Portal venous system

In the article “A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients” the authors, Rothschild et al., identified the need to improve medication administrations through the use of intravenous pumps (2005). The goal of the research study was to assess medication errors, the causes for the errors, how smart pumps impacted (both negatively and positively) medication errors, and how patient safety can be improved. They recognized that little research…

Image analysis Liver and splenic attenuation measurements in HU were obtained by averaging two 1.0±0.1-cm2 circular region-of-interests (ROIs) placed above and below the main portal vein plane in both the unenhanced and portal venous phase contrast-enhanced images of each patient. To avoid partial-volume averaging effect, special care was taken to avoid measurements from vessels, focal lesions, areas of artifact, or near the edge of organ. Furthermore, only measurements from the posterior half…

present. The most common ulcers are gastric ulcers, esophageal ulcers, and duodenal ulcers. Along with these three ulcers Pressure ulcers and Stasis ulcers are usually the popular ulcers when it comes to older adults. Stasis Ulcer is also known as the Venous Stasis Ulcer. Pressure ulcer and Stasis ulcer are two different types of ulcers. Although pressure ulcer and stasis ulcer are common among older adults they are…

e Three - Research and draft 1 Question 1 1.1) Give a possible diagnose and name the etiological agent involved. Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium. 1.2) Name the intermediate and definite host of this particular parasites mentioned in 1.1 Intermediate host - Freshwater snails Definite host - Humans, primates (Tierney et al., 2007) 1.3) Discuss the life cycle of this parasite mentioned in 1.1. According to Weerakoon et al.(2015), the schistosome parasite has a life cycle…

This can be caused by poor venous flow especially in the lower limbs due to either a deep vein thrombosis. Also, increased venous pressure caused by congestive heart failure ( right ventricle), this also causes a reduction in blood flow to the kidney. This then leads to retention of sodium and water, which then leads to the increase…

duct and cystic artery (Nagral, 2005). Venous drainage of the gallbladder drains into the right portal vein of the liver, while lymphatics drain into nodes of the porta hepatis and the cystic node of Calot’s triangle (Nagral, 2005; Ellis, 2011). The gallbladder, which is part of the biliary system, primarily functions to receive, concentrate and store bile produced by the liver. which used to assist the breakdown and absorption of fat in the digestive system (Drake et al., 2009). When food is…

Introduction Throughout the past two years, I have been taught the importance of using evidence-based practice (EBP) to implement the best possible interventions in order for my patients to achieve desirable outcomes. EBP emphasizes the need for redesigning health care that is effective, safe, and efficient for patients. Research in nursing is significant for further improvement of the patients that we are taking care of and it is essential to keep this in mind when we start our nursing…

accountable (Jonas Marschall, 2014), and creating a team responsible to maintain and monitor the insertion and compliance at Riverside Hospital (Sheri L. Southworth RN, 2012). The team approach is the only way they were able to correct the flaws in the system, and make improvement by using education and re-educating all staff no matter what position they are holding.…

common outcome for individuals who have a central line catheter. A catheter-associated bloodstream infection is very serious, but most of the time is can be treated successfully with antibiotics. It is known that bloodstream infections cost healthcare systems millions of dollars and results in thousands of patient deaths each year, yet most of these infections are preventable. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report in 2000 and noted that a central line-associated bloodstream…

The purpose of this paper is to summarize, assess, and synthesize eleven chapters across two primary texts listed as the required reading for the second week of POS 543. First, I’ll identify some of the central themes discussed across the readings. Second, I will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various contributions to the literature on organizational theory relative to the major schools of thought. The required reading for week two offered a glimpse of the classic theories…