Blood culture

The reasons this patient requires retrograde and antegrade pyelography is because there were three distinct abnormalities on IVP, which could have been responsible for the hematuria. IVP is a more sensitive for detection of small lesions of the ureter or renal pelvis. The IVP has a higher sensitivity and specificity than an abdominal plain film for the detection of stones and provides data about the degree of obstruction. The IVP can also visualize both the bladder and the upper urinary tracts.…

“Oh, I know we found out we have the same blood type that one summer, maybe I could transfer my blood to help Bobby wake up to be healthy again”. Billy makes his way over to the hospital where Bobby is at. His parents are in his room with Alexandria waiting to see if he will wake up or not Billy walks into his room knowing…

What is a Virus? Virus - A virus is a tiny organism that can reproduce inside the cells of an organism. Most viruses are microscopic they are only observable through an optical microscope. Viruses can infect all types of organisms ranging from plant to animals as well as bacteria and other archaea. There are around 5000 different types of viruses described at the current time, however, it is thought that there are millions different viruses of distinct types. Viruses are seen in every…

If the blood pressure maintains to be high it could lead to rebleeding and hematoma expansion (Urden el at., 2014). The goals for this patient was to keep the blood pressure bellow 160. If the patient blood pressure was above 160 the physician ordered hydralazine 10mg= 0.5 ml to be administer. Hydralazine is a vasodilator and decreases the blood pressure (Urden el at., 2014). Furthermore, the nurse could provide a restful surrounding…

Red Blood Cell (RBC) Counts may have causes for rejection such as Hemolysis which is the rupture of red blood cells, specimen drawn in any anticoagulant or the specimen is received with the plasma removed. 3 Testing for anemia is one reason a physician may have a patient get a red blood cell count done. The first test used to diagnose anemia is a complete blood count or CBC. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells…

Discuss the definitions of ASD and VSD. What are the symptoms for each in children? What are the symptoms for each in adults? Briefly discuss treatment options for children and adults with ASD and VSD. Our text defines a murmur as a turbulent blood flow through the heart as a result of one or more etiologies (Cash, 2014). The abnormal opening through chambers, atrial or ventricular septal defect is the selected etiology appropriate for this discussion topic (Cash, 2014). During the first 8…

What are consequences of having a low cardiac output? How will other body systems be affected? Having a low cardiac output decreases the amount of blood pumped out of the heart. This will affect other parts of the body because they won’t be reseving as much blood as they are suppost…

thickening in the arterial wall called an Atheroma (or "fibro-fatty plaque"). Atheroma narrows the lumen of arteries and weakens the vessel wall. Atherosclerosis begins in childhood and slowly progresses throughout life. Typically, it produces symptomatic clinical disease during the fifth and sixth decades of life. The atheromatous plaque is a raised lesion within the intima of arteries composed of a core of cholesterol, necrotic cellular debris and inflammatory cells. This is covered by a…

Nelson, C. P., Finkelstein, J. A., Logvinenko, T., & Schuster, M. A. (2016). Incidence of urinary tract infection among siblings of children with vesicoureteral reflux. Academic Pediatrics, 16(5), 489- 495. Summary Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) among the general population is estimated to be 1-2 %. Siblings of patients with vesicoureteral reflux is estimated to be around 32% and up to 46% among siblings below two years old. Pediatric urologist indicated in a 1998 survey that sibling screening…

X-linked intellectual disability is a genetically heterogeneous condition, due to mutations in at least 50 genes located on the X chromosome, involved in functioning of the central nervous system. It is estimated to affect approximately 1 in 600 males. There are two categories of hereditary ID; isolated ID with no other consistent defining features, known as nonspecific or non-syndromic ID and syndromic ID, which presents with variable penetrance and expressivity. Although numerous genes…