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Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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jane lives alone and recently came home from the hospital where she underwent a hip replacement. She has had bad osteoarthritis for many years and has difficulty with any movement. The operation was done to prevent her from ending up in a wheelchair, but she is 78 years old. At the hospital, home care was ordered for jane to help her with bathing, and you have been visiting her for a week now. janes complains to you that she hasn't had a bowel movement since coming home from the hospital and is starting to feel a bloated stomach and no longer has an appetite for food. 1. What do you want to advise her? 2. How does what you advise work? 3. Do you have any side effects? 4. What do you do if what you advise her does not work?

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Surgery is an invasive procedure to investigate or treat a disease, disorder or injury. It can be done manually as well as mechanically with the help of advanced instruments and technological tools. There are variety of surgeries being performed nowadays for people of all age groups. Recovery after surgery takes time and some individuals need rehabilitation at times to gain back their previous health and body functions. Hip replacement is one such surgery where rehabilitation is required. Apart from this, due to inability to move freely and due to consumption of medications for pain etc., patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery often complain about improper bowel movement or bloated abdomen.