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Concussion is an injury associated with sports and is most often identified with football, ice hockey, boxing and martial arts. There is different levels of concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI), including mild, moderate, and severe. Large numbers of athletes participate in these sports; youth, high school, collegiate, professional. Concussion is an injury that results from a wide variety of mechanisms and ages, levels ranging from a simple daze to the inability of doing daily activities.…

CC: “Nosebleed that won’t stop” HPI: A 66 year old white male, with history of Type II diabetes, gout, hypertension and coronary artery disease status post 3 stent placement most recent 2009. was transferred to UF Health, from a medical center in The Villages, Florida for ENT evaluation of persistent unilateral epistaxis of the right nostril. The three days prior to admission, the patient admitted that while taking a shower he cleared his nose and “red chunks” were seen, he also noted some…

1-A nurse is caring for a client prescribed a medication that has anticholinergic effects. What are anticholinergic effects and what nursing interventions should be taken for this client? Anticholinergic drugs are used when the level of neurotransmitter acetylcholine is low in the body. It primarily used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) induced by antipsychotic in the treatment of psychosis and schizophrenia. Anticholinergic is used to treat client with Asthma, incontinence,…

Today, I had a class with two different instructors but I think same scenario in some ways. I learned different things from each instructor: Mr. Rogers and Mr. Charles Rewald. I had another point of view when I finished my class on how important was to be prepared when an emergency is in front of you, and responded within seconds because those seconds can immediately change the patient’s lives forever. By having this class today with these instructors, I learned more about possible emergencies…

Some people are born with abnormalities of their valves, may even be born with a murmur; those people are likely to need surveillance through their lives because those valves can deteriorate. Other people can acquire minor valve abnormalities, one instance would be due to endocarditis, and those people need ongoing surveillance during their lives. So those are givens, they should be following regular medical surveillance with their doctor and paying attention to their body. How do we address…

Sudden death has been reported in adults and children taking CNS stimulant treatment. Additionally, stroke, myocardial infarction, chest pain, syncope, arrhythmias and other symptoms have been reported in adults under treatment. A careful assessment of the cardiovascular status should be done in patients being considered for treatment. This includes family history, physical exam and further cardiac…

6. Coumadin Classification: Vitamin K Antagonists Clinical uses and indications: The drug Coumadin is used to prevent and treat venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and according towww.rxlist.com, “thromboembolic risks associated with atrial fibrillation and cardiace valve replacement.“ Coumadin also helps reduce the risk of death, myocaridal infartion, and strokes. (www.rxlist.com/coumadin) Normal dosages: Coumadin requires “individualized patient dosage“ (www.rxlist.com) as each patient’s…

section. She had a history of postpartum hemorrhage and fever, 48 hours post cesarean of a fetal macrosomia. Also she has a history of curettage. At day 42 postpartum, 2 hours earlier her admission, she had a massive vaginal bleeding, dizziness and syncope. She was clinically stable. On gynecological examination, the vulva was bloody, blood clots within the vagina, cervix smooth and closed no active bleeding and the uterus such as the size of 2 months pregnant, more than accepted. The estimated…

FIM (Functional Independence Measurement Score): The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scale assesses physical and cognitive disability. This scale focuses on the burden of care – that is, the level of disability indicating the burden of caring for the patients. Items are scored on the level of assistance required for an individual to perform activities of daily living. The scale includes 18 items, of which 13 items are for physical assessment and 5 items are for cognition. Each item is…

of prednisone) compared with those treated with a low dose (35 percent and/or lack of heart failure: • In patients with cardiac sarcoidosis with an inducible ventricular arrhythmia at electrophysiologic study performed for symptoms (palpitations, syncope, presyncope) and/or nonsustained ventricular arrhythmias (Grade 2C). • In patients with an established diagnosis of sarcoidosis who have extensive cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement of the left ventricle or PET…