Acute diseas - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which intervention is appropriate for the infant hospitalized with bronchiolitis? a. Position on the side with neck slightly flexed. b. Administer antibiotics as ordered. c. Restrict oral and parenteral fluids if tachypneic. d. Give cool, humidified oxygen. ANS: D Cool, humidified oxygen is given to relieve dyspnea, hypoxemia, and insensible fluid loss from tachypnea. The infant should be positioned with the head and chest elevated at a 30- to 40-degree angle and the neck slightly extend...

Pediatrics acute diarrhoeal disease with complete solution

A nurse in an acute care facility is assisting with the admission of an older adult client who has late stage Alzheimer's disease. The nurse notes that the client's partner appears exhausted. He states that he is finding it more and more difficult to care for his partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ans ----Ask the partner to talk about his difficulties in caring for the client. The first action the nurse should take, using the nursing process priority ...

AML Test 10 Causes for AML Viral induced exposure to radiation chemicals diseases with a long pre leukemic phase Does chemo work on AML No its resistant General characteristics of AML -Rapid onset with symptoms resembling acute infection -Ulcerations of mucous membranes is commonly seen -Fatigue -May have cytogenetic abnormalities AML symptoms are due to... The mass of leukemic cells blocking capillaries, crowding out normal bone marrow cells, and compromising the immune system al...

NURS-192: Pain Management- Questions and Answers 100% Solved Pain An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in the terms of such damage: -- wholly subjective and highly personal -- protective, motivational role -- considerable consequences for unrelieved pain. ***pain is whatever the person says it is occurring whenever the patient says it does. Taxonomy of pain: 1. Duration: acute/chronic 2. Mechanism: -- nocicepti...

Etiologies of Guillian Barre : Possibly triggered by a virus or bacterial infection What is often seen after URI, GI infection, or mono? : Guillian Barre Sensory and motor (but mainly motor) disorder that is acute and reversible (most of the time) : Guillian barre Patho of guillian barre : Inflammation Demyelination Axon destruction Sensory and motor dysfunction 2 Where symptoms start in Guillian barre : First starts toe to head Then goes from head to toe Clinical manifestations...

Which of the activities below are related to epidemiology - -describe the occurrence of disease by person, place & time -determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations -apply insight for descriptive & analytic epidemiology to prevent & control health problems **NOT ensure a competent workforce is available to provide health education, health care, & other services to people who need them An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adu...

PATH 370 W1 (CH 1, 2, 4, 7) Final Study Guide Exam Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER-native to a local region Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER-study of causes or reasons for phenomena; identifying causative factors in a disease Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER-cause of disease is unknown EX: Over 95% of ppl with hypertension; cause is unknown→ defined as essential hypertension Latrigenic - CORRECT ANSWER-cause results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment EX: Mr. Jones has knee problems and w...

Intensive Recap ISBBNatural immunity Innate or inborn First line of defenses Unbroken skin Normal flora Secretions Immune organs Lymph,spleen,bone marrow,thymus,appendix,lymphoid Vasodilation Primary response to acute inflammation Calor Heat production Complement activation Not associated with decreased cell susceptibility to phagocytosis Eosinophil Suppress inflammatory responses IL 3 Multi colony stimulating factor Kupffer cell ...