13 Respiratory System Chapter Outline INTRODUCTION TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Functions and Overview of Respiration Ventilation Conducting Passages Mechanics of Ventilation Respiration External Respiration Internal Respiration Regulation of Respiration Respiratory…
6 Integumentary System Chapter Outline INTRODUCTION TO THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Structure of the Skin Epidermis Dermis Subcutaneous Layer Skin Color Epidermal Derivatives Hair and Hair Follicles Nails Glands Functions of…
CEREBRAL EDEMA FROM STROKE Cerebral injury from either hemorrhage or infarction after acute stroke can herald the development of cerebral edema around the affected vascular area. The mechanisms of infarction…
AN OVERVIEW OF REHABILITATION Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality…
SAH may be further defined as subarachnoid blood on computed tomography (CT) scan, blood or xanthochromic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or red blood cells in the final tube of CSF sample…
. Despite this, providing coordinated care by a knowledgeable interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, radiology technicians, dietitians, respiratory therapists, case managers, social workers,…
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION Collaborative work between health care professionals has been assigned a number of terms as health care has evolved over the decades, including interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, interprofessional, multiprofessional, and transdisciplinary…
To facilitate improved outcomes, it is essential that members of the interprofessional team are aggressive with early mobility, interaction, and education for the patient with ischemic stroke. The interprofessional team…
AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE Numerous studies have indicated that the most successful model for reintegration into the community for stroke patients is one that incorporates a multidisciplinary/interprofessional team…
