Bowel obstruction

prophylaxis but she denied it. Upon assessing her I found that she was at a falls risk because she had macular degeneration. What I taught her was to make sure her environment is clean without obstruction and to walk slowly when navigating to areas. During assessment of her abdomen, she said she have not had a bowel movement in 7 days. So, we gave her Miralax with prune juice and Colace. That day I was able to pass medications for the second time. They've put her on meds that mostly consist of…

Etiopathogenesis Crohn’s has a couple of genes that contributes to its existence. The most know gene is the NOD2/CARD15 “nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2” that is located on chromosome 16.This chromosomes main function is to help the body attack foreign invaders, it identifies the virus or bacteria and initiates the auto immune system to respond to the invasion. Mutations to this chromosome can increase the chances for a person to get Crohn’s disease, more than 40…

Voluntary Euthanasia should be legalized because a person should have a right to die with dignity rather than continue a life of pain and suffering. I believe that a tremendous ill patient has the constitutional right to decide whether they should continue to fit or not. There’s some illness a person cannot handle even with the best pain reliever, or when the person lost all the tolerance and control of his or her body. Euthanasia is the only compassionate solution. Euthanasia is basically…

Pg 643: Systems that provide CDS come in three basic varieties: 1) they may use information about the current clinical context to retrieve highly relevant online documents, as with so-called “infobuttons”; they may provide patient-specific, situation-specific alerts, reminders, physician order sets, or other recommendations for direct action; or 3) they may organize and present information in a way that facilitates problem solving and decision making, as in dashboards, graphical displays,…

formation. Acute diverticulitis can be complicated or uncomplicated. Uncomplicated diverticulitis is characterized by local infection and inflammations. If the localized infection or abscess infiltrates into adjacent organs or viscera, or causes obstruction, it is considered complicated diverticulitis. The typical bacteria involved are anaerobes such as bacteroides, peptostreptococcus, clostridium, and fusobacterium and gram-negative rods such as escherichia coli (E.coli) (Graham, 2016).…

drainage, or pain. Nose- denies discharge, inflammation, obstruction, or epistaxis. Mouth- denies sores, bleeding, and toothaches. Throat- denies sore throat, voice changes, and hoarseness. Neck- denies stiffness, swelling, or pain. Respiratory- denies SOB, cough, wheezing, pain. Cardiovascular- denies CP or tightness, palpitations, DOE, edema, claudication, or history of heart murmur. GI- denies N/V/diarrhea/ constipation, abdominal pain, change in bowel habits, bloody stools, or rectal pain.…

Every year an estimated 7.9 million babies are born with serious birth defects. The main genetic causes of birth defects fall into three general categories chromosome abnormalities, single gene defects, and multifactorial influences. Down syndrome is one of them, which is the most common chromosome disorder genetic lead to moderate or severe mental retardation. Down syndrome affecting one in eight hundred infants, the risk of having a child with this condition increases with maternal age rising…

CYSTIC FIBROSIS. Many humans around the world are carriers of a genetic component that can cause their dependents to be born with a genetic disease that can affect their lives forever. Some of these conditions are currently under investigation by facilities which specialise in genetics testing. Cystic Fibrosis is one of many genetic disorders that can affect devilry the patient and their everyday life. Cystic Fibrosis are known to be a recessive disorder, meaning that both parents must a carrier…

As long as I can remember, I have been helping people. I grew up in a Christian home, and am the oldest of 9 children. When I was small, I was around my grandparents and great grandparents a great deal. I learned compassion and caring almost as a part of my very being. My life has brought many challenges. I have experienced depression since my teenage years. I had suicidal thoughts that I came close to acting on several times. Something always happened to distract me from my plans. I was never…

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness: From diagnosis to end of life care As of 2016, pancreatic cancer moved up to being ranked as the 3rd deadliest cancer to date; whereas, in just 2015, it was ranked as the 4th (Hirsberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer, n.d.). Pancreatic cancer is prominent in adults over the age of 60. Cancer research centers, and doctors alike, have researched pancreatic cancer for more than 40 years and it still has the lowest survival rate of all other cancers (Higuera, et al.,…