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Full-Text Articles in Family Practice Nursing
Lyme Disease, Sondra Mcfadden
Lyme Disease, Sondra Mcfadden
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is a bacterial infectious disease that is spread by zoonotic transmission in which animals act as reservoir hosts and ticks are the primary vector or carrier and are considered arthropods. This poster presents Lyme disease, its pathophysiology, and nursing considerations for treating it.
Group A Strep (Gas), Kimberly Hyatt
Group A Strep (Gas), Kimberly Hyatt
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Abstract
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) bacteria is a common but potent pathogen. GAS is the most common cause of pharyngitis in the world and can be easily treated with the right antibiotic. Left untreated or undertreated, however, GAS is the ninth leading cause of infectious disease mortality, worldwide. Lethality from a GAS infection is 10-30%. The virulence factors of GAS are responsible for the short and long term havoc it wreaks on an individual, and the incredible disease burden of 18.1 million severe cases of GAS, annually, around the globe. In the U.S., each year, GAS pharyngitis, alone, costs $500 …
Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome, Kimberly A. Babich-Speck
Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome, Kimberly A. Babich-Speck
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Asthma and COPD often have symptoms that overlap. The area of overlap is known as asthma COPD overlap syndrome.
Angioedema: Ace-Inhibitors Adverse Reaction, Jesse Vandyne
Angioedema: Ace-Inhibitors Adverse Reaction, Jesse Vandyne
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
This is a poster presentation about angioedema caused by Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACEI or ACE Inhibitors). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) medications are one of the leading causes of angioedema in the United States, also known as ACEI-RA (Chan & Soliman, 2015, p. 207). ACE inhibitors are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide because they are indicated for the management of hypertension, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, diabetic nephropathy, and chronic kidney disease (Chan & Soliman, 2015, p. 207).
Primary Hypertension, Leslie Mcchesney
Primary Hypertension, Leslie Mcchesney
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
The intent of this poster is to provide an understanding of the pathophysiology of primary hypertension and its impact on nursing. This is a disease affecting millions of Americans daily and with proper understanding of the disease process, diagnosis and management can be initiated early before life altering consequences impact the patient.