Sepsis

claimed 136 lives, 34 of which were lung cancer, 19 breast cancer and the remainder being other types of cancer (Citation PDF). The fourth leading cause of death was infection which had 75 deaths, 53 of which were related to Pneumonia and 22 related to Sepsis (citation pdf). Infant mortality in Geauga County is relatively higher when compare to the United States. The white infant mortality is 6 per 100,000 per live births and the black infant mortality is 13.8 per 100,000 live births (second…

Introduction By definition Rhabdomylosis is a rare disease that causes a breakdown of muscle tissue that releases a damaging protein into the blood. Fewer than 200,000 people are diagnosed in the United States yearly. Rhabdomylosis causes an excess level of myoglobin, which can and eventually will cause further injury. There are multiple causes of this disease such as trauma, nontraumatic exertional rhabdomyolysis, and other miscellaneous causes. Risk factors range from seizures to alcoholism…

glucose. (American Diabetes Association, 2014). DKA and HHNKA DKA or diabetic ketoacidosis is a condition where in type 1 diabetes, the blood glucose levels exceed 250 mg/dL. Causes of DKA include infections, particularly pneumonia, UTI 's and sepsis, insulin that is inadequate or noncompliance and CVD 's like myocardial infarction. Signs and symptoms of DKA include a rapid onset of polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, general weakness, Kussmaul 's respirations, nausea and vomiting, and often a…

When a patient presents to the hospital with a MI the optimal treatment to relieve pain is oxygen, nitroglycerin, and morphine sulfate respectively (Boateng, 2013). Aspirin 160-325mg orally should also be administered to patients presenting with an acute MI (Ryan et. al, 2015). Depending on whether the patient is presenting with STEMI or non-STEMI will determine the next plan of action. If a patient is diagnosed with a STEMI it is pertinent to apply reperfusion therapy, a therapy that restores…

Sickle cell disease is a major health burden in the Indian community. It contributes to millions of deaths worldwide however it is most prevalent in tribal populations in the rural sectors of India. “Sickle cell disease or SCD is an inherited abnormality of the red blood cell characterized by chronic haemolytic anemia with numerous clinical consequences” (Ugwu 87). The shape of hemoglobin, which gives red blood cells their color is turned from an oval to a crescent shape when the sickle cell…

Seafood is one of the most nutrient-rich food consumed all over the world, providing a prime source of high quality protein, vitamins, and minerals. However, being water-borne, this makes seafood more likely to be contaminated with pathogens, toxins, and chemical pollutants, which poses a high safety risk with their consumption. According to the 2013 Annual Surveillance Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, fish and…

Reflective Journal Clinicals has become a definite insight into myself and the emotions, that sometimes in life, I have become numb to. Dealing with those around me and visualizing them as possibly some of my own family members, can cause an overflow of emotions that for a nurse could be a good or bad thing for many. Being overly emotional can result in not giving adequate care for the patient because my emotions may interfere with other disciplinaries decisions of care on the patient. On the…

Bloody diarrhea is rare and noted in only 3% of cases. Fatigue and sleepiness is present in 63% and 83% of cases respectively[2,3,4]. Rare complication of listeria gastroenteritis is invasive disease with positive blood culture which can lead to severe sepsis and…

To understand KBs diagnoses of pancreatitis it is first important to understand the function of the pancreas. The pancreas works as both an exocrine and endocrine gland. The endocrine portion of the pancreas includes the production of Insulin from beta cells, and glucagon from alpha cells which are released into the bloodstream to help regulate blood sugars.1 The pancreas works as an exocrine organ by secreting digestive enzymes that are released into the duodenum through the common bile duct…

Mrs. Sharon Tanks, RN, MSN,MPA,RN,NEA-BC,MSCN is currently a nurse manager for the spinal cord injury/disorders/multiple sclerosis center of excellence department (SCI/D) at the Veteran’s Hospital located in East Orange, NJ. She manages a fourteen bed unit with eleven nurses and nine ancillary staff. Besides managing a fourteen bed unit, she also manages the outpatient spinal cord injury clinic located on the unit. Mrs. Tanks started as a unit nurse in the SCI/D unit and over the course of her…