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    pregnancy; (2) risk of breathing difficulties during the latter part of pregnancy; (3) risk of childbirth complications not uncommon in mothers without FOP; (4) risk of the general anesthesia for Cesarean delivery; and (5) risk of phlebitis and pulmonary embolism” (Pignolo, Shore, and Kaplan). In more simple words this means that the mother might have a flare-up, she might not be able to breathe, regular childbirth complications may occur, general anesthesia might be dangerous for the patient,…

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    In this text I am writing I will be talking about two artists and there artwork. I will talk about how these artists put there culture and there history into the artworks that I will also talk about. The artists I am doing are Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso, and the art works I doing for from them are. The Weeping Woman by Picasso and Garden life by Frida Kahlo. I will now begin to talk about the artists and the artworks. The first artwork is the Weeping Woman, made by Pablo Picasso. It was…

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    Blood Confusion Essay

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    washes cells with saline • All platelets and coagulants are removed • HCT is approximately 50-60% Contraindications: 1. Malignant cells 2. Contamination (bacteria, amniotic fluid) 3. Topical clotting agents Most Common Serious Complication: 1. Air Embolism 49. What is acute normovolemic hemodilution? Advantage? Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution: • the removal of blood immediately prior to surgery and replacing with crystalloid • theory of ANH is that fewer RBCs will be lost in surgical blood loss…

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    Robert Frost Influences

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    Frost’s most renowned poems, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “New Hampshire” (Parini, 208-209). His turbulent upbringing, family tragedies, and life in New England unequivocally molded Robert Frost’s works. Robert Frost died of a pulmonary embolism on January 28, 1963 (Parini, 440). For Frost, a legacy as one of the most distinguished literary figures American literature has ever had the privilege of experiencing remains, and will remain for…

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    Proteus Syndrome Essay

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    other tumors benign and malignant have been reported. Facial involvement of the disease is associated with intellectual disability (Figure 4). Only about 20% of patients with Proteus syndrome have premature deaths. Some of the main causes are pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis associated with arterio-venous malformation, and respiratory and central nervous system deaths due to lung and brain malformation.1,4,5 Basic treatment: Proteus syndrome has no cure, and no accepted…

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    surgeries left. “I paint myself because I’m so often alone and because I am the subject I know best,” said Frida. Frida’s work was never really taken seriously until after her death. She passed away at the age of 47. The believed causes were of a pulmonary embolism, but others speculate it may have been a suicide. Before her death she wrote "I hope the exit is joyful - and I hope never to return.” She may not have wanted to stay but her creations still live and inspire even 64 years after her…

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    Fallon and McConnell (2007), state that line activities include performing the organization’s work while staff activities facilitate said work with a general focus in efficiency and effectiveness. The healthcare industry is no different and requires both types of employees to function at a highly effective and efficient rate. When looking at different line activities and staff activities one of the most important departments in a hospitals support network is Risk Management. According to…

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    ADN vs BSN

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    Difference in Competencies between Associates vs. Baccalaureate Nurses Tara Garofalo Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0191 April 6, 2014 There has been much debate over the years about the differences in competencies between Associates Degree nurses (ADN) versus Baccalaureate Degree (BSN) nurses. In this paper I will discuss my findings and also give a patient care situation in which I describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the…

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    performed in instances when supraventricular tachyarrhythmia contractions of the atria occur, better known as atrial fibrillation (Hoke, 2015). The rationale behind catheter ablation which involves an electrical removal of tissue surrounding the pulmonary veins, is done in order to control the heart rate and rhythm by, “eliminating or altering the trigger that it initiates” (Mager, 2015, p.33). The procedure however comes with a number of possible risks and complications one’s in which nurses…

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    Essay On Cesarean Section

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    The topic I chose to write about for my process essay is a Cesarean section commonly known as a C-section. Women sometime struggle to have a natural birth. Everyone is not able to carry out a full term pregnancy. The Cesarean section allows for fetal distressed babies or any unborn baby to be safely removed from the womb. This medical process dates back to the first successful recorded C-section in 1500. A C-section was originally intended to be used when it is impossible or dangerous to deliver…

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