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4. Notice how it feels to fully focus on your inhale. As you inhale, notice any particular feelings of tension or strain, and notice the sensation of your lungs and abdomen filling up as you inhale. 5. Now gently shift your awareness to focus more on your exhale. With each exhale, notice what it’s like to feel your breath passing out through your nostrils. And observe, without judgment, anything that you feel in your body. 6. For the next few minutes, continue to breathe gently and evenly.…

quality of life and support. There needs to be a combination of social, mental and physical stimulation to the patient for a healthy life. Healthy eating and regular exercise may reduce the chances of developing more diseases such as high blood pressure or stroke. The patient should undergo fun activities, mind activities and recreational group activities to retain socialisation and thinking skills. The independence of the elderly patient may remain depending on the severity of the disease. If…

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency procedure taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing for someone who is in cardiac arrest (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of blood flow from the heart’s spontaneous shut down (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Some people think of the fake dummies used in CPR classes or learning about it at swim lessons. Some people think of Bee Gee’s song “Stayin’ Alive”, but there’s a lot more to…

The second device is the implantable cardioverter defibrillator(ICD), which works by noticing when the heart is converting into an unwanted rhythm and shocking the heart until it returns to its normal rhythm. Although an ICD has some similarities to the pacemaker it also has some big differences. The pacemaker and ICD are both implanted the same way, just under the skin of the chest or in the abdomen. Implanting the device is a minor procedure today and is common. Most people only need to stay…

be removed. Additional fall risks include: complaints of weakness and poor appetite, a low blood pressure, and the use of multiple medications. According to Sirkin & Rosner (2009), elderly patients that take several medications are at a higher risk for adverse effects, including falls (p. 403). As discussed above, Sallie Mae needs her medications reconciled and should also have orthostatic blood pressure monitoring; hypotension is a main contributor to falls and it can commonly occur due to…

Identify four late signs and symptoms of increased ICP. (2 points) 1) Decreasing level of consciousness leading to a comatose state (Hinkle & Cheever, 2014). 2) Decreased pulse rate, decreased respiratory rate, increased blood pressure and increased temperature (Hinkle & Cheever, 2014). 3) Cheyne-Stokes respirations (Hinkle & Cheever, 2014). 4) Loss of brain stem reflexes (Hinkle & Cheever, 2014). 8. List two medication classifications that the ICU nurse could use to control…

Throughout history, there are different guidelines set on the topic of exercise testing. Two organizations that handle these changes are the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). These organizations set guidelines for exercise testing in 1997 but then revised these guidelines again in 2002. In 2002, they modified ten categories from the 1997 guidelines. These ten guidelines that were changed include: ST heart rate adjustment, unstable angina, older…

Children” by Ayden and Brass (2017), it is considered an “advanced form of Pulmonary Hypertension.” Pulmonary Hypertension is where the “arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs become narrow.” When these arteries become narrow, the pressure within these arteries rise to dangerous levels making the heart have to work harder to pump the blood back to the lungs, this eventually begins to damage the lungs (para. 1). According to the article “Eisenmenger Syndrome in Children”…

applying pressure to the skin for ten seconds then releasing the pressure to observe the elasticity of the skin and tissue in the swollen areas (Nicholson 2007). There was a slight swelling in the ankles, however her abdomen was not distended during the initial observation from the care team. Jill was also on diuretics to help her clear water from her body which caused the oedema before. Ascites if not treated in time can cause liver dysfunction as the build-up fluid puts too much pressure on…

Malignant mesothelioma is considered as an aggressive form of cancer and giving out accurate prognosis is not that easy. Prognosis for patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma is somehow discouraging since it has a long latency period. In most cases, it is only identified when it is in a radical stage already. What is malignant mesothelioma? It is a rare tumor of mesothelial cells and it mostly affects the pleura (the lining that shields the lungs). Most people diagnosed with…