Increased respirations and pulse are characteristic of a blood clot embolus of the lung. It is important to know where the embolus is coming from to better treat M.M. Before the latest PTT/INR results are back, the physician orders a heparin bolus of 5000 units IV followed by an infusion of 1200 units/hr. The lab calls with a critical value—the aPTT is 120 seconds. Based on these results, the physician is called and asked to change the heparin order to a slower rate because if the aPTT is between 100-120 seconds, heparin needs to be decreased by 100
Case Scenario: Carl Fowler, a 46-year-old man, presents to a health clinic for a check-up. He was last seen in the clinic three years prior when he had acute bronchitis. A year ago, he was told that his blood pressure was "a little high" when he donated blood. His past medical history consists of a fractured clavicle sustained when he was playing a pickup game of football at age 24. The fracture healed without complications.
Yahoo!, 05 Nov. 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. . In this medical experiment, 130 patients already on high doses of cholesterol-lowering statins were used as the experimental units for the drug RN316 which aims to lower the cholesterol level of the patients who use it. Notably, these experimental units were people who had an increased LDL level due to their previous regular use of other cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Running head: HAT 1 TASK 3 HAT 1 Task 3 Western Governor’s University Describe the Communicable disease outbreak. A fifteen year old male refugee from Malaysia was coming with his mother and two brothers to relocate to the US. HE had had a fever on aug 21st and a rash on Aug 22nd. The symptoms were not reported to the IOM medical provider in Malaysia. The older brother had also had a rash on the 18th of Aug but was healthy on the day of travel.
Looking over John Henry's MRI, Cameron notices signs of a stroke, which would explain the paralyzed arm. Foreman explains the options to John Henry. They can give him heparin to thin his blood and remove the clot, but it could hurt his lungs. Another option is brain surgery to remove the clot. The surgery will either result in his death, or a clearing of the blood clot.
BIO 137 CASE STUDY#1 ANSWER SHEET Name Brookelyn Lail Section: J009 “Dangerously Thin: A Case Study on the Genetic Code” 1. Why would someone with this type of mutation be at a much higher risk for overdosing on a prescribed drug? The mutation causes the body to break down the medication faster than the body can handle resulting in overuse of the drug and easy overdose. 2. The underlying problem in this case resides in Henry’s “genes.” From what you know about the function of a gene, explain how this problem led to a malfunction in one of Henry’s proteins (the CYP2C9 enzyme).
Dangerously Thin: A Case Study on the Genetic Code 1. Through genetic testing Henry was discovered that that both of his CYP2C9 genes contain a mutation. The CYP2C9 gene has the responsibility for breaking down many of the drugs currently in use. In the case of Henry since both sets of his CYP2C9 genes contain a mutation, his body doesn’t have the ability to the break down prescribed drugs and could easily overdose on it. 2.
Patient is visiting aunt and was brought into the ER and was mini-altered. Patient was given Geodon and Haldol to calm him and EKG was done. EKG showed A. fib with heart rate as high as 170. He was put on Cardizem drip and admitted for further evaluation. The patient denies symptoms of any chest pain, fever, nausea or vomiting.
Shortly after the tournament, Coach K. was forced to take a ten-month break from coaching because he underwent back surgery, but he returned to lead the Blue Devils into three more NCAA tournaments in 1996, '97 and '99. The Sporting News named him Sportsman of the Year in 1992 he was the first college coach to have been so honored. Also in 1991 he was named Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and by Basketball Times
Group D Screening Project Anh Nguyen, Jamie O'Farrell, Michael Seeley and Christopher Wilson Maryville University Group D Screening Project Client B is a 54 year old Caucasian male with a family history of heart disease. Some relatives have experienced heart disease prior to the age of 55, with his mother dying from a myocardial infarction at age 63. The client states that he has never smoked, but drinks daily, exercises 5 days a week and has no other significant medical history. For this particular client several preventive screening recommendations can be made. According to the CDC preventive screening are recognized to be cost effective in treating and identifying health problems in at risk individuals ("Healthier Worksite