Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. The operation is done to remove gallstones or to remove an infected or inflamed gallbladder.
Benefits and Risk
Gallbladder removal will relieve pain, treat infection, and in most cases stop gallstones from coming back. The risks of not having surgery
are the possibility of worsening symptoms, infection, or bursting [...]
4 Essential concepts common among nursing theories:
Man
Health
Environment
Nursing
Florence Nightingales’s Environmental Theory
Defined Nursing: “The act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.”
Focuses on changing and manipulating the environment in order to put the patient in the best possible conditions for nature to act.
Identified 5 environmental factors: fresh air, [...]
Menstruation - is the periodic discharge of blood, mucus and epithelial cells from the uterus.
Menstrual Cycle - periodic uterine bleeding in response to cyclic hormonal changes. A process that allows for conception and implantation of new life.
It is usually determined by counting as day 1 the 1st day of a menstrual period until the [...]
Every parent wants to have bright kids. Every parent wants to help their children reach their full potential. Every parent wants to give their children better future. In short, all parents wants the best for their kids. Every child requires special attention and resources in order to develop into a well-adjusted person. Here are some [...]
Organ
Function
1. Penis
a. Conduit for urine form bladder
b. Male organ for sexual intercourse
2. Scrotum
a. House testes and maintains their temperature at a level cooler than the body thus promoting normal sperm formation
3. Testes
a. Endocrine glands that secrete the primary male hormone, testosterone
4. Seminiferous Tubules
a. Location of spermatogenesis (within the testes)
5. Epididymis
a. Storage for some sperm
b. Final [...]
Organ
Functions
1. Vagina
a. Passageway of menstrual flow
b. Female organ for coitus; receives male penis
c. Passageway for the fetus during birth
2. Uterus
a. Houses and nourishes fetus until sufficiently mature to function outside the mother’s body
b. Uterine muscles propels fetus outside.
3. Fallopian Tube
a. Provides passageway for ovum as it travels from ovary to uterus.
b. Site of Fertilization.
4. [...]
The Male Reproductive System is consists of:
testes
ducts: epididymis, vas deferens, urethra
accessory glands: seminal vesicles, prostate glands, Cowper’s gland
supporting structures: scrotum, penis
External Structures:
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A. External Structures:
Mons Veneris/Pubis - Pad of fat which lies over the symphysis pubis where dark and curly hair grow in triangular shape that begins 1-2 years before the onset of menstruation. It protects the surrounding delicate tissues from trauma.
Labia Majora - Two (2) lengthwise fatty folds of skin extending from mons veneris to the [...]
I’ve had skin breakouts when I got pregnant with my first child. My OB Gynecologist said that pregnant women are prone to acne due to higher levels of hormones called androgens that prompts the sebaceous glands to boost production of an oily substance called sebum. This extra sebum, combined with the shed skin cells that [...]
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