Statins and Other Lipid-lowering Medicines | Health Print | Patient.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Statins and Other Lipid-lowering Medicines Statin medicines reduce the blood cholesterol level. This helps to prevent heart disease‚ stroke and related diseases in people at increased risk. Most people are not troubled by side-effects. However‚ if you take a statin‚ tell a doctor if you develop unexplained muscle pain‚ tenderness or weakness (which may be due to a rare‚ but serious‚ side-effect). What
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Name of Pathology: Pulmonary Embolism Definition/Description/Characteristics: Before I get started explaining what a pulmonary embolism is‚ I am going to say that a pulmonary embolism is a part of group of problems all known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). Venous refers to veins‚ while thrombus is the blockage of blood vessel and when the blockage breaks off and travels‚ is called an embolism. A pulmonary embolism is usually a clot that was originally from a deep vein thrombosis in the legs or
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Most of the cardiac injury ultimately results in development of cardiac fibrosis due to negligible regenerative capacity of heart. Cardiac fibrosis is associated with increased deposition of matrix proteins in the myocardium. The expansion of the cardiac interstitial space in absence of significant cardiomyocyte loss is “reactive interstitial fibrosis” and the formation of scar in response to myocardial infarction is called “reparative fibrosis” [10‚ 46]. Increased deposition of endomysial and perimysial
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Heart diseases are already a common problem in today’s world. When they are paired with diabetes‚ it becomes an even greater issue. ‘Having diabetes means that you are more likely to develop heart disease and have a greater chance of a heart attack or a stroke.’ according to NIDDK‚ a big player in research of heart disease. These are just a start to the list of problems you are likely to have when diabetic. The longer the diagnosis of diabetes‚ the bigger chance of heart disease. This does not mean
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Stroke has been around for many years. Galen first recognized stroke over 2‚400 years ago. Americans managed to cut the stroke death rate in half during the 1970s and the 1980’s. Greek physician Hippocrates described it as a medical condition in which people suddenly lose the ability to walk or speak. Because of the typically sudden and extreme nature of the symptoms‚ Hippocrates referred to the condition as apoplexy‚ a Greek term meaning‚ “struck with violence.” Today this condition is known as
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Dairy cattle can develop many different kinds of feeding disorders. One kind of feeding disorder that cattle can develop is acidosis. If left untreated‚ acidosis can cause a wide range of other medical problems‚ and in severe cases‚ even death. Acidosis is determined by the body’s acidity level. It occurs when the pH of the rumen of a cow drops below 5.5. The acidity will begin to affect tissues which could be harmful for a cow. Some common signs that an animal is suffering from acidosis are‚ diet
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Lea Giannini- Dr. Termos Cholesterol‚ the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly! SC121 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1-Unit 2 Assignment In this unit we are talking about Cholesterol and how a group of organic compounds make up 18-25% of one’s body mass called lipids. So why are lipids important? Lipids are important because they are used in the body to transport vitamins‚ they are essential in breaking down Cholesterol and they are used for body insulation. Lipids are best obtained from vegetable
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Looking back at my Computer Analysis Project about my food intake‚ I found two major problems in my diet. The first problem is that I have high cholesterol. My intake of cholesterol is high. The DRI is < 300 mg and my intake is 357 mg. The percentage for my cholesterol is 118.9%. I didn’t expect that my cholesterol will be this high. Having high cholesterol can cause major health problems. It can cause you to have heart problems. There can be a blockage in the arteries. It is when the cholesterol
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D isorder: Dyspnea Dyspnea is a common presentation among geriatric patients in respirator emergencies in the acute setting (Tyler & Stevenson‚ 2016). Dyspnea occurs when the patient has difficulty breathing. It is associated with cardiopulmonary abnormalities such as congestive heart failure (CHF)‚ myocardial ischemia (MI)‚ bronchospasm and pulmonary embolus (PE) infection (Hüfner & Dodt‚ 2015). The condition must be assessed and evaluated immediately. Providers must review the patient’s
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Choline also helps lower cholesterol and inflammation levels associated with heart or cardiovascular diseases. Cholesterol is a steroid composed of fat that is found in the liver. It produces cell membranes and hormones that are spread throughout the blood stream. Cholesterol is important in the development of healthy cells‚ but too much cholesterol is a dangerous health risk. High cholesterol levels are caused by too many fat components in your blood vessels which eventually causes a decrease in
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