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NURS1014 Study Guide - Final Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Health Equity, Infant Mortality

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tealplatypus403
30 Oct 2018
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UNDA, NDA
Department
Nursing
Course
NURS1014
Professor
Lynch

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Social determinants of health: a case study of children"s health. Children in poverty: while 17. 7% of all children live in households in poverty, over a third (36. 8%) of children in sole parent households were living in poverty. This implies that the risk of a child being in poverty rises almost three-fold (from 13. 9% to 36. 8%) if their parents separate. The social determinants of health: how to social inequalities get under the skin and become health effects in childhood, the unequal burdens or injury, illness and suffering, the inequalities of life chances. Social injustice and suffering: social pain and social inequalities. Inequalities of status: race, gender, sexuality, age, religion, culture. Inequalities of social class: poverty, exclusion from normality, disability, way of life. Factors influencing the life chances of children: concept of personhood childhood , personality, life experience, social relations, culture, social roles, political being (agency, the body (embodiment, secret life, perceived future, spirit life.

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Mrs. Tom, a 79 year old female presents to the ER with complaints of a persistent productive cough, fatigue, fever and shortness of breath. Mrs. Tom reports that she has had a persistent cough and shortness of breath with activity for several months.  She was given a prescription for antibiotics for a presumed infection 4 weeks ago, with only slight improvement in symptoms.  Her past medical history includes stroke 6 months ago.  She also smokes 20 cigarettes per day.  On exam, she has a fever with decreased lung sounds bilaterally to auscultation with the right side slightly more obvious than the left.  She is obviously short of breath and presents with 4-word dyspnea.  Her vital signs are BP 110/70, HR 99, SP02 94% on 4 L of oxygen via nasal prongs, Temp 38.9

Mrs. Tom, a 79 year old female presents to the ER with complaints of a persistent productive cough, fatigue, fever and shortness of breath. Mrs. Tom reports that she has had a persistent cough and shortness of breath with activity for several months. She was given a prescription for antibiotics for a presumed infection 4 weeks ago, with only slight improvement in symptoms. Her past medical history includes stroke 6 months ago. She also smokes 20 cigarettes per day. On exam, she has a fever with decreased lung sounds bilaterally to auscultation with the right side slightly more obvious than the left. She is obviously short of breath and presents with 4-word dyspnea. Her vital signs are BP 110/70, HR 99, SP02 94% on 4 L of oxygen via nasal prongs, Temp 38.9.

 

  1. Identify the infection of inflammatory response that Mrs. Tom is experiencing? (2)

 

  1. Explain the pathology of how smoking affects the innate defense system of the lungs? (5)

 

  1. What diagnostic tools could you expect to be used in this case? (xray,CT,laboratory data etc). (2)

 

  1. Identify risk factors that Mrs. Tom has that are associated with the diagnosis? (3)

 

 

  1. Internal medicine assesses Mrs. Tom and orders a STAT lactate and arterial blood gasses. Based on the patient’s vital signs above, what would you expect to see in the results of these tests? (5)

 

 

 

11. Case 2: Calvin is a 19 year old collegiate gymnast. He has been consuming approximately 3,200 calories per day, feels energetic, recovers well, and has maintained his weight at 150 pounds for the last 2 years. After a recent blood test, he discovered that his total cholesterol is 235. He is concerned about this result, and asks for your assistance in making the necessary changes to lower his cholesterol.