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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Definition Symptoms/Effects Causes/Risks Prevention A sudden and fatal occurrence of coronary thrombosis. 1. Chest pain 2. Shortness of breath 3. Upper body discomfort 1. Taking drugs 2. Smoking 3. Stress 1. Control your blood sugar level 2. Exercise on a regular basis 3. Don’t smoke Stroke Definition Symptoms/Effects Causes/Risks Prevention 1. Face drooping 2. Arm weakness 3. Trouble with speaking 1. Blocked artery 2. Being overweight 3. Heavy drinking 1. Exercise on a regular basis 2
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Secondary POTS means that there is an underlying cause for the symptoms that occur leading to damaged nerves. Secondary causes include anemia‚ adrenal disorders‚ Ehlers-Danlos‚ Lyme Disease‚ tumors‚ and many others. Anemia can show symptoms of POTS. Problems with the adrenal gland‚ which produces the stress hormone cortisol and other hormones that maintain adequate salt and water in the body‚ can lead to orthostatic symptoms and low blood pressure. Ehlers-Dalos in a genetic disorder that affects
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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) Anyone can feel their heart rate by putting two fingers on their side of their neck‚ or on the back of their wrist. They can see that their average heart beat is around 100 bpm(beats per minute). People who suffer from Paroxysmal (par-ox-ysm-al) Supraventricular ( sup-ra-ven-tric-u-lar) Tachycardia ( tachy-car-dia) have moments that make their heart rate higher than usual‚ their heart rate can even reach 250 bpm when at rest. Mary Ellen Ellis and Heather
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Michael Franchina Comm. 3300 5/7/10 Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a chronic condition in which blood pressure is elevated. “Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body ’s tissues. As blood flows through arteries it pushes against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls‚ the higher
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Successful Intervention for Chronic Disease Prevention Hajra Takala Benedictine University Abstract Chronic diseases also known non-communicable illnesses or non-infectious‚ have prolonged duration‚ rarely cured‚ and don’t resolve spontaneously. Chronic diseases are many‚ the most common include heart disease such as angina‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ respiratory disease such chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Assessment 1 HLTAP501C Courtney Walters XN14S1PT Due date: 14/05/2014 Activity 4.2: Define hypertension and arteriosclerosis Hypertension is also called high blood pressure. It is a condition where the blood is pumping harder around the body and the arteries have high blood pressure constantly. Arteriosclerosis
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE Intracranial Aneurysm The normal functioning of brain requires continuous supply of oxygen and othernutrients. Brain which consists of more than 86.1± 8.1 billion neurons have a highmetabolic rate compared to other cells found elsewhere in the body(Azevedoet al.‚ 2009).The physiological demands for these cells are served by the densest vascularnetworks in the human body which receives 15% of cardiac output and 20% ofoxygen utilized by the body (Kumar et al.‚ 2003). A compromised
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There are four common themes when looking at cell injury and death. These themes include adenosine triphosphate depletion‚ oxygen derived free radicals‚ calcium alterations‚ and defects in membrane permeability. Cells are unable to properly function if they lack certain important cell factors. ATP depletion A cell needs mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate in order to function properly which is why when a cell is injured or dying‚ a common theme seen is lost or decreased ATP. ATP loss or a deduction
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CC: "Stuffy nose and watery eyes for the past one week" 59 year old male present to office Nasal congestion‚ clear rhinorrhea‚ and frequent sneezing that started about one week ago. Two days ago started experiencing itchy and watery eyes. Denied any fever and cough. . He stated treated with Benadryl but no improvement. He denies any known sick contacts recently. He denies any recent travel. He currently is a non-smoker but did smoke a pack a day for approximately 10 years prior to quitting 10
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