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    deficiency, which in turns leads to the menopausal symptoms like Hot flushes, dry vagina, other vasomotor symptoms, insomnia, mood swings, insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, mental confusion, depression, headache, urge incontinence, stress incontinence, osteoporotic symptoms etc. (Pronob, et al. 2015).Some women go through menopause without any problems or unpleasant symptoms. But others find menopausal symptoms unbearable and insupportable. Symptoms differ widely because of the…

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    Wound Culture Case Study

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    In my clinical I was able to change the wound dressing on a patient who had a stage four wound, urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence and she was not able to speak clearly. The patient was experiencing a lot of pain and she couldn’t express those emotions clearly. However, the nurses still walked her through the procedure of looking at her wound, getting a wound culture, or changing her dressing. One of the nurses would have a conversation with the patient, although no one understood what…

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    Literature Review Introduction Critically ill and elderly patients are very vulnerable to pressure ulcer in our nursing home today. The aim of this review is to sum up various studies that targets the techniques through evidence based practice, prediction of pressure ulcers and their risk factors, and how to improve the health of patient that has developed pressure ulcers and educational knowledge for the professionals caring for these group of patients. These studies involve Qualitative and…

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    Dante’s Divine Comedy has a focus on sin and throughout the poem he has the benefit of seeing the punishments for all the different divisions of sin. Before even seeing the punishments for particular sins, in canto I Dante is climbing a hillside and winds up spotting three beasts before him that have a more significant meaning than just instilling fear in Dante. The three beasts, the leopard, lion and she-wolf, all represent different things in what is to be seen during Dante’s journey. In this…

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    Alexandra Dais – November 20, 2017 1. Identify the geriatric syndromes (tip: there are many) that Maria is experiencing. Provide assessment findings that support your response. Bladder Control Problems – Urinary incontinence is a common problem in our elderly generations. Urinary incontinence can lead to problems like falls, depression from embarrassment and isolation from not wanting to venture out in public (National Institutes of Health, 2017). Maria states this condition upsets her and…

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    Urettralvator Ani

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    (Koraitim, 2008). This passive continence is maintained by an involuntary contraction of the lissosphincter’s circular muscle fibres resulting in closure of the vesical orifice and narrowing of the urethra (Koraitim, 2008). Following a RP urinary incontinence (UI) is common and can result from injury to the lissosphincter, thus resulting in the loss of passive continence (Koraitim, 2008). The research suggests that the whole length of the lissosphincter is not essential to maintain continence.…

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    Dante, Christianity, and Modern Psychology Dante, while writing about Hell, is wrestling with inner struggles that are testing him psychologically. He writes from the standpoint of an exiled Guelph who cannot return to his home in Florence by the consequence of execution. In Dante’s Inferno, his characters featured in Hell are among a community of which he is familiar in mind and by association. Here I examine Dante’s reasoning behind crime and punishment, in association with the behaviors…

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    Mrs. Black is an 80-year-old recent widow who suffers from some functional incontinence. She feels isolated and lonely. What health teachings and promotion can you provide? I would start with assessing any root causes contributing to Mrs. Black 's functional incontinence. To determine if there are any external factors that we can address to be able to assist her in a functional continence routine. Such as, ensuring the route to the bathroom is uncluttered, possibly limiting or monitoring fluid…

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    agnosia and apraxia which are known as cortical features. B: Gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia • Normal Pressure hydrocephalus is a condition caused by enlarged ventricles. Under such conditions there is a normal opening lumbar pressure. This is the correct answer because as the cerebrospinal fluid continues to build up it begins to cause the classic triad of abnormal gait, urinary incontinence and dementia. C:…

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    your vagina, urethra, cervix, bladder, and rectum. It is very important to strengthen these muscles as they are overstretched and weakened during pregnancy. Weakened pelvic floor muscles result in urinary incontinence and reduced sensitivity during sex. This exercise will lower the risk of incontinence after your delivery. Strong pelvic floor muscles will also be capable of carrying the extra weight of…

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