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    Pneumonia can be defined as the inflammatory process of the lungs that produces excess fluid. The most common cause of pneumonia is bacteria pneumonia. Bacteria pneumonia is caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. This type of pneumonia can occur on its own or after you 've had a cold or the flu. For your average adult, pneumonia manifestations include: fever, chills, flushed face, diaphoresis, shortness of breath, tachypnea, pleuritic chest pain, sputum production, crackles, coughing, dull chest percussion

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    left side from compensating for my left side 's atrophy and weakness. The pressure of walking, even cane -assisted, causes extreme tenderness from the onset. When I walk about 100 feet, the stabbing pain in my lower left back and sometimes the shock in my left leg, debilitate me to the point where I must sit down, even though sitting violates workplace policy. Sometimes when I walk, my left hip pains me as if the hip will slip out of joint. When this occurs, I will freeze in place to calm down

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    Types of Shock Essay

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    Describe the five different types of shock and include for each, its pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment. Shock is described as life threatening medical emergency resulting from insufficient blood flow through the body (Huether & Mccance, 2012) There are five types of medical shock. These include septic shock, anaphylactic shock, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock, and neurogenic shock (Huether & Mccance, 2012). Septic shock results from bacteria that multiply in the

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    Trendelenburg position in normal and hypotensive states. Because of conflicting results, differing opinions thrive with regard to the usefulness of the position in various medical applications. Some of these applications include hypovolemic or septic shock, abdominal surgery, patients under general or regional anesthesia and patients with spontaneous or controlled ventilation. More specifically, the usefulness of the Trendelenburg position comes into question in the field of anesthesia for central catheter

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    Admitting Diagnoses 1. Severe peripheral vascular disease, status post deep ulcer on left toe. Rule out thrombolysis. The patient was admitted to a regular floor. Condition is serious. 2. ALLERGY TO PENICILLIN, which puts patient into anaphylactic shock. 3. Continue with home medications. DETAILS OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Kinsey is an 87-year-old white gentleman with history of (1) Chronic atrial fibrillation, on Coumadin. (2) Chronic deafness,

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    Dirtbiking Essay

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    looking dirtbike and compare it to a new, fast dirtbike. Dirtbikes today are safer too. For example, bikes now a days have rev-limiters so the dirtbike doesn't blow up. The older dirtbikes had small dual shocks in the back, steel frames, and were very heavy. Now a days we have one big mono shock in the back, computer designed exhaust pipes, which give it more power, now there are even aluminum frames. Dirtbikes have sure come a long way over the

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    Milgram’s study. The description was misleading and participants believed the study was on learning and memory. Though, it may be argued that this was vital as it enabled Milgram to deceive the participants into believing they were delivering real shocks. Regarding protection from harm, participants were exposed to stressful situations and were visibly distressed (Baumrind, 2010). Three participants had uncontrollable seizures and many asked to stop the experiment. In Milgram’s defense, the effects

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    ASSIGNMENT 1 For Medsurg

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    ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Adam Smith, 77 years of age, is a male patient who was admitted from a nursing home to the intensive care unit with septic shock secondary to urosepsis. The patient has a Foley catheter in place from the nursing home with cloudy greenish, yellow-colored urine with sediments. The nurse removes the catheter after obtaining a urine culture and replaces it with a condom catheter attached to a drainage bag since the patient has a history of urinary and bowel incontinence. The patient

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    were simply characterized as XXX. Before the experiment begins, the teacher is subjected to a test shock of 45 volts to understand to an extent what the learner will be enduring. The experimenter assures both participants that though the shocks may be extremely painful, they are not dangerous. The teacher is instructed by the experimenter to begin at 15 volts and increase the intensity of the shocks after every incorrect answer. The actor was trained to exhibit various indicators of distress based

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    Sepsis: Early Detection and Implementation of Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle Introduction Sepsis is defined as the body’s inflammatory response to an infection and can quickly lead to multiple organ failure and death. Early, goal-directed therapy using the sepsis resuscitation bundle introduced in the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign” is the treatment used throughout the world for sepsis treatment (Winterbottom 2012, pp 247). There are approximately one million cases of sepsis in the United States

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