Rhabdomyolysis

The purpose of my paper is to demonstrate the nursing care for a patient at my clinical rotation whom I chose for my required uniformed assignment. The registered nurse whom I was following on that day allowed me to asses for the lung sounds and I was able to observe when the nursing care was delivered. To protect the privacy of the patient, I am using only one letter initial which is the letter randomly I chose. To accomplish the goal of this assignment, I start with the background information…

In today’s society teenagers are being benefited from new inventions that make their lives easier. However, some inventions are not so good for them and could destroy their lives. An example of an invention that is having a negative impact around the world is the creation of the “flakka drug”. Flakka is a designed cathinone (compound alpha-PVP) drug that has been on the streets for a while. It started previously in China, Pakistan and India, then founded in the United States. This drug has had a…

Good day, This letter is to advise you of the reasons that I have not been up to par with my grades. The issue that has caused me to not perform well in school is that I was helping out my sister. My sister has been diagnosing with Rhabdomyolysis. It’s when muscle tissue starts to rapidly break down due to your body forming too much protein. When this happens, it begins to affect the heart and kidneys, causing an increase in CT levels in the blood. If not medicated, it can cause serious…

What do Billy Saylor from Cambell University, Joseph LaRosa from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Jeff Reese from the University of Michigan all have in common. Unfortunately, they are dead now and are because of unsafe weight cutting methods in wrestling. Wrestlers and other athletes in sports with weight classes should not cut weight by starving and dehydrating themselves. Most wrestlers lose lots of weight by dehydrating themselves and losing water weight or by starving themselves…

Some of the complications of contrast-induced nephropathy are cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, shock, and stroke. Some of the complications of drug-induced nephropathy are chronic interstitial nephritis, rhabdomyolysis, and glomerulonephritis. Health Education: Instruct the patient to consult a doctor if there is blood in the urine, persistent swelling in the legs and ankles or increased blood pressure. Patients with Contrast-induced nephropathy should…

Desoxyn (Methamphitamine ) Classification: CNS Stimulant/Anorexiant/ Sympathomimetic MW: 149.237 g/mol pKa: 9.87 (at 25 °C) Chemical Formula: C10H15N IUPAC Name: (2S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine Description Methamphetamine comes under category of amphetamine type stimulants. Methamphetamine is an Amphetamine Anorectic and Central Nervous System Stimulant. Other than clinical usage as an oral form or Intravenous form, methamphetamine has been highly abused as street drugs by…

Acute Kidney Injury Case Study 1. AKI can be prerenal, intrarenal, and postrenal. Prerenal is a decrease in blood flow to the kidneys and this leads to a decrease in glomerulus perfusion and filtration. During prerenal, Azotemia occurs and is the accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the blood. This results in a reduction in sodium excretion, increased sodium and water retention, and decreased urine output. Intrarenal has direct damage to the kidney. Nephrotoxins can cause structures to…

's terms, is the body having an adverse allergic reaction to they type of anesthesia given during a surgical procedure. “If given these drugs, people at risk for malignant hyperthermia may experience muscle rigidity breakdown of muscle fibers (rhabdomyolysis), a high fever increased acid level in the blood and other tissues (acidosis), and a rapid heart rate” (NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine). Malignant hyperthermia is not known by looking at a patient and the patient does not realize that…

A sauna is a small room which is used to either get dry or wet heat sessions. These heat sessions can have great benefits on different aspects of your health. We will discuss here about some of the advantages gained from spending time in the heat. There are multiple benefits such as increasing endurance and improving muscles. First of all, it is important to understand that it is not easy to enjoy the benefits of a sauna. It produces serious heat and most people are not able to withstand it…

Many religious followers believe in guardian angels, watching over he or she at all times. Sometimes, human "guardian angels" can be found throughout day to day life. For example, a full time athletic trainer can be deemed as a guardian, as he or she stands watch over a group of students. In spite of the fact that athletic trainers are here to help prevent injuries, many schools do not hire these instructors full time, and neglect to hire one altogether. Although student athletes already have…