Cultures are important in health assessment.…

Her cultures on September 21st showed moderate growth of gram positive bacilli and gram positive cocci with some gram negative bacilli and yeast cells. Therefore, throughout her ICU stay, her body was continuing to fight infection, and so her white blood cell count was often elevated. The two biggest laboratory indicators of acute and chronic renal failure are elevated urea and…

Patients must be encouraged to perform foot exercise to increase blood circulation and prevent the pooling of blood in the calf (Walker, 2007). Another possible complication after total hip replacement is respiratory infection. Nurses must instruct the patients to do breathing and coughing exercise to prevent aspiration and promote healthy…

Crocker has poor profusion due to her heart failure. Her heart condition is not very advanced at this time, but is contributing to some peripheral tissues not getting as much blood. The reason for this is that the heart is putting out less blood and so the body wants to make sure that the vital organs are getting the blood supply first before/over the peripheries. Due to her COPD when the oxygen was turned up too high, she would begin to have a decreased level of consciousness. This is because…

steroidal anti-inflammatory is often administered to patients with osteomyelitis to help in management of pain and inflammation.15 According to the case study Mrs DU has a high blood pressure which could further complicate complications from diabetes, which makes it important to make certain lifestyle changes such as, controlling her blood sugar levels, diet changes, etc., in order to minimise the risk of developing osteomyelitis again in the future.8, 10 It is important to determine if the…

James Petrovsky was at his usual state until 3/12/2017 evening, he refused to walk or stand. When staff assisted him to stand, he dropped to the floor. The nursing assessment was completed, he was afebrile and no distress was noted. On the morning of 3/13/2017, still he refused to walk or stand and nurse was notified. Up on nursing assessment, he had shortness of breath with wheezing and his SPO2 was around 84% on room air. He was sent to Vista East ER on 3/13/2017 by 911 due to respiratory…

1. The primary function of the urinary system is to “produce, store, and excrete urine from the body.” (Zimmermann) The kidneys are the organs in the body that filter waste and water from blood. This waste is called urine, which flows from the kidneys to the ureters, and is stored briefly in the bladder. As the bladder expands and becomes full, urine is released through the urethra. 2. A urinary tract infection, also known as a UTI, occurs when “bacteria gets into the urinary tract and…

vitro on a layer of 3T3 cell line fibroblasts. The 3T3 fibroblasts are a line of immortalized fibroblasts that can secrete the necessary growth factors for keratinocyte proliferation , . Hydrocortisone (0.4 ug/ml) is also added to culture media after the primary culture to make cell growth more ordered morphology, allowing the isolation of the keratinocyte layer void of fibroblasts . The combination of extracellular matrix components like collagen or de-cellularized scaffold is more common in…

to run the lab, she gets there at 7:00 a.m. and sets up and calibrates all the necessary machinery to run tests on blood, numerous bodily fluids, urine, and tissue. Using automated equipment to compile results for these tests, things like cell count, toxic components, and morphology are looked for. Cell count is often used and must be done without machinery when looking for white blood cells and platelets as in some individuals they range in size too greatly or clump together. The physical…

sounds were diminished in the lower lobes bilaterally on both the anterior & posterior chest, and his breathing was slightly labored at 18 respirations per minute. B.H. presented with a wet-productive cough with gray-tinged sputum that was sent for culture. The patient presented with 1+…