Imagine growing up having a disability, but people don’t know the whole story behind it. There was this girl, and she became deaf as a baby. She was carried in her mom’s stomach while she had chicken pox. The mother then gave her child Pneumothorax in both lungs, when she was eight years old. The baby had to go through a severe process in the hospital for fifty nine days straight. The process included having chest tubes in the lungs, and medicine to paralyze her body, so she could not breathe…
TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION 1 • Life-threatening condition characterized by the inability of the pulmonary system to meet the metabolic demands of the body with respect to oxygenation of the blood and systemic organs and/or CO2 elimination • May be accompanied by ventilatory failure 7 • Develops within minutes or hours as opposed to chronic respiratory failure that develops over several days, weeks or years CLASSIFICATION 2, 1 • Classification is mainly based on arterial blood gas (ABG)…
HISHAM ALAMOUDI Chinese Acupuncture Introduction Acupuncture is a form of traditional alternative Chinese medicine. It is administered in form of needles inserted in the various acupuncture points in the human body. It mainly used by the Chinese people for pain relief (Abbate, 2004). Clinical practices on the use of Chinese acupuncture is common in various countries. System reviews and variety of researches have been carried on the Chinese traditional medicine. However, the results from the…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing NUR 701 Evidence Table Template Student Name: Keri Watson Criteria: Source 1: Source 2: First Author (Year) Mohta, M, et al. (2009) Watkins, TR, et al. (2012) Conceptual Framework none none Design and Methods Prospective, randomized study This pilot study was conducted to compare continuous TEA and continuous TPVB for pain management in patients with multiple rib fractures and to assess the outcomes in each group. Prospective cohort…
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES PROGRAMME: EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE TRAUMA CASE STUDY CCOUMPOUND TIB/FIB FRACTURE, QUERY TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, TENSION/PNEUMOTHORAX Compiled by: Rodney W.K Heyns 213098814 CONTENT TOPIC PAGE No: • Introduction 3 • Specific Case Discussion 3 • Dispatch Information 3 • Differential Diagnosis 4 • History Taking 5 • Assessment 5 • Emergency Management 6 • Progress &…
1. Describe Amir’s injuries Amir’s spleen had ruptured. He had a delayed rupture because he has signs of hemorrhage in his abdominal cavity. Amir also has several broken ribs. One of his broken ribs caused a pneumothorax. Amir also had various cuts. His worst cut was on his upper lip. He also had an orbital fracture. To sum up, Amir had a ruptured spleen, broken teeth, punctured leg, and a busted eye socket. 2. Write a summary of Rahim Khan’s letter. Rahim Khan’s letter tells Amir that…
Sometimes despite optimal care, some patients become severe developing refractory hypoxemia. In this case extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO is the last hope. ECMO, a highly invasive procedure similar to a cardiopulmonary bypass machine comes with significant risk and complications, with rates of mortality near 60%.26 ECMO involves a skilled group of caregivers capable of monitoring and managing the patient correctly. Two different methods can be used, veno-atrial which requires a…
Life of an RT A Respiratory therapist (RT) has a big role in the clinical setting. They were once called oxygen technicians in the 1940’s, but now they play a bigger part in patient care. Today’s RTs are health care professionals that aim to provide quality and evidence-based respiratory care while ensuring safety, maintaining communication, and keeping record of what goes on with their patients. The RTs must understand the respiratory and cardiovascular system in order to efficiently apply…
Chest and pelvis X-rays where obtained, which revealed a left hemothorax and multiple pelvic fractures respectively. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest and abdomen were also obtained which further disclosed an incomplete aortic transection, left pneumothorax and a shattered spleen. Due to the radiological findings the patient had a chest tube placed in the trauma bay, and was taken emergently to the operating room for further intervention. In the operating room a thoracic endovascular repair…
BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN IN A CASE OF SITUS INVERSUS TOTALIS: A CASE REPORT Abstract Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital anomaly in which position of the heart and all abdominal viscera is reversed. Situs abnormalities usually go unnoticed but may be recognized by radiography or ultrasonography as an incidental finding or during evaluation for congenital heart diseases. It is a rare condition with incidence of 1 in every 8,000 to 25000 births. We present a case of blunt trauma abdomen in a…