body's often deadly response to infection or injury (Merriam-Webster, 2011) Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the immune system's reaction to an infection; it is the leading cause of death in intensive care units (Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic 2010). It is defined by the presence of 2 or more SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) criteria in the setting of a documented or presumed infection (Rivers, McIntyre, Morro, Rivers, 2005 pg 1054). Chemicals that are released
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Psychological Disorders & Treatment Paper Candace Ward PSY/203 Foundation of Psychology November 16, 2015 Kurtis Armstrong Psychological Disorders is a disorder of the mind involving thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function, meet personal needs on their own, or are a danger to themselves or others. There are many types of psychological disorders, this paper will focus on Dependent
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deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Lily is a four-year-old Caucasian female that has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is “a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2011). Her symptoms included complaining of feeling tired and appearing pale. These are common symptoms for different forms of anemia. Lily is known to be a picky eater and does not have much variety in her diet. She eats only certain
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examples of strategic excellence. (Collins, 2001) First, the Cleveland Clinic has had a long reputation for medical excellence and minimizing costs of care. However, in 2009 Delos Cosgrove, CEO evaluated the performance of Cleveland Clinics nine hospitals and discovered low patient satisfaction was impacting their overall volumes. He decided they should focus on patient satisfaction and over the next three years Cleveland Clinic transformed themselves into one of the top hospitals in the nation in
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risk factors are: experience intense or long lasting trauma, experience trauma as child, having a job or profession that exposes a person to more traumatic events, other undiagnosed mental conditions, and a history of mental illness in the family (Mayo Clinic, 2015). A list of factors called resilience factors can help a person deal, reduce and overcome PTSD they include: seeking help from others, finding a support group that understands the type of trauma the person has faced, and being able to cope
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Sickle Cell Anemia Dennis Martin Jersey College School of Nursing Pediatric Nursing NUR205 Ms. Fran Davis September 30, 2013 Abstract Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a multisystem disease, associated with episodes of acute illness and progressive organ damage, and is one of the most common severe monogenic disorders worldwide. Understand of the disease has gradually increased since the disease was first described with a characteristic sickle shaped erythrocytes by Herrick in 1910 (Herrick
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Khushbu Shah Dr. West Administrative Issues Case 1: Carilion Clinic February 25, 2015 Khushbu Shah Dr. West Administrative Issues Case 1: Carilion Clinic February 25, 2015 Case 1: Carilion Clinic Author: Alexandra Piriz and Kurt Darr Summary The Carilion Clinic has grown significantly in just over a decade, which is shown by organization’s net operating revenue of over $1.2 billion. Under the leadership of new CEO, Edward Murphy, M.D., the efforts of a mid-Atlantic acute-care
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Approximately 17 million Americans have diabetes.(Lamb) As many as one-half are unaware they have it. This chronic disease causes serious health complications including renal failure, heart disease, stroke, and blindness. It is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced. Then glucose in the blood is not able to be absorbed into the cells of the body.(Kishore) The cells in the human body need energy in order to function
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feces, food products and processed meats (Mayo clinic staff, 2013). Treatments to cure C. diff include antibiotics and surgery. Once having C. diff you want to make sure that you can prevent from getting it again. The best way to prevent from getting C. diff for the first time or a recurring time is to simply wash your hands, avoid unsanitary environments, disinfect surfaces that could possibly be infected, and try to avoid antibiotics when possible (Mayo clinic staff, 2013). Every person has bacteria
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Unnoticed Antisocial Personality Disorder The treatment available for any type of mental illness in the 1960’s didn’t have much diversity to it only ranging from a couple of medications like “chloryl hydrate, bromides, and barbiturates” to sedate the patients and lobotomies that were used during this time but they had a high death rate of “twenty five percent” and leftmost showing “a total absence of feeling” (Foerschner). The first antidepressant was introduced in the 1980’s by the name of “Prozac”
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