You are a paramedic in your first-year post-qualification, working with a graduate who has only been on road for 2 months. You are dispatched to a 28-year-old female, with imminent delivery. The information you have is: G3: P1, 41 weeks gestation Membranes ruptured 2 hours ago at home The onset of regular painful contractions 30 […]
Describe the pathophysiology behind one of the key pharmacological options used post-delivery in the management of this imminent delivery condition. What is your concern at this point, outline and discuss the likely potential cause of this substantial blood loss.
Health is influenced by many factors, the social determinants of health encompass economic and social conditions that influence the health of people and communities. Social determinants of health such as poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and racism are underlying, contributing factors to health inequities. Why is addressing the social determinants […]
A physician hands you a critical lab value result for a female patient with a low potassium level (an electrolyte important in heart function). He asks you to contact the patient right away and gives you a list of instructions to give to the patient. It is Friday evening and the office does not open […]
Describe in detail a clinical scenario you experienced including all relevant information within these iterative stages of the Clinical Judgment Model. Recognize and Analyze Cues External cues Internal cues Cluster relevant cues with a description of cue analysis for importance and immediate concern Relevant cues must be linked to the client’s clinical presentation and ordered […]
What does think most of our medical terms for pathology have to do with? Remember that pathology is a result of the dysfunction of a body system. Give two examples from what you currently know. Skin is the largest organ and the largest part of the immune system! Can you think of some terms that […]
The obesity epidemic is a global health crisis of staggering proportions. Excess body weight is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 Diabetes. The prevalence of obesity is increasing in recent decades and is driven by a complex interplay of economic, environmental, and biological factors. In the United […]
An elderly patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency room in cardiac arrest suffered at home. The erectile dysfunction physician provides and documents care services to the patient for a total duration of two hours before the patient is handed off to an attending physician who admits him to the cardiac care unit ( […]
Centers for Disease Control estimates the overall viral suppression rate in the United States is 53%. Therefore, a key strategy to prevent new Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmissions is increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus who are virally suppressed. What does increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus mean?
How have the roles of outpatient services and hospitals evolved from historical times to the present? This has shifted greatly in the past 10 years. Identify three functions shared by both outpatient services and hospitals. How do outpatient services and hospitals differ in their approach to these functions? How are they similar? Why are these […]
