Heparin

1 – Introduction Haemocompatibility is an evaluation of the effects of medical devices on blood and the blood components which they come in contact with. It confers to a set of properties that indicate the ability of the material to come in contact with the blood without resulting in adverse reactions. In terms of regulatory requirements, the material is tested in relation to 5 main test categories: Thrombus Coagulation Platelets Haematology Immunology Problems with haemocompatibility…

ammonia-containing detergents are some of the factors that cause pre-analytical errors. For these reasons, the existing literature [1,7] and ammonia assay manufacturers recommend: a) use ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as a preservative, since heparin interferes in the ammonia assay; b) avoid serum, because during the coagulation process ammonia could be produced; c) collect the blood from the veins without stasis; d) prohibit smoking to the patient before sampling; e) after collection,…

Introduction The Morse Fall Risk Assessment is used to identify risk factors for falls. It is most important to identify and plan care for risk factors, but the total score may also be used to predict future falls. This tool takes less than three minutes to complete and is administered by a registered nurse. It is combined with a clinical assessment and review of medications to assess the patient’s risk for falls. The tool should be administered at least once a day and also if there is a change…

P1 had clear lung sound in all lobes and normal heart sound on auscultation; regular apical, radial, and pedal pulses; capillary refill was less than 3 minutes, +1 pitting edema in his lower extremities, skin was warm to touch. The patient exhibited poor skin turgor due to limited fluid intake. The pt. had ecchymosis on his upper extremities due to multiple IV lines insertion and erythema on his sacral area due to limited ambulation. Due to pt.’s history of acute-on-chronic renal failure, his…

February 15th for RFV Acute purpulent bronchitis Leukocytosis. She has multiple secondary diagnoses as well, such as, dementia, pneumonia, throat cancer, stricture of the epiglottis, and more. During my shift she had four types of medications, Cefepime, Heparin, Levothyroxine, and Pantoprazole. She is also a NPO patient and continuously asked for food and water. The nurse pointed out edema on her arm and elbows because the IV fluids were not going to her hands. Also some bruising and erythema on…

competent of making his own decisions and wanted all his opinions to be taking into consideration. F.S. was also a believer in the Muslim God and at times asked for privacy to pray. Since F.S. was of the Muslim religion, he disagreed with the use of Heparin, as it contains pork-derived gelatin. This was not such a big concern since F.S. was an ambulatory patient and was at low risk for blood clots after surgery. When asked what F.S. wanted the medical team to do in the case that a medication…

Rheumatoid arthritis, past history of clinical hyper thyroidism, chronic anti-convulsant therapy, low diatery calcium intake, excessive alcohol, caffeine intake, smoking, weight less than 57kg, weight loss more than 10% of weight at 25 years and chronic heparin therapy(9). The four key risk factors of fracture are; low BMD, prior fragility fracture, old age and family history of osteoporosis…

Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joint cartilage, the smooth cushion of gristle found in all of our normal joints (Porter, 277). Inflammation does not occur but bare bone ends begin to rub against each other. The British call it osteoarthrosis, because of the fact it is not an inflammatory condition. The most common type of arthritis next to rheumatoid arthritis. This arthritis tends to occur in the hand joints, spine, hips, knees, and great toes. The lifetime…

UCB study N01108 investigated the efficacy and safety of hydroxyzine for the treatment of preoperative anxiety (100mg oral tablet single dose) in subjects undergoing general anesthesia before ambulatory surgery. A total of 300 subjects were randomly assigned to one of the 2 treatment groups, 152 of whom received placebo and the remaining 148 received hydroxyzine. Both treatment groups were similar with respect to demographic and baseline characteristics and among them nine subjects prematurely…

Estelle is the name of the patient at the facility she is located in room twenty-two. The patient is currently comatose and appears to have been in this state for the last three years. She has a good support system in place as her grandniece visits her on a daily basis. She is currently receiving music therapy on a weekly basis as part of her treatment plan (Lester, 1997) Plan of Care When planning care for Estelle many aspects must be taken into consideration, such as the prevention of…