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heart rate maximum. Further research conducted by Aslan et al. (2012) assessed players during a match to determine distance covered, VO2 max, blood lactate, and rate of perceived exertion (RPE). Forward positions had higher blood lactate levels, but all other values were comparative between all positions. Metabolic repsonses were also similar. Findings concluded that the players played at about 85% their heart rate maximum within a range of 155-172 beats per minute. A player’s training status…

After obtaining ethical approval from the institutional review board and the hospital research ethics committee, informed consents were taken from all patients. Sixty patients between 20-40 years old, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I-II, were included in the study at Saad Specialist Hospital, in the period between January 2014 and July 2015. Inclusion criteria for our study were as follows: emergency cesarean needing early delivery in the absence of maternal or fetal compromise…

Hippocrates believes that dyspnoea develop from “phlegm” transiting from brain to the heart; however, it actually comprises of an intricate interaction of physiological, psychosocial, social, and environmental factors (1). Dyspnoea is known as difficulty of breathing or suffocation which originated from the Greek word “dus” which means difficult and “pnoe” which is breathing (2). It can be define as a term used to distinguish subjective experience of breathing discomfort that varies in intensity…

OPERATIVE PROCEDURE IN DETAIL: After informed consent was obtained, the patient was brought to the operating room and placed supine on the operating table. After adequate general anesthesia was attained, the patient was placed in the left lateral decubitus position, with all bony prominences well-padded, with the hip positioning system applied. With the patient in the lateral position, the right lower extremity was then prepped and draped in sterile fashion.…

with the lateral weight shift from L to R foot due to R hip pain. Pt also has limited hip flexion, hip extension, and knee extension ROM on the R therefore, affecting trailing limb position as well as swing phase and loading response. No muscle contractions were felt in pt’s R LE in sitting and gravity minimal positions weren’t tolerated due to R hip pain. Therefore, R LE muscle weakness is most likely playing a major role in his decreased stance time and ability to WB on…

neurocardiac/vasodepressor syncope such as overheating, dehydration, missed meals heavy sweating, exhaustion or the pooling of blood in the legs due to sudden changes in body position. For children, syncope can be caused due to heavy crying and exertional activity (Grimes, 2014) (American Heart…

In order to reduce aspiration risk, professionals are now maintaining the endotracheal tube cuff pressure at 20mmHg. This prevents the cuff from leaking and prevents surplus substances from intruding in. Placing patients in a semi-recumbent position and elevating the head of the bed to 30 to 45 degrees will prevent reflux. It is also recommended to minimize opening the ventilator circuit, and to keep the ventilator circuit closed during condensate removal. The circuit should only be changed…

Please help him, he is shaking all over!" As the student enters the room, Cooper is lying supine in bed. He immediately begins having a seizure. Frothy emesis is oozing from his mouth and nose. The head of bed is flat and both side rails are in the down position. What do you do??? What are your nursing actions?? The top priority for a patient experiencing seizure is airway. Therefore the head of the bed should be raised to…

Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) has many different forms which may lead to serious problems associated with surgery and anesthesia (1). Although, the sole use of central neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks seem to be safer than general anesthesia in adult patients with CMD), the majority of these techniques require deep sedation or general anesthesia in children (2). A 6.5-year-old girl with the diagnosis of merosin-positive CMD (weight 23 kg, height 123 cm) was scheduled for…

The patient for this case study is a Caucasian male in his late fifties who is retired. The patient arrives at Roper Rehabilitation Hospital via EMS from home. Patient’s wife reports a friend reported to her an abnormal gait pattern the day prior. Patient’s wife reports slurring of speech today. Patient’s CT scan results indicated Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)/Hemorrhagic Stroke /saccular aneurysm in the cerebellar brain site. According to O’Sullivan (2007), a stroke (CVA) is an acute onset of…