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    organization **SUBJECTIVE** REVIEW OF SYSTEMS (In the patient’s own words) CARDIOVASCULAR (Subjective) • Chest Pain: no tightness or pain indicated • Shortness of breath (dyspnea): no shortness of breath • Number of pillows sleep with at night (orthopnea): sleeps with 2 pillows‚ denies orthopnea • Cough: coughs during the day or night; no mucus or blood tinged; coughs • Fatigue: no fatigue • Skin ever turn bluish or ashen in color? (Cyanosis or Pallor): denies

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    Describe the Cardiac Cycle The Cardiac cycle is a description of the activities that take place in the period from the start of one heart the next. The conducting system autonomically controls the heart beat impulses it is also called the cardiac conduction system or the nodal system. It is made up of six main components the sinoatrial node (SA-Node)‚ internodal paths‚ atrioventricular node (AV-Node)‚ atrioventricular bundle (AV bundle) or bundle of His‚ bundle branches and Purkinje fibres. Contractile

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    Introduction Cardiac contusion is an injury‚ or bruise‚ to the heart. This means that the chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) are injured by a strong blow (trauma) to the chest area. Mild injuries to the heart may cause no symptoms. More serious trauma to the heart may cause pain and an irregular heartbeat. In rare cases‚ it can lead to shock and death. Depending on the trauma or accident‚ other body parts‚ such as the lungs and ribs‚ may also be injured. Prompt treatment is important to

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    What Was The Townshend Act

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    The Quartering Act was placed on the colonist to allow soldiers to be stationed in buildings including homes‚ ale houses‚ and inns in the towns. It was a way for the English to save money on costs to build barracks for the soldiers. This act was immediately disapproved by the colonist which is expected. When British soldiers are forced to live in homes and businesses. Invading the sense of privacy of the colonist. The English should not of made an act the forces colonist to accommodate personal that

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    Cardiac Catheterization and Kidney Function In many hospitals‚ the use of cardiac catheterization is used to determine if a patient has occluded arteries or grafts. This procedure saves many lives every day and helps prevent myocardial infarctions in many cases. The procedure itself is rather simple and safe for the most part‚ but one thing that many fail to realize is how hard the procedure is on kidney function due to the dye used intra-procedure. According to the NIH‚ kidney damage caused by

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    What Was Tacitus Germania

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    presented thorough descriptions of what the German citizens looked like and the disorderly way their country was set up. Tacitus also emphasized the significance of family life for most Germans‚ the nonimportance of a class system to the Germans‚ and the violent behaviors German individuals often impulsively resorted to. Tacitus provided this information in a negative way to expression his perspective that the Germans were more barbaric than other societies from the same time period. Tacitus opened

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    Exercise on Cardiac Output LABORATORY REPORT Activity 6: Effect of Exercise on Cardiac Output Name: Instructor: Date: 1/9/2014 PREDICTIONS 1. During exercise: heart rate will increase 2: During exercise: SV will increase 3. During exercise: CO will increase MATERIALS AND METHODS 1. Dependent Variable: EDV‚ ESV‚ cardiac cycle length 2. Independent Variable: level of physical activity 3. Controlled Variables: age‚ weight‚ height‚ gender‚ health 4. What instrument

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    Reflective Practice on Responsibilities of A Nurse in managing Cardiac Arrest Leena Justus Introduction Nursing is a profession where we have to work collaboratively with both our colleagues and the interdisciplinary team. In emergency like cardiac arrest‚ if nurses work as a team without any role confusion‚ time is saved resulting in saving many precious lives. Background It was the time when I started to work in a medical ward for the first time after my graduation

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    scenario we can say that this was a disorganized offender. The reasons they would be considered disorganized is because the crime scene was sloppy‚ he did not have a weapon‚ he came into the house careless and upon entering the house wounded himself by getting cut on some broken glass which left behind his blood for a DNA analysis. Furthermore‚ the arson did not work out and he left a number of valuable things behind. There is also the fact that what he did take was not that valuable because all

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    Was It A Dream?” written by Guy de Maupassant begins with a man describing his deep love for a woman‚ when suddenly she becomes sick and dies. All the man knew was that the woman comes home on a rainy day and was very ill. A few doctors and nurses visit and give her medicine‚ the woman dies shortly after. He is so distraught that he could hardly remember anything people would say to him. They hold a funeral for the woman and bury her. The narrator takes a trip and when he returns to their house

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