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Instructor Balance of fluids inside the body is maintained through means of input and output. The body also has several means like diffusion, osmosis, active transport, and filtration of maintaining the fluids’ homeostasis. Some of the common fluid imbalances can either be due to excess fluid volumes or fluid deficits. Hypovolemia is a state at…

 1a. How is triage different in a disaster from triage on a routine day in the emergency department? Triage in the emergency and trauma department collects information to categorize patients in terms of patient care. Triage during disasters differs from typical days since patients are divided according to levels beginning with those who require immediate…

 1a. What are the possible injuries to the patient according to the information presented in the initial presentation, and what medical-surgical management is anticipated? The chest of the patient continues to move in an inconsistent manner which indicates a failed chest injury. The patient moves inwards as he breathes in and outwards with expiration. The…

Case Study 1: Melvin Strong a. What do the assessment findings suggest? The assessment shows increased intercranial pressure (ICP) due to hemorrhage in the brain from the trauma of being ejected from an automobile. It may have resulted from an epidural hematoma from the fall leading to skull fracture tearing an underlying blood vessel or…

1a. Using the rule of nines, calculate the patient’s total body surface area burned. Doctors use the rule of nines to help calculate the treatment requirements for burn injuries on a patient. The physician can use this concept to evaluate the total percentage of the patient’s body is burnt. The total percentage of burns on…

1a. What is the pathophysiology of an anaphylactic reaction?  An anaphylactic reaction is an allergic reaction after a foreign material like food, medication, latex, and insect stings invade the body. Allergens cross with allergen-specific IgE antibodies that occupy the cell walls of mast cells. This action leads to degranulation of the cell body, causing the…

 1a. What first actions should the nurse take, and what are the rationales for these actions? Pulmonary edema is a condition caused by excess fluids in the air sacs causing the lungs to swell. The dysfunction of the left ventricle leads to the insufficient blood supply to the body. This condition is known as left…

 1a. What are the indications for the various hemodynamic monitoring methods (intra-arterial line) and the pulmonary artery pressure monitoring system? Intra-arterial line procedures are the most efficient way to accurately asses the blood pressure of a patient without using any skin invasive measures. This method is the most appropriate to use especially for patient who…

Assessment of cardiovascular function What are the indications for the various hemodynamic monitoring methods (intra-arterial line) and the pulmonary artery pressure monitoring system? In severely sick individuals with low blood pressure or high blood pressure, intra-arterial BP tracking is utilized to get immediate and constant BP measures. Arterial catheters are additionally beneficial when arterial blood…

 1a. What nursing management should the nurse provide immediately? Swelling of the arm after pacemaker surgery is a normal but rare occurrence. This swelling is caused by a blood clot that develops in the veins on which the pacemaker is fitted.  Swelling usually goes down within a few days, although the nurse can offer anticoagulant…