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i was wondering what are nursing perioperative cares of patient with renal transplant?

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As per protocols: Some are general like close monitoring of vitals, urine output, blood in urine, allergic reactions, bleeding. Some are center specific as per protocols.

Question 2

80yr.has a cerebrovascular event in the early perioperative stage of an open heart surgery operation. abort operation or go on ? the surgeon choose not to abort the operation to assess for the severity of injuries to the brain. the outcome of the operatio

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I : I do not believe any physician reviewing this comment will be able to appreciate the condition of this patient going into surgery to assess the risk factors, rationale and options for treatment.

I doubt that the surgeon would have known the patient was having a stroke during the cardiac procedure.  It is not the usual practice of monitoring brain activity during cardiopulmonary bypass.  Clearly there was significant cardiac problems, if indeed this patient required two valve repair/replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and thromboendarterectomy.  The fact that the patient suffered multiorgan system failure (as you suggest with the comment that there was "sustained irreversible vital organs damage"), suggests that the pump time was perhaps longer than usual, but understanding also that the organs of an 80 year old patient are fragile to start with.

The finding of bilateral strokes on post-op day 3 would be consistent with events that occurred during or shortly after surgery, but likely not known during surgery.  So unless there were other indications for the surgeon to abort, then continuing with the operation was understandable.  I suggest you make an appointment with the surgeon to discuss your concerns and questions personally, to iron out any confusion or misunderstandings that exist and to bring closure to this case.

Question 3

what is the medical definition of health?

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Health: health =  " A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." as defined by the World Health Organization.

Question 4

what is the definition of an indigo child?

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See below: The belief that the child has supernatural abilities.

Question 5

what is the medical definition of exercise?

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There no formal: Definition.  Exercise, is any form of physical activity. There is no specific definition based on heart rate and blood pressure or other.

Question 6

what is the medical definition of an addict?

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There really isn't 1: because "addict" is not a medical term, and actually our field is coming around to eliminate the words "addict' and "alcoholic" from our vocabularies.  The formal term for the disorder is "substance use disorder," where you put the drug involved up front - like "alcohol use disorder" or "opiate use disorder."  There are 11 criteria, and if 7 or more present, that is a "severe" disorder= addiction.

Question 7

what is the definition of a systemic illness?

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Systemic illness: Systemic illness = disease that affects the body as a whole or a number of organs/tissues.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: ada?

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ADA: This could mean american dental association, american dietetic association, american diabetes association, american dyslexia association, or Adenosine deaminase enzyme involved in formation of metabolism of purine. Also, americans with disabilities act of 1990.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: spf?

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SPF: Could be; sun protection factor (measures effectiveness of sunscreen), specific pathogen free (for lab animals free of pathogens), or supernatant protein factor (for tocopherol).

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: mood?

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Mood: Is how a patient says they feel, or how someone feels internally, versus how someone's mood appears, which is called "affect."  if you say your mood is "happy, " and you appear to be so, we would say that your affect is congruent.  If, however, you actually look really angry, we would say your mood is "happy" and your affect is "angry.".

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