Archive For 2011

Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions - Diabetes Mellitus with Gangrene

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by increased levels of glucose in the blood or hyperglycemia, which cause a ...

Stevens–Johnson syndrome , a form of toxic epidermal necrolysis, is a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epid...

Pain is a sensory and emotional experience unpleasant result of tissue damage that is actual or potential. Pain is the main reason for a ...

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a severe febrile disease that is often lethal, caused by a virus, characterized by ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord, which as a whole is called the meninges...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder often characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to recognize what is real. Common symptoms...

Angina pectoris is the sensation of chest pain, pressure, or squeezing, often due to ischemia of the heart muscle from obstruction or spas...

Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Intervention for Sepsis Risk for Infection Nursing Intervention for Sepsis 1. Examine client for possi...

A Caesarian section is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver o...

Hepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the t...

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, an...

Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and occasionally the bloodstream. It is most commonly due to a type of bact...

Marasmus is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. Marasmus occurrence increases prior to age 1. Marasmus is on...

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect in which blood flows between the atria (upper chambers) of the heart. As a baby de...

Gastroenteritis is a medical condition from inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves both the stomach and the small intest...

Myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle. Inflammation of the myocardium. Myocarditis is most often due to infection by common viruse...

Urolithiasis is the formation of urinary calculi (urinary stones), which are calculi formed or located anywhere in the urinary system. T...

Myocardial infarction (MI) commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow stops to a part of the heart causing damage to the hea...

Leukemia is a group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells. These white...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long lasting autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammat...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a benign increase in size of the prostate. Benign prostatic hyperplasia symptoms are classified as...

Leptospirosis is an infection caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Leptospira. Symptoms can range from none to mild such as headache...

Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious, or nervous, when faced with a problem at w...