Clinical Notes 111 Montia McIntosh NovaSoutheastern University Health Assessment NSG 5502 Dr. Marie Bova Monday‚ April 1‚ 2013 Clinical Notes 111 Patient Initials: J.L.; Age: 64; Ethnicity: African-American; Gender: Male Subjective: Chief Compliant: 64 year old black male came in the office complaining of chest pain for 2 days. Patient verbalized that chest pain gets worst with activities and sometimes awakens him at night‚ especially whenever he sleeps on his right shoulder.
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Effects of Caffeine and Coffee on Cardiovascular Diseases Including High Blood Pressure‚ Arrythmias & High Cholesterol Reviewed by Meri Rafetto‚ RD‚ Theresa Grumet‚ RD‚ and Gerri French‚ RD‚ MS‚ CDE. ©2004 Teeccino Caffé‚ Inc. Heart disease is currently the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States and in many other Western countries. Studies show that nine factors contribute to a significant percentage of heart attacks: smoking‚ abnormal lipoprotein ratios‚ high blood
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CHAPTER.1 INTRODUCTION For decades‚ scientists have been using electromagnetic and sonic energy to serve medicine. But‚ aside from electro surgery‚ their efforts have focused on diagnostic imaging of internal body structures—particularly in the case of x-ray‚ MRI‚ and ultrasound systems. Lately‚ however‚ researchers have begun to see acoustic and electromagnetic waves in a whole new light‚ turning their attention to therapeutic—rather than diagnostic—applications. Current research is exploiting
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Running Head: LOWER CHOLESTEROL 1 Taking care of yourself to lower your Cholesterol Laura Bramlett Kaplan University SC121‚ Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Unit 2‚ Assignment Professor Holly Painter October 27‚ 2014 LOWER CHOLESTEROL 2 Abstract On October 1‚ 2014‚ a 56 year old man‚ Mr. Brown‚ came
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THE HURDLES OF OBTAINING A MEDICAL A medical certificate is basically a statement from a doctor certified by the FAA‚ also known as an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)‚ saying that the airman is physically safe to fly an airplane under normal conditions. It is the doctor’s job to find a reason to prove that you do not deserve a medical because flying can be very dangerous and fatal. The doctor will put you through several tests that are putting your body to different extremes trying to find some
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The History of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology: A Revolution in Medicine that Changed the Hearts of Many America has come a long way since improvements in medical technology and treatment have been made. As time has progressed‚ modern medicine has continued to shape America and its medicinal practices‚ moving it towards becoming a much more medically advanced nation. Ranging from the birth of catheterization to the Interventional Era of Development of surgeries‚ drugs‚ imaging‚ and care
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Lipid Panels Case Study Subject #1 This fifty year old man that has no apparent health problems has a low ‘HDL’ of 30mg/dl. That’s not a good thing because he’ll be more likely to develop heart disease or have a heart attack/stroke. Anything over 60mg/dl is considered to be optimal. He is border line high for LDL’s of 160mg/dl‚ the ideal number is 100mg/dl or lower. That number tells me he is at greater risk to heart disease and/or heart attack. Better diet and exercise would help him tremendously
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The impact to health from fast food is quite staggering when it is consumed on a regular basis. Unfortunately‚ an ever growing number of households are doing exactly that‚ as fewer and fewer families rely on someone doing any conventional cooking using fresh food ingredients. Far too many households feed themselves on a constant‚ daily diet of microwaved ready meals with very little or zero fresh fruit or vegetables. Then they "treat" themselves to a meal out‚ by visiting a burger or pizza restaurant
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Ukotic 1 Veronica Ukotic Professor Kathleen Forhan US 315 Transitions 13 March 2013 Irresistible Chocolate with Benefits ! Smooth. Creamy. Simply heaven! These are the thoughts that flood my mind when I think of this once forbidden treat known as chocolate. Holding a worldwide appeal‚ chocolate has been a temptation to many for years. So‚ knowing that something this desirable is beneficial to one’s health would make a chocoholic’s day‚ right? Well‚ great news! There has been recent nutritional research
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HEART ATTACKS & HOT WATER: A very good article which takes two minutes to read. Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal‚ but about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals‚ not cold water‚ maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water‚ this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However
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