has increased dramatically. Estimates indicate that one third of women of childbearing age are obese. As a matter of fact‚ obesity are known risk factors for diabetes‚ heart disease‚ hypertension‚ cancer. In addition‚ obesity-related pregnancy complications include inferility‚ fetal anomalies‚gestational hypertension‚ cesarian birth and macrosomia. The author gives a detailed explanation of some management strategies‚ that can really help the women with obesity to prevent adverse complications
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the commissures formed between multiple valves to relieve coarctation and increase blood flow. Mitral commissurotomy is a type of commissurotomy that treats mitral stenosis to prevent pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. Elevated pulmonary pressures‚ which result from pulmonary hypertension‚ can also cause respiratory failure and arrhythmias‚ respectively. In mitral stenosis‚ the leaflets of the mitral are partially merged. A commissurotomy physically separates the leaflets at their points
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risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. There are five major factors to look for; out of these five a person only needs three to be diagnosis with metabolic syndrome. They are obesity‚ mainly that of the waistline‚ insulin resistance‚ hypertension‚ dyslipidemia‚ and systemic inflammation. Once a person has three or more of these a medical professional can take the necessary steps in order to begin treatment. Allowing an improved and more efficient way to help patients that are at risk of
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Too much of a good thing is an adage that can apply to vitamins. The body needs vitamins to function properly‚ but high doses of certain vitamins can be toxic‚ especially fat soluble vitamins that the body stores for long periods of time. Water Soluble Vitamins Water-soluble vitamin toxicity is rare because the body does not store water-soluble vitamins and excess amounts are usually excreted in urine. Side effects associated with water-soluble vitamins occur due to intake of extremely high doses
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been estimated to be around 73 million people. Among American teens and children there is about two million who are affected by high blood pressure. High Blood Pressure (HBP) brings on other health conditions such as tumors‚ diabetes and kidney hypertension. That along shows it is a major public health condition‚ that has been researched and have had many drugs made to keep it under control along with exercise and diet. When a family member is diagnosed with High Blood Pressure (HBP) it affects everyone
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Of course maintaining a perfect blood pressure of 120/80 is impossible with these fluctuations but keeping it somewhat healthy is vital. Hypertension can occur due to a number of different factors including age‚ lack of physical activity‚ alcohol‚ caffeine‚ smoking and stress‚ these are all over a long period of time. Fluctuations however are short term changes in blood pressure and can be
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Case Study 1 Unit 2: Age-Related Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System Slide 1 The title page introducing what subject I am planning on presenting to the residents of the independent living facility. It tells them who I am and what subject is being presented. The residents that I am going to be addressing are healthy‚ active and mentally alert senior who want to learn more about health conditions that are affecting their age group in general and are of major concern. Slide
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after 1 hour. -hypertension: 40mg BID PO‚ if needed‚ additional hypertensive may be added.PEDIATRICS-Edema: 2mg/kg/day PO-pulmonary edema:1mg/kg/IV or IM. May increase by 1mg/kg in 2hour.ROUTE: Oral‚ IV‚ IM | Inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride from the proximal and distal tubules and ascending limb of the loop of Henle‚ leading to a sodium rich dieresis. | ORAL‚IV: Edema‚ associated with heart failure‚ cirrhosis‚ renal diseaseIV: acute pulmonary edemaORAL: hypertension | Contraindicated
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Physical examinations demonstrate S3 gallop. Cardiomegaly is present and cardiac output is decreased (evidenced by Echo result “mildly enlarged left atrium‚ ejection fraction 35%”). Other evidence includes a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension. (Brashers‚ 2012b). Diastolic heart failure is also
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CHA2DS2-VASc risk Score Congestive heart failure (any history) 1 Hypertension (prior history) 1 Age ≥75 years 2 Diabetes mellitus 1 Stroke/transient transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism history 2 Vascular disease (e.g.‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral vascular disease or aortic plaque) 1 Age 65-74 years 1 Sex (female gender) 1 CHA2DS2-VASc of the patient in the question stem would be 1 (for congestive heart failure) + 1 (for hypertension) + 2 (for age >75 years)‚ i.e.‚ he has a total score of
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