“Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you? Smelly cat, smelly cat, it’s not your fault.” A wise woman named Phoebe Buffay once said this. Actually, she said it numerous of times throughout the television series, Friends. “How does this pertain to medicine?”, you might ask. Well, the metaphor might not wholly be apparent, but in my head, I envision the smelly cat being a patient. At face value, you see a sick organism, but when you deprive it from its putrid smell, you find that it’s an organism
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Breathing, we do it subconsciously every day. The Respiratory system is responsible for this process to take place, the moment we do not breath our body begins to deteriorate, tissue, organs, begin to fail without vital oxygen. Most diseases that affect the respiratory system are deadly and must be taken very seriously. Our ability to breath must not be taken for granted. The Respiratory system is a vital part of the human body. It is responsible for the taking in and distribution of oxygen in the
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measles/mumps/rubella/whooping cough/rheumatic fever/polio Hospitalizations/surgeries/Injuries: Excision of forearm lipomas in 1998, tonsillectomy in 1981, denies motor vehicle injury or any major injuries. Previous Medical History: Obesity, umbilical hernia, COPD, Bronchitis, CAD, Hyperlipidemia, chronic back pain, denies any mental illness CURRENT HALTH STATUS Immunization History: Tetanus shot in 2000; not sure about other immunization Allergies: Bactrim-rash Screening test: No PPD, Guiac, uninalysis
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chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Smoking is directly responsible for approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deaths and approximately 80-90 percent of COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) deaths. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema). It is also a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. Also, smoking will turn
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usually does. Patient reports of not getting any relief from his nebulizer. He denies having any pain. Past medical History: Patient’s problem list includes Dx of COPD in 2010 and CHF in 2007. Patient has no known medical allergies, or any allergies to food, denies any previous surgeries has previously been hospitalized for CHF and COPD. He reports receiving yearly flu shot; he also reports having not received Tetanus and Tdap immunizations. He is currently taking Lasix 20 mg daily for CHF and he
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Assignment 1: Educational Preparation Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics December 6, 2015 BSN vs. ADN The discussion of rather an associate’s or bachelor’s degree should be the required educational experience of future nurses is one that will not end until one or the other is completely phased out. Some healthcare facilities have already begun the process of requiring their nurses to have a BSN versus an ADN upon hiring. A major difference between the two degrees is that a BSN
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CASE STUDY 29-Emphysema Scenario D.Z., a 65 year old man, is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history (PHM) of hypertension (HTN), which has been well controlled by enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years, and a diagnosis (Dx) of pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick yellow-green sputum
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In 2012, hospital readmissions for congestive heart failure (CHF) cost Medicare an estimated seventeen billion dollars (Simpson, 2014). As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HHRP) which identified readmissions to the hospital within 30 days of discharge a value-based payment modifier (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2017). CMS uses value-based payment modifiers to financially penalize facilities with
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Health is a key factor in the living growth of a person. Remaining healthy and, free of disease can become difficult for some people to do. Illness can occur in many different parts of the body, causing many harmful complications. The lungs belonging to the respiratory system in humans control the amounts of oxygen inhaled into the body and, the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled from the body. Oxygen is then passed to blood cells which then circulate throughout the body giving off the oxygen where
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The Neuman Systems Model applies a comprehensive and holistic approach to the care of patients based on the five variables. According to Parker and Smith (2010), the Neuman System Model is described as, “wellness orientation, client perception and motivation, and a dynamic systems perspective of energy and variable interaction with the environment to mitigate possible harm from internal and external stressors” (p. 183). The patient/ family are the client system and interrelate with the five variables
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