Hospital-acquired pneumonia

most significant causes of bacterial disease in humans and remains to be one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S (Hoskins, 2001). This pathogenic bacteria causes a variety of clinical issues and is the leading cause of meningitis and bacterial pneumonia in the United States (Hoskins, 2001). This bacteria has also been found to be a major cause of ear/sinus infections, bloodstream infections and even sepsis. (Hoskins, 2001). Researchers…

according to CVH accepted normal values. Mrs. E’s lowest urea value was 10.1 mmol/L on September 19th and her highest concentration was 66.5 mmol/L on October 3rd. Similarly, Mrs. E’s creatinine values were elevated for 95 percent of her stay in hospital. Her lowest creatinine concentration was 94 µmol/L on September 20th and the highest concentration recorded was 348 µmol/L on September 14th. Normal concentration of creatinine in the blood is 58 – 110 µmol/L. A third indicator of kidney…

Immanuel History Project Polio was a shocking disease in the 1960, affecting large numbers of the population. What changes has the vaccine had upon Australian society? “The highest recorded incidence of poliomyelitis in the country Australia was 39.1 per 100,000 population was in 1938”- http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/polio-fact-sheet.pdf. Polio was a highly contagious virus that entered the body through the mouth. The virus spread across Australia taking the lives of many…

emergency room nurse, pneumonia is a common diagnosis seen on an ordinary basis. The Mayo Clinic defines pneumonia as "infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs" (www.mayoclinic.org). Pneumonia can occur at any age. Frequent causes of pneumonia are bacteria, fungi, and a virus. Aspirating food and liquids can also cause pneumonia. This type of pneumonia is common in the elderly population due to dysphasia. The American Lung Association (2016) states that pneumonia is not caused…

Did you know that cigarettes are responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. 53,800 of those deaths are from secondhand smoke exposure alone. This is about 1,300 deaths a day, this number is growing at an alarming rate. Did you know that on average people who smoke die 10 years earlier than people who do not smoke. So the question is should cigarettes be banned, in my personal opinion they should be, because they not only kill the person smoking them, but also the…

out this flyer to his/her patients as an educational resource to enforce information taught ("Adults 65," 2016). Finally, I brought along a copy of a Mercy discharge patient visit report so I could show the nurses how hospital vaccine administration now carries over onto the hospital…

The case is about a 22-year-old female who has been sick for eight days. She thought that she had the “Flu”. She complained of nausea, vomiting and had a poor appetite. To counteract her nausea, she was taking copious amounts of antacids. She fell at home and was taken to the ER. She was dehydrated and intravenous fluids were given to rehydrate her. An arterial blood gas (ABG) was drawn. The results of the ABG showed an acid-base disturbance. The patient’s acid-base disturbance was acute…

Impetigo and Erysipelas are a bacterial- skin infection diseases. They are both caused by hemolytic streptococcus bacteria, also Impetigo is caused by another kind of bacteria which is called staphylococcus aureus. According to Hecht (2017), there are three types of Impetigo - nonbullous, bullous and ecthyma- while Erysipelas has one type only. The former is found in the tropical areas and subtropical (Marks,n.d.). Similarly, Erysipelas is common in hot and humid weather (the international…

Middle ear infection Overview: In typical ear infection, the middle ear (located behind the eardrum) gets inflamed and fills with fluid, a condition called otitis media. Most ear infections, short-term, or acute, usually resolves without any intervention, but if you keep popping up are classified as recurrent infections. Recurrent ear infections can lead to a buildup of fluid in the middle ear that tends not to be reabsorbed. In this case we speak of ear infection in the long term or chronic.…

Bacterial meningitis is one of the most common infectious diseases affecting neonates (7). It is characterized by the inflammation of the meninges caused by the presence of bacteria or bacterial products within the subarachnoid space of the brain, the spinal cord and the ventricular system (16, 22). This inflammatory response can eventually lead to various forms of brain damage (16, 26). Untreated neonatal bacterial meningitis (NBM) almost always results in death (22), and despite the…