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What is Colostomy?
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves connecting a part of the colon onto the anterior abdominal wall, leaving the patient with an opening on the abdomen called a stoma. In a colostomy, the stoma is formed from the end of the large intestine, which is drawn out through the incision and sutured to the skin. After a colostomy, feces leave the... -
What is Craniectomy?
Craniectomy is a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to allow a swelling brain room to expand without being squeezed. It is performed on victims of traumatic brain injury and stroke.Reduction of intracranial pressureThough the procedure is considered a last resort, some evidence suggests that it does improve outcomes by lowering... -
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease, Weil's syndrome, canicola fever, canefield fever, nanukayami fever, 7-day fever, "Fort Bragg fever," and "Pretibial fever" is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. An"acute... -
Cervical Spine Injuries
Cervical Spine Injuries are injuries of the cervical spine and this is very serious because in time of trauma this may cause severe neurologic problem and presence of edema and swelling which may cause loss of spinal cord function. These are the person who had met an accident with head , back and neck injury and keep them immobilized in an hard board... -
NCLEX Questions for Pharmacologies Therapies 1/5
Sample NCLEX Questions for Pharmacologies Therapies 1. A neighbor tells a nurse he has to have surgery and is reluctant to have any blood product transfusions because of a fear of contracting an infection. He asks the nurse what are his options. The nurse teaches the person that the safest blood product is: a. An allogenic product. b. A directed...
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Role of Circulator Nurse in Operating Room
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
The circulator nurse is responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the Operating Room and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers necessary for completion of surgery. The circulator nurse observes the surgery and the surgical team from a broad...
Kawasaki disease Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Kawasaki disease (also known as lymph node syndrome, mucocutaneous node disease, infantile polyarteritis and Kawasaki syndrome) is an inflammation (vasculitis) of the middle-sized arteries. It affects many organs, including the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and blood vessel walls, but the...
Leptospirosis
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease, Weil's syndrome, canicola fever, canefield fever, nanukayami fever, 7-day fever, "Fort Bragg fever," and "Pretibial fever" is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals,...
Herpes simplex Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Herpes simplex a viral disease caused by herpes simplex viruses; both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes simplex. Infection with the herpes virus is categorized into one of several distinct disorders based on the site of infection. Oral herpes, the...
Hepatitis E Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis E (liver inflammation) caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA icosahedral virus with a 7.5 kb genome. HEV has a fecal-oral transmission route. Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in...
Hepatitis D Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis D, also referred to as Hepatitis D virus (HDV) and classified as Hepatitis delta virus, is a disease caused by a small circular RNA virus. Hepatitis D Virus is considered to be a subviral satellite because it can propagate only in the presence of another virus, the Hepatitis B virus...
Hepatitis C Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The infection is often asymptomatic, but once established, chronic infection can progress to scarring of the liver (fibrosis), and advanced scarring (cirrhosis) which is generally apparent after many...
Hepatitis B Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) which infects the liver of hominoidae, including humans, and causes an inflammation called hepatitis. Originally known as "serum hepatitis"
Symptoms of Hepatitis B
Jaundice in a man with hepatic failure.Acute infection with hepatitis B...
Hepatitis A Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), which is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water. Every year, approximately 10 million people worldwide are...
Types of Nursing Charting l Patient Progress Notes
Posted on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Site Admin
Posted by : Rey-Ryan P. Mapiles RNTypes of chartingRegardless of the system of charting you use, it must include the nursing process as a guideline.1. Assessment2. Planning3. Implementation4. EvaluationAssessment includes observing the patient for signs and symptoms that may indicate actual or...
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