Thrombosis

am taking care of my patients, it will ensure that the he/she will have little to no complications during the stay which will lead to fewer days spend in the hospital. For example, I check my patients constantly for pressure ulcers and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This allows me to make sure that I am preventing further complications from happening during his/her stay. Quality of care is extremely important, therefore, I have to be there for the patient at the bedside communicating with them…

Landau’s short and limited list of food intake (Chandran, J. et al., 2015). Because this patient limited his food intake, the patient saw deterioration of his spinal cord and also because of the dehydration from lack of nutritious food, venous sinus thrombosis, a secondary symptom due to his avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (Chandran, J. et al.,…

even including “cardiac contusion” and cardiac rupture during external cardiac massage during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Within this spectrum, blunt cardiac injuries may present as free septal rupture, free wall rupture, coronary artery thrombosis, cardiac failure, complex arrhythmia, simple arrhythmia, and/or rupture of chordae tendineae or papillary muscles.[][] The incidence may be as high as three fourths of the patients with severe bodily trauma. Etiologies include motor vehicle…

care. Bowel reprogramming was done for neurogenic bowel and rectal toning. In addition the Foley catheter was ordered to improve bladder mobility and retraining. Sequential compression device (SCD’s) and TED hose was also order to prevent Deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The members of the treatment team that is responsible for the care of this patient are the attending Provider: Ivor Nugent, MD who did the collaborated report from all of the team that is responsible for her care, including…

Ultrasound is used in many ways in healthcare. It can be used to diagnose diseases such as deep vein thrombosis, gallstones, and of course, determining the gender of babies in the womb. While diagnostic sonography is very important, there is another use for ultrasound that is often overlooked. Therapeutic ultrasound is used in physical therapy and it is one of the most important tools for a physical therapist. In this paper I will discuss how therapeutic differs from diagnostic ultrasound, how…

Chawla & Gruener (2010, p. 971), treatments are mainly supportive and symptomatic. First, neurologic assessments must regularly be performed to document any unexpected neurologic changes. Second, vascular management for prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis; respiratory therapy is necessary to minimize risk for pulmonary infection. Third, integumentary protection measures should be started using pressure relieving mattress to avert the incident of pressure ulcers and ensuring frequent turning…

“I don’t care that they stole my idea, I care that they don’t have any of their own” (Tesla). Those words and many more were uttered from the great master mind that is Nikola Tesla. Born in 1856, the Serbian-American resident of the town of Smiljan, which is in present day Croatia, was set on track for greatness. His father, a humble priest, however, his mother had a crafty hand for household tools and mechanical appliances which may have played a great influence on Tesla’s future creative…

The Achilles tendon is located at the back part of the heel. The tendon receives blood supply from three sources: the musculo-tendinous junction, the paratenon and distally at the tendon insertion to the bone. (Karlsson 2015) The Achilles joins the heel bone to your calf muscles, with its main purpose is plantar flexion, which is the bending of the foot downwards at the ankle. The average age of a person suffering this injury is twenty-nine to forty with a large majority of all patients being…

Pulmonary Embolism: “The Silent Killer” “Help! Help! Help! Why do I feel as if I’m going to pass out? What is this stabbing feeling in my chest? I need to go to the emergency room right now!” Those are just a few of the thoughts racing through my head on November 3, 2015 the day I will never forget. The day the doctor told me, “You have a mass covering your left lung and it looks as if it may be cancerous, so a biopsy is necessary.” He went on to tell me in a flat tone that they needed to…

Introduction The NuvaRing is a contraceptive, and it prevents you from getting pregnant. Like all contraceptives, is the NuvaRing not one hundred percent reliable, there is a probability of 0.4% pregnancy. This means that if a thousand women a year use the NuvaRing, four women would become pregnant. The NuvaRing does not protect against STDs. It is intended that you insert the ring between the first and the fifth day of your period. The first week is the ring not quite reliable, so using a…