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Can subarachnoid hemorrhage affect any age?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage can affect adults of all ages, but usually peaks in the fourth and fifth decades of life
What are the indications of vital signs?
Vital signs are always indicated. In every patient, trauma or medical, stable or unstable. Always, ALWAYS, check vitals.
What is the Medical term used to describe blood pressure pulse weight altogether?
Vital signs (or 'vitals') are body temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiratory rate. Weight is not considered part of the 'vitals', however weight and vital signs together is considered a 'complete physical examination'.
What is the difference between mild and moderate hemorrhage?
Mild hemorrhage involves minimal blood loss with stable vital signs, while moderate hemorrhage involves more significant blood loss but with compensatory mechanisms maintaining stable vital signs. Additional medical interventions may be needed with moderate hemorrhage compared to mild hemorrhage.
What is the Postops care of Below-the-knee amputation?
Elevate stump to decreased swelling using a pillow, monitor vitals signs and monitor for bleeding.
What is the importance of vital signs in dental?
Dentists generally have no need to take vitals unless you're having an oral surgery where general anesthesia or IV (intra-venous) sedation is being used. The only other time vitals will be checked is If you report High Blood Pressure. They will check your blood pressure before any major procedure.
When was Vitals - novel - created?
Vitals - novel - was created in 2002.
How should a nurse manage a patient using blood reinfusion system?
A nurse would want to check vitals frequently, bleeding, Hb/Hct, signs of hemolysis including hemoglobinuria, rigors/chills/shivering, signs of acute respiratory distress, and signs of fluid overload.
Why ask the patient about hot or cold drinks and smokingt before taking vitals?
Those things can change the vital signs (drinks temp, smoking pulse and BP)
Can a person become mentally retarded from a brain hemorrhage?
Mentally retarded is not a medical term. A brain hemorrhage may cause brain damage that could affect one or many functions of the brain.
What happen to the hematocrit when you have hemorrhage?
The hematocrit calculates the percentage of red blood cells in the plasma. The term hematocrit means to separate blood. Brain hemorrhage is caused by an artery in the brain bursting and causing bleeding in surrounding tissues. A hematocrit that is done immediately after a hemorrhage does not show any signs of RBC loss because at the time of the hemorrhage, plasma and red blood cells are lost in equal proportions.
How does age affect stroke risk?
Intracerebral hemorrhage affects vessels within the brain itself, while subarachnoid hemorrhage affects arteries at the brain's surface, just below the protective arachnoid membrane.
