Daily assessments

The ongoing assessment depends on the reason for giving tiie antiviral drag. It is important to make a daily assessment for improvement of the signs and symptoms... 

Discuss the ongoing assessment activities you would include in the daily assessment of a patient prescribed a topical drug. 

The success of the treatment of febrile neutropenia depends on the adequate recovery of the ANC and either optimal antimicrobial coverage of identified organisms or empirical coverage of unidentified organbms. Monitor the CBC with differential and 7 rnax (maximum temperature during previous 24 hours) daily. Assess renal and hepatic function at least twice weekly,... 

Vitamins Provide standard parenteral multivitamin (containing water- and fat-soluble vitamins) in PN daily assess for any possible deficiencies, otherwise no indication for additional supplemental vitamins... 

Ascites Diet diuretics, paracente- Daily assessment of Prevent or eliminate ascites... 

Perform daily assessment of the bedding conditions. While this is a standard procedure in most vivaria, some strains of diabetic mice such as BKS.Cg-w +/+ I.epfdh/] mice need additional attention because of related kidney problems, resulting in polyuria. Even with a HEPA-filtered ventilated caging system, mice caging may need to be changed two to three times weekly as the diabetic condition worsens. 

Ascites Diet, diuretics, paracentesis, TIPS Daily assessment of weight Prevent or eliminate ascites and its secondary complications... 

A daily assessment which is a visual check for obvious hazards. The class teacher would do this at the beginning of each lesson, involving the children in a manner appropriate to their age. This assessment would not be recorded unless some defect was noticed and reported. This is the regular safety check teachers have carried out for many years. 

Even at the peak of the LSTA s work on German munitions, these did not represent more than one-third of its activity - only eleven of the laboratory s thirty-two reports in June 1917. The LSTA issued daily assessments that included analyses of German metals and alloys. Every quarter, at the end of the third month, it gave a synthesis of its work in each field. ... 

The plan requires a daily assessment of the ventilated patient, with a special emphasis on patient-to-ventilator synchrony (Fig. 1). On the basis of this assessment, the staff makes decisions, such as decreasing the level of assistance or changing a ventilation strategy, to follow a patient s need. The use of TDPs for weaning in the ICU reduces days of MV (11,13), costs, and complications (11). 

Figure 1 Therapist-driven protocol. Algorithm for daily assessment during weaning attempt.

As the underlying condition improves, there should be daily assessment of the potential for discontinuing invasive ventilation. Criteria include adequate mentation, absence of fever or anemia, cessation of neuromuscular-blocking agents and sedatives, hemodynamic stability, correction of electrolyte and metabolic disorders, and adequate oxygenation (5,14-17, 27,28) (Fig. 1). After these criteria are met an SET should be considered. 

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