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Seizures – 癫痫 发作 (Reading and Sharing)

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Seizures occur due to sudden and abnormal changes in the electrical activities of the brain. The change may be easily noticeable and dramatic or there may never be any symptoms at all. Severe seizures are characterized by shaking violently and lack of control. Non-severe seizures also pose a consequential medical problem and should never be ignored (Engel, 2013).

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Peripheral Artery Disease

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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) occurs when the arteries are blocked by atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis occurs when cholesterol plaques block arteries (Grossman & Porth, 2014). PAD causes a narrowing of the arterial lumen that leads to impaired blood flow to the lower extremities (Ferri, 2018). It mostly occurs in the lower extremities and is sometimes referred to as arteriosclerosis obliterans (Grossman & Porth, 2014).

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UTI Nursing Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment (Reading & Sharing)

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According to Haddock & MacDonald (2013), over half of all women will have at least one urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, which results in fifteen percent of the prescribed antibiotics in primary care. When assessing a history of presenting illness, appropriate questions will be:

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Costochondritis -Reading and Sharing

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Pathophysiology

Much of the chest wall consists of ribs and cartilage, which serve as an elastic bridge between the individual rib bones and also the sternum. Costochondritis is a condition of inflammation in the costochondral junctions of the ribs or chondrosternal joints, in the absence of swelling or induration, in the chest wall causing chest wall pain and tenderness (Proulx & Zryd, 2009).

Incidence and prevalence

Costochondritis can affect both children and adults and is a diagnosis that accounts for nearly thirty percent of adults who present to the hospital with chest pain (Proulx & Zryd, 2009). The condition occurs most often in women and adults over the age of forty (Mayo Clinic, 2011).

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