Nasal congestion

PHYSIOLOGICAL DIMENSION IMMUNE/DEFENSE MECHANISMS Age specific variations of growth and development From the Nursing care of infants and Children, specifies different immunizations that are recommended for adolescents. Adolescents that are 11 to 18 years of age should be administered the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular, and pertussis vaccine. The meningococcal vaccine should be administered to adolescents between the ages of 11 to 12 years old, as well get a booster before the age of 16.…

temporal pain, accompanied by autonomic phenomena and/or restlessness or agitation (patients will move around the room and won’t be able to sit still). Autonomic symptoms include ptosis, miosis, lacrimation, conjunctival injection, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion, which only occur during the pain attack and are ipsilateral to the pain. Attacks are abrupt in onset and may occur as often as eight times a day and are generally short lived, from 45 minutes to 2 hours. These “clusters” occur over…

His vital signs were stable, but his Oxygen saturation was 92%, so he was also placed on oxygen 2L nasal cannula. He had a note card in his wallet that he pulled out and had all of his medications written down as follows: Lovastatin 20mg 2x day, Atenolol 50mg q day, Enalapril 2.5mg 2x day, and baby aspirin 81mg q day (Colucci, 2014). He also has Nitroglycerin…

Methamphetamine and its Effects on the Body and Brain Methamphetamine (n-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine) has a molecular weight of 149.237 g/mol and is an addictive man-made stimulant affecting the central nervous system (Methamphetamines: An Overview, n.d.). There are two different types of methamphetamine: l-meth (Levo-methamphetamine), and d-meth (Dextro-methamphetamine), which is the more common form. It is 2 to 10 times as physiologically active as l-meth (Crystal Meth Facts, n.d.).…

Head Firearm Injury Introduction: Gunshot deaths are self-inflicted in most of the cases with incidence rate per 100,000 populations in 2001 was 0.14 in UK in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 65% and 7% respectively, and with a rate of 10.2 in US in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 67% and 27% respectively.1 In study of 64 firearm deaths in Dammam, the age of the cases was ranging from 16 to 45, in which suicidal injuries accounts for 11% of all fatalities. In 80% of…

older than 35 years. This is associated with the fact that 90% of cases with an extra chromosome 21 originates from the mother. Trisomy 21 is associated with intellectual disability, characteristic facial features, such as slanted eyes and depressed nasal bridge and other health problems, including cardiac defects, intestinal malformations, and etc.…

As the power of the Nazis rose, so did their desire to be perceived as super human. Hitler portrayed himself as a tireless workaholic that only wanted German greatness. He built a society that excelled in athletics, academics, wholesomeness, virtuous, and above all, military might. Germany’s military was limited by the Treaty of Versailles. To expand the borders and to project the perceived superhuman mystique of Germans, Hitler needed an edge, and he found it the form of performance…

From ancient times till date, essential oils are in use to treat humans in a very natural way. Anxiety, aches, pains, acne, skin diseases and allergies can be well taken care of with the help of different essential oils. Essential oils that are used for allergies are basically highly concentrated non-water soluble chemicals that are obtained from nature. With the passing of time, the new generation has lost some of the wisdom of our previous generation about the ability to cure illness with the…

I have had trouble with my sinuses ever since I was old enough to understand what a nose was. I was prone to colds, sinus infections, and bronchitis as a child and into my adult years. I have tested postive for allergies to indoor and outdoor irritants, such as dust, mold, pollen, grass, you name it, it makes me itch or sneeze, and it used to be routine for me to go through a box of Kleenex in less than 3 days because I would have to blow my nose constantly. I can clearly remember my mother…

As juicy flavors of grease stream down the hand of a person holding a burger, and the aroma of the charcoaled steak fumes through the hungry man 's nasal cavities, his body screams "heart disease". A cup of milk was just chugged, and the girl wonders why her stomach hurts. The factory across the street that produces the meat in the local market chokes up harmful chemicals that are dispersed into the air, polluting Mother Earth. But the rejuvenated vegan across the room just finished a heavy meal…