Thrombosis

Beaumont hospital is a 1070 bed hospital, which includes inpatient and outpatient services. This includes an imaging center, cancer center, neuroscience center, research institute, a heart & vascular center, as well as, medical office building that house physicians’ private practices. Since September 2014, Beaumont Health System has initiated new operations and best practices. This includes an integration of electronic health records, supply chain improvements, and opportunities to improve…

Hospital Length of Stay Norma Valdez-Rosa South University Online March 8, 2016 Introduction Prolonged hospital length of stays can increase costs not only for the patient but more so for the hospital. A multidisciplinary approach to patient health care and discharge planning is very important to help with this financial burden. When discharge barriers are identified on admission or soon after, it will help in reducing unnecessary hospital length of stays. Article Reviews…

Peripheral arterial disease also known as (PAD) is a disorder that coexists with a vascular disease that is found in other parts of the body. PAD is the thinning of the peripheral arteries of the stomach, head, arms and legs. Not to mention, PAD is comparable to Coronary artery disease (CAD) and symptoms include pain or cramping in the lower extremities, tiredness in the legs or muscles of the hip and thinning of skin on the legs (Pescatello, 2014). This disease refers to a number of disorders…

Wall of Silence Journal One Despite all the medical advancement over the years, medical errors continue to negatively affect patient safety. A medical error is defined as a preventable adverse effect of medical care whether evident or harmful to the patient (Medical Scribe Journal, 2017). Before this course I was aware of how medical errors could easily occur in the medical field. Since the beginning of nursing school, in Foundations, instructors emphasized strongly on safety checks for any…

Will adequate staffing improve patient outcomes? People do not like to be in a hospital, when a patient gets admitted to an acute care health care setting they are in a vulnerable state. They are seeking assistance with their illness and are relying on the health care professional for guidance, support and knowledge. Due to the current nursing shortage, the acute care setting is not adequately staffed to meet the demand. This quantitative study reviews the importance of staffing and…

At only seventeen years old, she found multiple imperfections that linger in every cranny of her body. As she lays down on the medical bed and stares up to nothing but the lights on the ceiling, for it is her only view. It feels right to inhale the anaesthetics that close her eyes, as she takes the danger of going under the knife or having surgery. Feeling no pain and realizing nothing, the breast augmentation she has requested was rejected by her body and she passed away on the table she laid…

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid which is used to increase the growth of certain tissues. Athletes would use this enhancing drug to improve their blood’s oxygen-carrying ability. This process would be done by increasing hemoglobin and the size of red blood cells. With this advantage, the athlete would be able to train longer and harder since they would have more amounts of oxygenated blood in their muscles. Athletes who have been injured would also take nandrolone in order to recover quicker.…

REASON FOR ENCOUNTER: Routine INR check for anticoagulation therapy. SUBJECTIVE Background (Description and history of the present illness or medical condition including previous approaches to treatment and responses; include other medical problems, medication experience per patient, drug allergies, current meds, etc.) Medical conditions: HA is a 60-year-old white male with three conditions, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease. His atrial fibrillation and…

blood flow in the body. The haemostasis consists of four main processes vascular response, platelet response, Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. But when haemostasis is not stopped and goes overactive or get activated inappropriately activated can cause thrombosis and few other complications. The first three step in haemostasis is rapid the first step is vascular spasm or vasoconstriction in which the blood vessels constrict to allow less blood to flow and be lost. In the second step, the platelet…

Nursing is one of the professions that are rapidly evolving within the medical field. Over the past 50 years, the practice has changed beyond recognition with changes in health care, shifting the entire practice of medication and nursing. Technology has ultimately assisted in the changes and advancement of nursing with increased modifications in how patients are maintained and how medications are tracked and ordered. Technology has changed the equipment and the sources of medications. Technology…