Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia is a severe hemolytic anemia resulting from the inheritance of the sickle hemoglobin (HbS) gene, which causes a defective hemoglobin...
Cardiogenic shock also sometimes known as “pump failure” is a condition of diminished cardiac output that severely impairs cardiac perfusion. It reflects severe left-sided heart failure....
Nurses form the core of the healthcare system. The role of the nurse expands far beyond the bedside. The nurse coordinates the client’s care by interacting...
Blood transfusion (BT) therapy involves transfusing whole blood or blood components (specific portion or fraction of blood lacking in the patient). OBJECTIVES OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION To...
a – before A&E – accident and emergency AAMI – age-associated memory impairment AB – abortion Ab – antibody ABCDE – airway and cervical spine, breathing,...
The Ministry of Health has been granted approval to enable the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department to pay allowances for four thousand, five hundred and sixty-three (4,563)...
Common Laboratory Values VALUE NORMAL RANGE UNIT COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT Red Blood Cell (RBC) M: 4.5—5.5F: 4.0—4.9 x105/ml White Blood Cell (WBC) 4,500—10,000 cells/mcL Platelets 100,000—450,000...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (NMC) has scheduled the date for the 2021 online Licensure Examination. The council indicated that the registration of candidates...
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One of the tasks that a nurse dreads doing is calling up doctors at night. There’s a big fear of being scolded or being thought of...
