Inpatient admission: The patient was admitted for removal of a left knee prosthesis, which had caused persistent pain since it was placed three years earlier. A recurrent thrombophlebitis was also present in the right lower extremity and was currently being treated with Coumadin. The left knee prosthesis was examined via incision, and there was necrotic […]

Tamika Robinson, a 12-year-old female, is having difficulty hearing at school. Dr. Zaprzalka uses an otoscope to visualize the tympanic membrane, noting left and right are within normal range without indication of inflammation. The results of audiometry suggest conductive hearing loss. The CT scan confirms the diagnosis of cochlear otosclerosis, right ear.  

Jill Pruitt, a 9-year-old female, is brought in today by her mother. Jill was jumping on her bed in her bedroom at home when she fell off and struck her head on the floor; now she is seeing double. Dr. Brownder completes an examination and decides to admit Jill for observation. After CT scan results […]

You are at the clinical site and the clinical instructor is called to a patient’s room who was changed to NRM for a decrease in saturations in conjunction with an increase in WOB including the use of accessory muscles. Also, you both notice the bag on the NRM is collapsing during inspiration. The clinical instructor […]

Discuss the ethical issue presentations that resonated most with you.  Some things to consider/provide feedback to help guide your discussion:   Was it captivating? Why/why not? What did you learn and take away? Would you have liked more information/expansion? How did the topic make you feel?

You are the Administrator of the Radiology Department responsible for the day-to-day operation as well as developing the capital budget.  Your capital budget for fiscal year 2015(July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)is $1 million.  You have received two capital requests. One from the Medical Director of Mammography requesting a new state of the art […]

As a teacher, you have been trying very hard to keep your environment as healthy as possible. You try to wash your hands at the appropriate time, change diapers properly, and clean on a schedule. You notice, however, that the two-year-olds seem to be passing colds back and forth and there have been several cases […]

Sandy, a 6-year-old Kindergartner, is allergic to dairy products and has recently developed an intolerance for citrus foods. Develop a list of 5 nutritious snacks for Sandy keeping her allergies and intolerance in mind.

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A patient is receiving heated acrosol therapy by an air entertainment device set at 50% with a flow at 10 L/min. The patient’s spontaneous respiratory rate is 30/min and tidal volume is 700 ml Currently the patient is presenting with increased wob and sob with diminished wheezing What is the patient’s alveolar minute volume?