SVT means that from time to time your heart beats very fast for a reason other than exercise, high fever, or stress. During an episode of SVT, the heart’s electrical system doesn’t work right, causing the heart to beat very fast. The heart beats at least 100 beats per minute and may reach 300 beats per minute. After treatment or on its own, the heart usually returns to a normal rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. SVT may start and end quickly, and you may not have symptoms. SVT becomes a problem when it happens often, lasts a long time, or causes symptoms.…
Enlargement of the ventricular septum can result in ventricular overflow obstruction (sub-aortic stenosis) and even cardiomyopathy. This means hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heart disease present from birth which can weaken the heart's pumping by the thickening of the ventricular septum and left ventricular creating a blockage where it is hard for the blood to pass through. It is believed to be a defect in the genes that control heart muscle growth (Sheridian…
The term immigrant is defined as “a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence” (“Immigrant”). In her autobiography, Barefoot Heart, Elva Trevino Hart speaks of her immigrant ways and how she fought to become the Mexican-American writer she is today. She speaks about the working of land, the migrant camps, plus the existence she had to deal with in both the Mexican and American worlds. Hart tells the story of her family and the trials they went through along with her physical detachment and sense of alienation at home and in the American (Anglo) society. The loneliness and deprivation was the desire that drove Hart to defy the odds and acquire the unattainable sense of belonging into American society.…
The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. All living things have a heartbeat, rather it be a healthy one or a not so healthy one. If your heart is not beating then I am saddened to tell you that you are dead, not that you would be able to hear me or care what I have to say. The four chambers consist of the right and left atrium and right and left atrium. Each of the chambers has valves. The tricuspid valve, mitral valve, pulmonary valve, and the aortic valve are their names. Their purpose is to allow blood to move forwards through the heart and to make sure that it doesn’t flow backwards into the previous chamber.…
The patient I interviewed named Anne (pseudonym), 28 years old, admitted in a metropiltan public hospital for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). She is otherwise physically sound, but has been experienced multiple hospital admission for the same diagnosis in the past 3 months. She is married with 3 children, smoker, moderate drinker, and having the family history of heart disease (her father has experienced several times of heart attack, alive). The other condition will be explored as the presentation of the interview outcome flow.…
The Tale Tell Heart is one of the best books I read in middle school and is written by one of the greatest writers of the 18th century.Tell Tale Heart is based on a story about a man killing an old man because of his eye.At the end,the narrator managed to hide the old man’s body,and later on he confessed to the police because he heard the heartbeat of the old man.I believe theTell Tale Heart is apropriate for middle school kids.Even thogh the is about murder,it could teach kids about maturity and influence and encourage other kids to become gerat writers like the author of the story:Edgar Allen Poe.…
Eduard Karlo is 55 years of age and is a male patient who is admitted to the emergency department via ambulance with acute onset of midsternal chest pain radiating down the left arm and radiating up the left side of the neck. The patient complains of shortness of breath and is cool, pale, and diaphoretic. The vital signs include: BP 160/90, HR 110, R 26, and T 99°F. The 12 lead ECG reveals an anterior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).…
How might a literary work be read out of its time and place and still represent and produce culturally significant ideas and attitudes? Refer to two texts you have studied.…
Heart failure is an ailment where the heart is not able to pump the required amount of blood to the body. Left-sided heart failure is described as when the heart cannot pump enough oxygenated blood to the body while Right-sided heart failure is when the heart cannot fill with the appropriate amount of blood.1 One or both of these may occur with heart failure. In the United States, 5.8 million people have heart failure and this number is continuing to grow.1 With the number of people with this condition growing, it is important to outline the incidence and etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, medical diagnosis, medical and pharmacological management, and prognosis of heart failure as a way to inform and decrease…
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart's left ventricle becomes enlarged and weak, reducing the heart's ability to pump blood. Over time, the disorder can damage multiple organs and lead to congestive heart failure. According to the Cleveland Clinic, about one-third of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy have an inherited form called familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Familial dilated…
Edgar Allan Poe; through his masterpiece provides access to the life of a narrator who insists on his sanity even after committing murder. The short story dubbed “The Tell- Tale Heart” provides an insightful view of the life of the unnamed narrator who showcases his abhorrence of an old man’s eyes that he describes as reminiscent of a vulture’s. Edgar Allan Poe uses diverse techniques to make the story a memorable piece. The techniques consequently bring out the various themes that feature in the short story. Therefore, the ultimate purpose of this literary work is to provide a conclusive analysis on “The Tell-Tale Heart”.…
The people living in poverty stricken neighborhoods face the disadvantages of no medical services, no access to healthy foods or resources to survive. All the stress Gwai was under contributed to his heart attack. In all honesty trying to balance your family, finances, and life period can be pretty stressful. From what I hear, stress management such as meditating, is a good way to cut down stress. Meditation, in a way, is like exercise for our brains: it’s been shown to assist in the mental health maintenance, improve our memory, empathy, and sense of self — similar to how exercise boosts our resilience, muscle strength, cardiovascular health, and blood pressure/cholesterol (Bushak,…
Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure is a general term used to describe several types of cardiac diseases which lead to poor perfusion of tissues. Congestive heart failure is a progressive and debilitating disease that is accompanied by congestion of bdy tissues (Nair & Peate, 2009). The American Heart Association defines congestive heart failure, as a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body's other organs. The “failing” heart is no longer working as efficient as it should. Management of congestive heart failure involves both pharmacological and non-pharmacological management. Maintenance and improvement of the quality of life is the priority in the plan of care. Management includes cardiac rehabilitation. Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program to ensure cardiac patients the best possible physical, mental and social functioning so that they may, by their own efforts, resume and maintain as normal a place as possible in the community (American Heart Association, World Health Organization, 2005). Lydia Hall clearly outlines the plan of care for Mr. P’s condition and circumstance. Patients with congestive heart failure have experience fatigue, difficulty of breathing and other physical symptoms that decreases both their physical and emotional endurance. The current trend in cardiac rehabilitation consists of clients and partners attending a group outpatient program conducted by a multidisciplinary team…
Sometimes it is treated with implanted devices (pacemakers or ventricular assist devices) and occasionally a heart transplant.…
The normality of the heart beats rate is of sixty to one hundred beats a minute at rest. A rate that is faster than 100 beats a minute in adults is called tachycardia. People experience transient heart beats, called sinus tachycardia, as a normal reaction to some type of excitement, anxiety, stress, or just exercise. There are two other types of tachycardia and those are named supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia.…
