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amputation, which is why diabetic foot care is taught to the patient. Neuropathy is a deterioration of nerves resulting in loss of nerve function. The most primitive signs for nephropathy is microalbuminuria, annual testing for albumin, BUN, and cerum creatinine is suggested. Diabetic retinopathy is considered legal blindness and annual eye exams are suggested. The cause of retinopathy is the blockage of retinal blood vessel leading to micro aneurysms with vessel leakage leading to retinal…

Identifying Data Initials: J.R. Age: 21 Race: Black (Non-Hispanic) Gender: Male Height: 5’10” Weight: 158lbs Subjective Data Chief Complaint: Nausea, vomiting and dry heaves related to alcohol withdrawal. Increased depression, suicidal ideations, auditory and visual hallucinations. History of Present Illness The patient is a 21-year-old single African American male with a past…

Case 2 45 y.o. African American male with an intussusception Brandi Weaver, PA-S Bethel University History of Present Illness On 8/3/2015 a 45 year old African American male presented to the ER with a chief compliant of diffuse abdominal pain and trouble having a bowel movement. The patient stated that he was experiencing rectal pain with bloody stools. He also complained of feeling his bowels pulling. The patient stated that he has lost roughly 40 pounds in the past month without trying to…

Case study Amber W. Hendrix MMTC Author Note Case Study for RT 242 Respiratory Therapy Clinical II Peritoneal Tuberculosis I never got to speak directly to my case study. She was intubated when I first became aware of her case and she failed all attempts at weaning from the vent before she died. There was regrettably also a language barrier with the majority of her family as they spoke Haitian Creole which has roots in Portuguese, Spanish, Taino, and West African languages, which left me limited…

anticoagulant agents, and no history of stomach or duodenal ulcer. It is most effective when started as early as possible and at higher doses, when treating a gout attack. Adverse effects include GI upset or bleeding, hyperkalemia, increases in creatinine, and fluid…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Acute respiratory distress syndrome {ARDS) is a condition of dysfunctional gas exchange {i.e., pulmonary interstitial and alveolar edema progressing to advanced fibrosis) that is characterized by acute onset, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, severe hypoxia, the absence of evidence of left atrial hypertension, and a significant risk of mortality.25 DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL PRESENTATION • History o The patient may be in present with complaints of acute dyspnea and…

Kwon-Chung in 1976 has mentioned that C. neoformans exists as two mating types, MATa and MATα which is determined by single locus with diomorphic alleles.(Halliday CL et al, 1999). The MAT locus of C. neoformans is larger and consists of 100 kb having more than 20 conserved genes. These mating types play an important role in sexual development changes. These also play a vital role in epidemiology by knowing the prevalence and virulence of the isolate (Lengeler KB et al, 2000). Based on the…

Biographical Data FRP is a 68-year-old single male born on March 7, 1947 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He currently has Medicare part A and B as well as Medicaid and his code status is Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Do Not Intubate (DNI). FRP’s parents are both German immigrants, but FRP does not speak the language. He stated he speaks English and learned to speak a small amount of Filipino while stationed in the Philippines as a Columban priest. He taught sign language to deaf children and was a…

and hypertension. This could be a contributing factor to her health problems. She has diabetes with an A1c of 8.5, this indicates that her diabetes is not within the normal range of less than 7% (National Guideline Clearinghouse, 2015). Her serum creatinine level of 2.0mg/dl, and BUN of 30mg/dl which are indicative of kidney function are all out of normal range. This means her kidneys are not at their optimum performance and therefore, she could be retaining water as indicated…

Nursing Care Plan Cayla Wegner Bryant & Stratton College Mental Health Professor Trudie Johnson November 16, 2015 Admission Mental Status Assessment JH was a 47-year-old Caucasian female who came to the ICU with an intentional drug overdose. Her neighbors called 911 after waking up in the middle of the night to her vomiting in the bathroom. Ambulance record: 47-year-old patient was found lying on the neighbor’s bed. Patient had 5-6 beers the night prior with her neighbors; they were good…