Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a progressive disease that causes narrowing or occlusion of the coronary arteries‚ causing a decreased blood supply to the myocardial layer of the heart‚ and prevents the arteries from dilating. As a result the tissue is deprived of oxygen necessary to thrive‚ which in turn can lead to myocardial ischemia‚ leading to several types of infarctions. Depending on the area of the ischemia‚ there can be several complications. For example‚ a ST segment elevation myocardial
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Post-angioplasty with or without stent placement involves continuous careful patient assessment and monitoring for recurring chest pain‚ which may indicate reclosing of the artery or thrombosis. Heart attack‚ stroke‚ and arrhythmias are possible post-procedure complications; thus‚ should a recovering telemetry patient complain of chest pain certain additional steps should be taken immediately‚ including performing a focused assessment‚ checking client’s level of consciousness‚ getting vital signs
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The leading cause for death in a majority of countries including the United States and India is ischemic heart disease. It is estimated that one fifths of deaths in India are a result of cardiovascular diseases which include coronary heart disease‚ congestive heart failure‚ peripheral arterial disease‚ rheumatic heart disease and many more. These diseases result largely in ischemic heart failure which‚ if severe enough‚ can cause the loss of critical amounts of cardiomyocytes. This can lead to several
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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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reasons the ketone diet is beneficial for treating inflammatory disease is because it reverses the effects of the SAD diet. August McLaughlin from Livestrong says‚ “High-glycemic carbs can cause blood sugar irregularities and trigger or worsen inflammatory responses.” (Carbohydrates and Inflammation). High carb diets are creating all of this metabolic derangement with inflammatory responses. Switching from the standard american diet to the ketogenic diet drastically improves symptoms of inflammatory
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Lung cancer- Is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs. It usually starts in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue‚ they divide rapidly and form tumours. Keyboard finger- Pain occurs if ligaments and tendons in the carpal tunnel get swollen or inflamed‚ pressing on the median nerve‚ which compresses it‚ leading to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Stomach ulcer- A stomach or gastric ulcer is a break in
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Kawasaki Syndrome Heather Skinner Virginia College Professor Huffman January 23‚ 2017 Kawasaki Syndrome was first discovered by a Japanese physician Tomisaku Kaswasaki in the 1960s. He noticed a cluster of symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren. Kawasaki Syndrome affects children younger than the age of 5 years old‚ but peaks at ages 18-24 months. In 2000‚ there was an average of 77% of children in the United States being treated for Kawasaki disease (Gale‚ 2008). The disease appears to be influenced
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CHEST IMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present‚ direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT)‚ with the patient in the supine position (Gardelli et al.‚ 2012). Plain chest radiograph: In the ICU‚ CXRs are only performed on patients in the supine position. The x-ray beam is positioned directly onto the chest at a distance that is less than
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