Throne of Blood

symptoms, which is considered stable. (Davies, 2015. Print.) What is a stroke? A stroke is also known as a cerebrovascular accident, which produces a permanent neurologic deficit. Strokes occur due to problems with the blood supply to the brain. The blood supply is either blocked or a blood vessel within the brain ruptures, causing tissue death in the brain. A stroke is considered a medical emergency, and treatment must be given as quickly as possible. (Davies, 2015. Print.) Are you at risk…

type 3 diabetes. While in the emergency department the patient was placed on a cardiac monitor and an EKG was performed along with a chest x-ray. The chest x-ray showed bilateral lower right and middle left lobe pneumonia. Lactate level 2.2, white blood cell count 3.1 with 83% neutrophils and no bands. BNP 96.7. Urinalysis shows UTI. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) as defined in N. Garin’s article “Predictors and Implications of Early Clinical Stability in Patients Hospitalized for…

According to Erickson’s stages of development theory my patient is in the adulthood stage ranging from 40-64 years of age. He’s 50 years old. This range represents generativity vs. stagnation and significant relationships are focused on those in the house hold and workmates. The primary concern is in guiding the next generation and contributing to society. My patient is the only source of income for his self and his family and has been for the past 30 years. He makes a decent amount of money and…

The book was a very interesting and informational read. The main character’s name is Sudhir, who was a student at the University of Chicago. Sudhir was a sociology student who wanted to research the projects and find out about the harsh conditions the people there deal with. The first time he goes looking for information he stumbles upon a high-rise building that seems to be deserted. Sudhir soon finds out that the building is in fact filled with people. After being interigated by many different…

The doctors gave him medication to slow down the closing of the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale in the heart so blood could be pumped to both the lungs and the rest of his body by the right ventricle. His first open heart surgery was successful. The surgeon’s performed the Norwood Procedure which basically removed the wall separating the atrium and also attached the…

HOW TO ASSESS AND CARE FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS Introduction: Trauma nursing can be very scary, if you don’t know what you are doing, with this set of instructions I will allow you to gain confidence in your emergency nursing practice which enable you to be better prepared in a trauma situation. For documentation of these steps please follow your facilities guide lines, but there is an example of a trauma documentation flow sheet on the final page of these instructions. This is basic information and…

measure the effects of drugs on the progression of the leukaemia, measured as the proportion of human leukaemic cells in the peripheral blood. We will do this either as a typical efficacy study, or as a single mouse trial. We may also measure the progression of the leukaemia using bioluminescence in concert with the proportion of human leukaemic cells in the blood. At the experimental endpoints mice will be euthanased and engraftment…

day makes everything easy and perfect. Bathua helps to maintain the level of right fibre in the body. 2) Blood Purifier: Teenagers now-a-days are very concern about their beauty and looks. They become stressed if a pimple or acne pops out from the face which mainly results from blood impurity due to eating junk foods or drinking less water. Bathua can be an important sedative in cleansing blood and thus reducing skin problem. 3) Rich In Vitamin…

Book Report #2: Punishing Disease, HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness by Trevor Hoppe Introduction: Trevor Hoppe in his novel Punishing Disease, HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness provides a narrative f or how public health has affected those living with HIV throughout HIV’s debut to the public in the 1980s to the present. Hoppe visits the history of how the public health handles disease outbreaks and relates that to how their tactics lead to the stigmatism of HIV and ultimately HIV’s…

CONCEPT 2: THE CONCEPT OF HOLISM IN NURSING CARE This concept is taken from Block 5, Module 2 which is entitled as “Individual health”. The word holism is a Greek word that signifies entire or whole. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, holism is a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes (as of living organisms) that are more than the mere sum of elementary particles. Holism in nursing can be referred to as holistic nursing which…