1. INTRODUCTION The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute states that “more than a million persons in the U.S. have a heart attack and about half (515‚000) of them die in each year. About one-half of those who die do so within 1 hour of the start of symptoms and before reaching the hospital”. A heart attack happens to a person when the blood flow and oxygen supply to heart muscle is blocked‚ and it is mostly caused by the Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). CAD occurs when the arteries that supply
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The Effects of Lifestyle Modification on Cholesterol Levels in Post-Menopausal Women Jordan Weaver South University The Effects of Lifestyle Modification on Cholesterol Levels in Post-Menopausal Women Introduction Menopause is a time of great change in a woman’s life. The hormonal changes that occur during this time cause many changes in the body‚ with symptoms such as abnormal vaginal bleeding‚ hot flashes‚ and vaginal dryness being common (Schuiling & Likis‚ 2013). The changes of menopause
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It is important to understand what coronary heart disease (CHD) is in order to alter a lifestyle to combat the disease. Poor cardiovascular health care habits can be highly detrimental to a person’s health. Poor habits have a direct relation to lack of knowledge on the subject‚ in this case CHD. An inadequate supply of information can lead the continuation of a poor cardiovascular lifestyle‚ thus drastically raising the risk for CHD. In elementary terms‚ what you do not know can hurt you. In 2013
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DOI: 12/8/2014. The patient is a 54-year-old male janitor who sustained a work-related injury to his back and buttocks when he slipped on a soap that he accidentally dropped on the floor. Per OMNI‚ he was diagnosed with pain to the lower back and spasms. Per the PT notes dated 09/21/15‚ the patient has had 66 visits for the back. Patient is feeling much better with treatment. Based on the initial evaluation report dated 06/16/16‚ the patient complains of lower back pain radiating to both buttocks
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The aging process can be explained using theories‚ such as the modern biological theories which can be categorized into programmed theories or damage and error theories‚ both consisting of sub-categories (Jin‚ 2010). For both Mr. S and Mrs. M biological timetable and the environment insults could have resulted in their current conditions and have played roles in their aging process. According to the programmed theory‚ aging depends on one’s biological clock (Jin‚ 2010). As a sub-category of the programmed
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Heartburn is the sensation of burning in the upper part of the digestive tract‚ that includes the throat. Heartburn is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in a pregnant woman. It happens during the first trimester and disappears during the second trimester. When the hormones are released by the placenta‚ it relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter. This keeps the food contents in the stomach and it allows the acid to go into the esophagus. The lower esophageal sphincter can be disturbed
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Cardio vascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Australian. Cardio vascular Disease is a range of diseases of the heart and blood vessels including coronary heart disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ peripheral disease‚ congenital heart disease‚ stroke and heart failure. In 2012‚the deaths recorded as a result of CVD were 43‚946 this is approximately 30% of all deaths in Australia for that year (Health.gov.au‚ 2015). There are many risk factors that contribute to CVD these include being overweight
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Chest pain or pressure that patients feel is commonly called angina. This usually occurs as a symptom of a problem with the heart and its blood supply. There are two types of angina called stable and unstable. Stable angina is where a person is feeling pain‚ chest pressure‚ or radiant pain in left arm and back with exertion. The more serious type is unstable angina‚ which means having those symptoms even at rest. There is a system of arteries that supply oxygen rich blood to the myocardium‚ or heart
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Unit 1 Assignment 1: Homeostatic Balances Homeostasis is maintaining an Internal Balance. If we fail to maintain an internal balance every system inside of our body will be disrupted. Hypertension To explain to a 65 year old man with an 8th grade education‚ that he has hypertension‚ I would begin explaining‚ in a manor I believe that he would understand‚ what hypertension is and how it can affect him. ‘Hypertension is when your blood pressure is high on a daily basis. Blood pressure is considered
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Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation SC121 Unit 2 Assignment Jessica Alstot 10/28/14 Hello Mr. Brown‚ Well your cholesterol tests came back and they are better than I expected them to be. Your total cholesterol was 210 mg/dL which is on the higher end but not irreversible. Your triglycerides were at 145 mg/dL‚ a normal level range is anything below 150 mg/dL. Your HDL‚ or high density lipoprotein‚ which is good cholesterol‚ was at 33 mg/dL. 33 is on the low side‚ the higher the number‚
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