In the pursuit of decreasing abortions, sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies, the number of use of birth control methods in the society have risen throughout the years. As nurses,...
Pediatric nursing, which is also known as child health nursing is a nursing specialty focused on caring for babies, children and adolescents. Aside from achieving and maintaining a most favorable...
Reduction Mammoplasty Procedure Overview
1. The incisions are marked, usually circumscribing the areola, which is usually left attached to underlying tissue as a pedicle graft, or removed when indicated.
2. Flaps are developed that excise a wedge of excessive skin and adipose tissue inferiorly.
3. A Freeman areolar marker may be used.
4. The breast is reconstructed by approximating the medial and lateral breast tissue with skin flaps inferior to the nipple site, and transversely in the inframammary fold, which creates an inverted T.
5. A bulky dressing is applied and a surgical bra may be used.
Nurses always offer good advice when it comes to educating patients about healthy living and various ways to be responsible of their needs, but when it comes to our own,...
Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Is a condition that results from failure in the negative feedback mechanism that regulates inhibition and secretion of ADH. It produces excess ADH, resulting hypothermia and hypoosmolality of serum. The kidneys respond by reabsorbing water in the tubules and excreting sodium; thus the patient becomes severely water intoxicated. SIADH is most commonly caused by ectopic production of ADH by malignant tumors. It can be result of CNS disorders, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, meningitis, brain tumors, and head trauma. Pulmonary-related conditions, such as pneumonia, and positive pressure ventilation can cause SIADH. Pharmacologic agents such as general anesthetics, thiazine diuretics, oral hypoglycemics, chemotherapeutic agents, and analgesics are also associated with SIADH release.
Cardiomyopathy is a dysfunction of cardiac muscle that can be associated with coronary artery disease, hypertension, cardiotoxic agents, valvular disorders, and vascular or pulmonary diseases. Cardiomyopathies are classified into three groups by etiology and the abnormal physiology of the left ventricle.
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Aortic dissection involves a tear in the medical layer of the aortic wall, causing blood to extravasate into the media and thus compromising blood flow to the brain, heart, and other organs. Usually the causative factor is an underlying disease of the media. Dissection can be classified by the sites involved:
1. DeBakey type I – ascending aorta beyond arch.
2. DeBakey type II – ascending aorta.
3. DeBakey type III – descending aorta.
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Cardiac tamponade is the accumulation of excess fluid within the pericardial space, resulting in impaired cardiac filling, reduction in stroke volume, and epicardial coronary artery compression with resultant myocardial ischemia. Clinical sings of cardiac tamponade depends on the rapidity of the fluid accumulation and on the fluid volume.
Risk factors include recent cardiac trauma such as open trauma to the thorax (gunshot wounds and stabs), closed trauma to the thorax (impact of the chest on a steering wheel during a motor vehicle accident), cardiac surgery, and iatrogenic causes (cardiac catheterization or pacemaker electrode perforation).
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As nurses, we are seen by others who save people’s lives. We care for them, treat them alongside with doctors and attend the patient’s needs. We are concerned of their...
The generic versus branded drugs battle is one hot issue that has been going on throughout the years in the health care industry. It has raised a lot of questions...
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