1/19/15 Period 1 Chapter 26‚ Mr. Zepf Chapter 26 Exploring Health Terms: 1. Angina pectoris. 2. Noncommunicable disease. 3. Hypertension. 4. Arrhythmias. 5. Tumor. 6. Metastasis. 7. Carcinogen. 8. Biopsy. 9. Allergy. 10. Diabetes. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis 12. Profound deafness. 13. Mental retardation. 14. Americans with Disabilities Act. Recalling the Facts: 1. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. 2. Plaque can build up in the artery walls‚ which
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NON-INVASIVE PARAMETERS FOR THE DETECTION OF VARICEAL BLEED IN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS‚ AN EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARAY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN Anam Umar (First author & corresponding author) Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: anam_umar@hotmail.com Mobile no: +923478300237 Fakhar Ali Qazi Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: dr_ar_lumhs@yahoo.com Mobile no: +923332724599 Rukhsana Abdul Sattar Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate
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specific protection for selected diseases. Primary prevention of stroke includes lifestyle modifications and measures to control blood pressure‚ cholesterol levels‚ diabetes mellitus‚ and atrial fibrillation. Lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension prevents both types of stroke‚ which are hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by the rupture of blood vessels in the brain. Ischemic stroke‚ which is the most common type of stroke‚ is caused by an interruption in the flow
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CONSULTANT: Trevor Jordan‚ MD‚ Nephrology REQUESTING PHYSICIAN: Martha C. Eaton‚ MD‚ Geriatrics DATE OF CONSULT: 02/24/---- REASON FOR CONSULT: Acute on chronic renal failure. Patient is an 87 year old Caucasian male who has a history of hypertension‚ severe peripheral vascular disease‚ chronic renal insufficiency‚ and atrial fibrillation. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of an infected toe. The plan was to obtain an angiogram to check patients’ blood flow; however he was discovered
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COPD Salve Aguilar West Coast University Pathophysiology Dr. Isabelle Tardif August 7‚ 2015 Abstract The case study presents the outcome of smoking that resulted to RS’ chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His ABGs’ show partially compensated respiratory acidosis as manifested by decreased pH‚ increased PaCO2‚ decreased PaO2 and increased HCO3. RS most likely has the following clinical findings caused by COPD: enlarged right heart along with the signs and symptoms
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Consumption of such foods is detrimental to one’s health as it can result in hypertension or diabetes. Hypertension is related to high sodium intake and many fast food chains season their foods with a lot of salt. As seen from her food chart‚ we can tell that Mrs Miley has a high consumption of fast food. She should cut down on these food items that are rich in sodium as hypertension can further lead to stroke. Diabetes is related to high intake of sugar‚ and looking at Mrs Miley’s
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Q 1) what do you understand by the term systolic blood pressure? Systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted against artery walls created when the heart contracts to push oxygenated blood throughout the body. As blood pressure is represented by 2 numbers‚ systolic blood pressure is the upper number. A normal systolic blood pressure is 120 or below although it largely depends on the physical properties and capabilities of the individual. Q 2) what do you understand by the term diastolic blood
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breath for 2 weeks. He has smoked at lease one pack of cigarettes a day for the last 45 years. He denies fever or chest pain except with coughing. He has been using his albuterol inhaler at least 6 times a day. His past medical history includes hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His lung sounds are coarse to auscultation throughout‚ and there are audible wheezes. The patient coughs with deep inspiration‚ and there is mild retracting noted. His blood pressure is 126/80
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and cooking. As so often called “Soul Food” is drenched in rich nutrients which are found in a lot of leafy vegetables. There are parts of the diet that are low in fiber but high in fact which our bodies to not take to. This leads us to diabetes hypertension and heart disease which we are currently known to have one of the highest rates for. We as African Americans tend to pay dearly for this type of lifestyle but to no avail some of us can’t escape this lifestyle because of disadvantages . such as
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