ac disease is scheduled for modified radical mastectomy. Describe the preoperative and postoperative care of this pati

A 46 year-old African-American male co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) presents for his routine medical appointment. Incarcerated for the past three years, he often reports sadness and irritability, but has been reluctant to "take another pill." He is prescribed a twice-daily regimen of Combivir and Kaletra and has achieved an undetectable viral load and CD4 cell count of 750 cells/mm3. This inmate has a past history of intravenous "speedballing" of heroin and cocaine, but denies prior psychotropic medication trials. With the death of his mother three months ago, he complains of a progression of his depression with persistent low mood, frequent anger episodes, insomnia with early morning awakening and passive thoughts of dying. He seems despondent but sincere in his presentation and assertions of safety. He is now agreeable to help, including medication, if necessary. How would you manage his depression and thoughts of dying? Does his current antiretroviral regimen…

Dental assistants are authorized to perform sub-gingival and supra-gingival scaling on pediatric patients. a. True b. False

A 40 year old woman goes to see a physician to get a painful lump in her breast checked out. She tells the doctor that the lump persists for the full menstrual cycle, and a mammogram identified this lump only within the breast.  1) What is the best approach to identify if this lump is breast cancer or if it is benign?  2) They caught it early and the lump has been identified it as stage 1 breast cancer, classified as triple negative. What are two treatment approaches specific for this stage and classification of breast cancer?  3) The woman has 2 teenage daughters. a) What could you assess to determine if the daughters are at a genetic risk for breast cancer?  b) What are 4 strategies that the daughters could modify in their daily life that would help in prevention and reducing their risk of developing breast cancer?

​A newborn is admitted to the nursery following vaginal delivery to a mother with active vaginal herpes. List at least five (5) nursing measures that should be implemented at this time.

A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 2, comes to the emergency department with fever, crampy abdominal pain, and right flank pain 8 days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery.  Temperature is 38.3 C (101 F) and blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg.  Physical examination shows tenderness in the right lower quadrant and flank.  The patient is hospitalized and started on intravenous antibiotics for presumed postpartum endometritis, but her fever persists.  Urine and blood cultures show no bacterial growth.  CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis reveals right ovarian vein thrombosis.  If this patient remains untreated, she is at risk for extension of the thrombus into which of the following vessels? Inferior vena cava Right common iliac vein Right internal iliac vein Right renal vein Right uterine vein

Leni Marcos, 30-year old woman, gravida 1 para 0 presented to her OB/GYN for her first prenatal visit. A type and screen was ordered and the patient typed as A pos, with a positive antibody screen. Maternal history indicated that she had received several transfusions, for a total of 4 units of blood, following an automobile accident 15 months previously. An antibody identification was performed and Anti-K was identified in her plasma. The patient sample was phenotyped and was confirmed to be K negative. Is the mother considered to be a candidate of RhIg? Explain your answer.

Thelisha , a first time 23 year old mother had a spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD), and Medio lateral episiotomy has been done, was roomed-in together with her full term baby girl thinly meconium stain, 1 and 1/2 hour after birth. Upon physical assessment, the nurse-on-duty noticed that the mother’s episiotomy wound was intact, noheavy vaginal blood flow; fundus is firm upon palpation, and with healthy breasts forbreastfeeding. After providing some comfort measures, like positioning and attachment of herbaby for adequate breastfeeding, she asked the mother how she feels at the moment. The mother claimed to have a moderate perineal pain and pain over her hypogastric area that made her movedthe mother’s vital signs hourly until stable, with initial taking of Temp =36.8 C, BP =90/70, PR =70 bpm, RR =18 bpm; and note for signs of maternal vaginal bleeding. The NOD gave the ordered oral medications such as Doxycycline in 100 mg 1 capsule 2 times a day to complete for 1 week ,Metronidazole…

Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion Considering the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS, it is known that the general health and nutritional status of the person plays a role in disease progression. Nutritional assessments are therefore conducted at first and follow-up visits at the clinic. Nutritional assessment includes anthropometrical measurements. Discuss the importance of monitoring anthropometric measurements in persons living with HIV. Make sure to also indicate what anthropometrical results would be a cause for concern.

As a perinatal Nurse, you must discuss the results of Parvovirus B19 antibody testing with your 22-year old patient. The patient is pregnant and has a high Parvovirus IgM titer. What does the high IgM titer indicate? (1 or 2 words) What does it mean if the patient above had high IgG and low IgM titers? (2 or 3 words)