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Elderly: Impacts and Concerns in Covid-19By Pankaj Kumar Shingal, Sembian. N
Abstract: Every home has elderly persons, especially as hugely and densely in India. This makes the presence of elderly population in home during COVID-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus has been found to reproduce the complications that aging brings to elderly people, and is found to be more fatal among elderly people with existing health problems. The central and state governments and the WHO are reporting that elders are more vulnerable to …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 4–7 Read article →
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Hypoglycemia Induced Hemichorea (HpogC): A Case ReportBy Shashi Prakash, Sembian. N
Abstract: Background: Hypoglycemia is a rare cause of movement disorders. An 80 year-old woman presented with worsening choreiform and dancing like movements due to hypoglycemia. Case presentation: 80 year old woman newly diagnosed hemichorea with involuntary movement of right hand and leg and her RBS and serum creatinine were 56 mg/dl and 1.85 mg/dl respectively. The patient’s Computed Tomography of brain was normal with the exception of age related atrophy. All …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–3 Read article →
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Rheumatic Heart Disease - stuck in Prosthetic ValveBy Sembian. N
Abstract: Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) endure to be a main health danger in most emerging countries as well as periodically in progressive economies. The healing process of rheumatic carditis results in varying degrees of fibrosis and valve damage Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a nonspecific evidence for an active GAS infection. It is elevated in acute RF but can be normal if the patient has congestive …
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 31–40 Read article →
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Competency in Measuring Blood Pressure among Staff NursesBy Sembian. N
Abstract: Objective: To assess and describe the overall and area wise competency of measuring Blood pressure among Staff Nurses and find out the association of level of competency of Staff Nurses in measuring Blood pressure with selected demographic variables. Methods: Non experimental approach, descriptive study was conducted to measure the competency in measuring Blood pressure with 40 staff nurses. Convenient sampling technique was used and the data was collected by Check …
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 23–26 Read article →