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ECG : shows the pattern of ischemic injury and conduction disturbances. Stating the type / source of dysrhythmia and effect of electrolyte imbalance and cardiac medications. Holter Monitor : Overview of ECG (24 hours) may be required to determine where the dysrhythmia caused by a particular symptom when the patient is active (at home / work). It can also be used to evaluate the function of a pacemaker / drug effects of anti-dysrhythmia. Chest photo : It can show enlarged heart shadow with respect to ventricular dysfunction or valve Scan myocardial imaging : it can show areas of ischemic / myocardial damage that could affect or disrupt the normal conduction wall motion and pump capacity. Exercise stress tests : demonstrating the exercises can be done separately which causes dysrhythmias. Electrolytes : An increase or decrease in potassium, calcium and magnesium can cause dysrhythmias. Examination of drugs : cardiac drug toxicity can be expressed, the presence of street drugs or digitali

Shock Symptoms Shock is defined as abnormal metabolism at the cellular level. Since it is not easy to directly measure cellular problems, the symptoms of shock are indirect measurements of cellular function. Shock is the end stage of all diseases, and symptoms will often be dependant on the underlying cause. Vital signs As the patient goes through the various stages of shock, vital signs change. In the early stages, the body tries to compensate by moving fluids around from within cells to the blood stream with an attempt to maintain blood pressure in a normal range. However, there may be a slight rise in the heart rate (tachycardia = tachy or fast + cardia or heart). Think of donating blood. A unit of blood (or about 10% of your blood volume) is removed, yet the body compensates well, except for a little lightheadedness, which is often resolved by drinking fluids. Another example is exercising and forgetting to drink enough fluids and feeling a little tired at the end of the day. As th

Nursing Care Plan for Neonatal Sepsis Neonatal sepsis Neonatal sepsis is any infection involving an infant During the first 28 days of life. Neonatal sepsis is also known as "neonatal sepsis." The infection may involve the infant globally or may be limited to just one organ (Such as the lungs with pneumonia). It may be acquired prior to birth (intrauterine sepsis) or after birth (extrauterine sepsis). Viral (Such as herpes, rubella [German measles]), bacterial (Such as group B strep) and more rarely fungal (Such as Candida) Causes may be implicated. Nursing Assessment Nursing Care Plan for Neonatal Sepsis Early signs: Lethargy, especially after the first 24 hours, poor sucking, anorexia Regurgitation of food, sensitive excitatory, pallor, hypotonia, hiporefleksia Weight loss, jaundice, hypothermia, nervousness Another sign: Hyperthermia, snoring, bradipnea, apnea, tremors, convulsions, vomiting Abdominal distension, dehydration, cold and moist skin, pallor, diarrhea Hyp