Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Systemic illness due to microbial infection that can lead to acute organ dysfunction or failure and associated with host immune response to infection CLASSIFICATION • There is a disease continuum with increasing severity if not treated or not responsive to treatment o Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) - Documented or suspected infection with systemic manifestations of infection - Clinical response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or…

understanding of the immune response that leads to the disease as well as genetic, environmental and immunopathogenesis that modify both the risk for the disease and its clinical outcome. Although no exact cause has been determined for Sarcoidosis, there has been an increase in evidence to support that one or more infectious…

Beta blockers are the first line drug choice when treating angina related to CAD. Beta blockers decrease cardiac oxygen demand, by blocking beta receptors in the heart, decreasing heart rate and contractibility, reducing peripheral resistance and after load. Slowing heart rate increases diastolic fill time, increasing the amount of time blood flows throughout myocardial vessels. When taken with nitroglycerin, extra benefits include blunting reflex tachycardia. Dosage starts out low and slowly…

Samantha Barker Elizabeth Swindell Honors English 4 21 October 2014 Struggles of Children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Approximately, fifty thousand children every year are diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is the second leading chronic illness in children 16 years old or younger. This means that it is a continuous, long term condition (Peacock 11, 44). Young children and students with this disorder often have a hard time in school due to the physical affects this disorder…

Diabetes is a disorder in the utilization of sugar, protein, and fats in the body due to insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. This disease is extremely prevalent. One report puts the prevalence anywhere from 0.5 to greather than 10 percent of the population.3 The prevalence is increasing as the population ages and is becoming more overweight. There are two forms of this terrible disease. Type one diabetes is characterized by immune-mediated destruction of beta cells leading to an…

Metronidazole Systematic (IUPAC) name: 2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol Bioavailability : 80% (oral), 60-80% (rectal), 20-25% (vaginal)122,123 Protein binding : 20% 122,123 Metabolism : Hepatic 122,123 Half-life : 8 hours 122,123 Excretion : Urine (77%), faeces (14%) 122,123 Formula : C6H9N3O3 Mol. mass : 171.15 g/mol Melt. point : 159–163 °C (318–325 °F) Metronidazole is a nitroimidazoleantibiotic medication used particularly for anaerobic bacteria and protozoa.…

1. Give a descriptive explanation of all Professional Enrichment activities selected. (4 points) The Professional Enrichment (PE) activities gave the opportunity to enhance my education on the different health problems that can be seen any day at the hospital and demonstrated how the interdisciplinary team is handling some of the problems at Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRH). The first activity consisted of Regional Health put on the 19th Annual Cardiovascular Disease and Wellness Symposium…

It may lead to organ dysfunction. Sepsis should be suspected when certain diagnostic criteria are met. In order to meet systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), two of the four are needing: fever (100.4°F) or low temperature (96.8°F), tachycardia (>90), respiratory rate greater than 20, or a PaCO2 < 32 mm Hg, a white blood cell count > 12,000/mm>3 or < 4,000/mm>3, or > 10% bands. The…

artery atherosclerosis. Coronary dilation will further enhance the oxygen supply/demand ratio and diminish the anginal pain. Systemic arterial dilation reduces afterload, which can enhance cardiac output while at the same time reducing ventricular wall stress and oxygen demand. Nitrogylycrin should be intitailly infuses at a rate 5mcg/min and then tritrated until and adequate response has been achieved (i.e. titrated every 5 minutes in 10-20 mcg/min increments with a max infusion rate of 400…

lump or tumor, pain, bleeding, ulcers or sores over the skin, pressure over the surrounding organs, hoarseness or cough that does not go away, obvious changes in a wart or a mole, changes in bladder or bowel habits, difficulty in swallowing etc. Systemic symptoms This includes symptoms of the generalized body as a whole. Most of these are common for all types of cancer. These include weight loss, poor appetite, fatigue and wasting (known as cancer cachexia), excessive sweating especially at…