Therapeutic hypothermia

different critical care professional societies reviewed and published recommendations on the targeted temperature management for post cardiac arrest hypothermia. The goal was to improve patient outcomes. Nurses in critical care from the Emergency Department to the Intensive Coronary Care Unit are invaluable in the implementation of Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH). The knowledge and experience of the critical care nurse at the bedside and in the advance practice role is essential to positive…

Children with Complex Diseases: Anoxic Injuries at Birth Anoxic injuries can happen at any point in the gestational or birthing process. Some of the effects resolve shortly after birth with appropriate intervention, some have lifelong consequences, and some ultimately result in death. An anoxic brain injury occurs when the fetus or baby is deprived of oxygen for a host of different reasons. The extent of damage depends on many factors, as well as the prognosis. Manifestations…

survival without serious handicap in this child as I’ve highlighted above, and that the resuscitation should be abandoned. The process of therapeutic hypothermia involves the baby being cooled to a temperature between 33 to 34°C, from 6 hours and continued until 72 hours after birth. The initial hypothermia is then followed by slow rewarming at 0.5°C per hour. Hypothermia significantly reduces mortality by reducing metabolic needs, damaging…

neurological dysfunction (Mathiesen et al. 2015). Research has shown therapeutic hypothermia to decrease this outcome in some patients. The type of arrest, or the rhythm the patient was in is also an important factor to the success of the hypothermia treatment. Patients who suffered an arrest with ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia had about a 50% chance of little to no neurological dysfunction following the hypothermia treatment (2015). Patients who suffered an arrest with…

vomiting and respiratory problems are not specific to the procedure. Overall, a good long term outcome after ETV is between 70-80% in most case series 23.With expertise, complication rates are bound to come down. In fact it is now accepted as a therapeutic option ahead of shunt revision in cases of obstructive hydrocephalus…

health disparities through animal hibernation. This isn’t the first time conditions made from hibernation has been used for medicine. In many hospitals patients that undergo cardiac arrest are put in a hibernating conditions, also known as therapeutic hypothermia, to lower the core body temperature of patients to slow metabolism. They also use these cooling method during operations and to put off the death of a patient that has lose a lot of blood. However, hibernation has been seen to do much…

During the average workday, how much work do you do alone and how much work do you work on with other people. Your answer could vary depending on your occupation and the line of work you are in. In the article “Importance of Good Teamwork in Urgent Care Services” the author explains the importance of teamwork when someone is working in a medical setting. Although the author focuses on a case study that has to do with a medical patient, the information is not limited to just the medical…

QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the pathophysiology of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Include discussion of risk factors associated with the development of this disease. (10 points) Coronary artery atherosclerosis is most commonly comprised of atherosclerotic fibrous fatty obstructions of the large epicardial vessels, which provide for blood flow and transport nutrients, oxygen, and elimination of metabolic waste products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis…

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…

form of psychosis. Another Myth surrounding LSD is that it is easy for someone to overdose on it. Unlike heroin or cocaine, there have been no reported deaths due to an overdose of LSD. however with large overdoses can cause high blood pressure, hypothermia and a high heart…