Heart disease‚ strokes and high blood pressure The heart: Our heart is a vital organ; it is a super muscle which constantly pumps our blood around our body at a rate of 40 to 100 beats per minute for a lifetime. It never tires. The heart has two sides which are separated and each side has two chambers. Valves make sure blood can only flow in one direction. The right side receives de-oxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it through the pulmonary artery to the lungs‚ and the
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Heart Disease • What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is any disorder which affects the heart. Almost half of heart diseases are from coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is responsible for 82‚000 deaths in the UK each year – an average of 224 people a day. o Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease affects the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart muscle itself with the glucose and oxygen that it requires for respiration. • Atheroma Atheroma is a fatty deposit that forms
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“tearing” abdominal pain. You are approximately 30 miles away from the closet hospital. During your reassessment‚ you determine that the patient’s condition has deteriorated significantly. You should consider requesting a rendezous with ALS. The most basic functions of the body such as breathing‚ blood pressure and swallowing are controlled by the brain stem. When assessing a patient with a behavioral crisis‚ you should be direct and clearly state your intentions. Solid abdominal organs
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Head to Toe Assessment in 5 Minutes (Well‚ maybe a little longer than that) Table of Contents Outline: I. HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT IN 5 MINUTES or MORE II. ASSESSMENT BY BODY SYSTEMS III. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CLIENT WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IV. VITAL SIGNS - TEMPERATURE‚ PULSE‚ RESPIRATION‚ BLOOD PRESSURE V. NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT VI. HEART ASSESSMENT VII. AUSCULTATION OF BREATH SOUNDS VIII. MENTAL STATUS EXAM IX. SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE (SPMSQ) X. HEAD
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Chapter 1: • Combining form- the foundation of the word • Suffix- the word ending • Prefix- optional word beginning • -a to -ae‚ vena to venae • -us to -i‚ bronchus to bronchi • -um to -a‚ atrium to atria • -is to -es‚ diagnosis to diagnoses • -ix to -ices‚ helix to helices • -ex to -ices‚ apex to apices • -is to -ides‚ iris to irides • -nx to -nges‚ phlanx to phalanges • -oma to omata‚ carcinoma to carcinomata • -on to -a‚ mitochondrion to mitochondria Chapter 2: • Coronal plane-
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4 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM The circulatory system contains several very different components‚ including the heart‚ a hollow muscular pump that stands at the operational center of the system that pumps liquid blood throughout the body through three types of flexible tubes‚ the blood vessels (Fig. 4.1). The arteries channel blood from the heart to all parts of the body needing service. Once there‚ the blood passes through narrow arteries and enters the capillaries‚ which are the narrowest blood vessels
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further increase in blood pressure. Atheroma leads to an increase in the formation of aneurysms. As a result of high blood pressure‚ aneurysms plaques damage and weaken arteries‚ which means that blood flow pushes the inner layers of the artery through the outer elastic layer to form a balloon-like swelling. Eventually‚ the aneurysm may burst‚ resulting in a haemorrhage. Thereafter‚ due to the rough surface that aneurysms leave behind on the endothelium of an artery‚ platelets accumulate at the area and
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stethoscope placed over the left second intercostal space just lateral to the sternum would be best positioned to detect sounds associated with which heart valve? a. aortic b. pulmonary c. mitral d. tricuspid 5. Which valves would be open during ventricular systole? a. Aortic and pulmonary b. Aortic and tricuspid c. Mitral and aortic d. Tricuspid and mitral e. Tricuspid and pulmonary 6. Which chamber’s anterior wall forms most of the sternocostal surface of the heart? a. Left atrium b
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Core Measure Core Measure Community Acquired Pneumonia Today hospitals as businesses‚ as well as health care institutions‚ face many obstacles while caring‚ treating‚ and rehabilitating patients during their hospital stay. The community as a whole tends to follow a pattern of trends that include specific health conditions including Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)‚ Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ and Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). These three conditions are
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“Neurovascular/Interventional Neurology Market [Aneurysm Coils‚ Carotid Stents‚ Microcatheter‚ Microguidewire‚ Liquid Embolic Agents‚ & Cerebral Angioplasty Balloons] – Global Trends & Competitive Analysis to 2017” analyzes and studies the major market drivers‚ restraints‚ and opportunities in Americas‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ and Rest of the World. Browse 126 market data tables with 11 figures spread through 234 pages and in-depth TOC of “Neurovascular/Interventional Neurology Market [Aneurysm Coils‚ Carotid Stents‚ Microcatheter
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