Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Case Study Evaluation A In case study #1, a 45-year old African- American male presents to the emergency room at 4:30 am, 1 hour after waking up with considerable chest pain that is also radiating to his back and right arm. He is also nauseous and short of breath. The patient has had similar incidents in the previous 2-3 months. He is a smoker and has a history of high-blood pressure for which he takes medication. He also takes a daily aspirin. His blood pressure is high upon arrival, 200/40,…

According to Xu (2016),”.Asthma and allergic conditions in particular are believed associated primarily with exposure to contaminants common indoor rather than outdoor.” Everyday people are exposed to different things in the environment but it only takes that one chemical or something in the air to trigger that antigen that causes the airway…

What is Asthma ? Asthma is an chronic inflammatory disorder that’s characterized by reversible obstruction of the airways . Asthma mainly occurs in children in which half of all cases develop before patients reach 10 years of age . Types of Asthma We can classify asthma into two categories : 1) Extrinsic asthma ( Allergic Asthma ) Extrinsic asthma occurs mostly in children. It is triggered by specific allergens such as pollens, dust, molds as while as highly allergenic foods such as eggs,…

Of many debilitating conditions that are out there in the world, one I want to discuss is a condition known as scoliosis. This can be very debilitating and in some extreme cases can affect respiratory function. What will be discussed is what scoliosis is and what it does to the body, who and how many people are affected by it as well as who is most likely to develop this condition, the signs and symptoms of the disease, how to identify scoliosis and prognosis of this degenerative condition.…

most significant causes of bacterial disease in humans and remains to be one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S (Hoskins, 2001). This pathogenic bacteria causes a variety of clinical issues and is the leading cause of meningitis and bacterial pneumonia in the United States (Hoskins, 2001). This bacteria has also been found to be a major cause of ear/sinus infections, bloodstream infections and even sepsis. (Hoskins, 2001). Researchers…

Immanuel History Project Polio was a shocking disease in the 1960, affecting large numbers of the population. What changes has the vaccine had upon Australian society? “The highest recorded incidence of poliomyelitis in the country Australia was 39.1 per 100,000 population was in 1938”- http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/polio-fact-sheet.pdf. Polio was a highly contagious virus that entered the body through the mouth. The virus spread across Australia taking the lives of many…

emergency room nurse, pneumonia is a common diagnosis seen on an ordinary basis. The Mayo Clinic defines pneumonia as "infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs" (www.mayoclinic.org). Pneumonia can occur at any age. Frequent causes of pneumonia are bacteria, fungi, and a virus. Aspirating food and liquids can also cause pneumonia. This type of pneumonia is common in the elderly population due to dysphasia. The American Lung Association (2016) states that pneumonia is not caused…

Did you know that cigarettes are responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. 53,800 of those deaths are from secondhand smoke exposure alone. This is about 1,300 deaths a day, this number is growing at an alarming rate. Did you know that on average people who smoke die 10 years earlier than people who do not smoke. So the question is should cigarettes be banned, in my personal opinion they should be, because they not only kill the person smoking them, but also the…

proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/ Raut, M., Schein, J., Mody, S., Grant, R., Benson, C., & Olson, W. (2009). Estimating the economic impact of a half-day reduction in length of hospital stay among patients with community acquired pneumonia in the us. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Sep;25(9):2151-7. doi: 10.1185/03007990903102743. Retrieved from…

Final Presentation I developed a power point presentation, which was my primary method of information delivery. When developing the power point presentation, I focused on what I felt my audience not only wanted but needed for information to keep their attention. In addition to using the power point presentation, I displayed a poster board and handed out a flyer/fact sheet, which was developed by the CDC on influenza vaccination. The nurse could in turn hand out this flyer to his/her patients…