Chronic Heart Failure Exacerbation Preparation Questions 1. List the risk factors for chronic left-sided heart failure related to coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery disease‚ Hypertension‚ Substance abuse‚ Dysrhythmias‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Smoking/tobacco use‚ Obesity 2. Explain the cause of the compensations for chronic heart failure. Insufficient cardiac output causes compensatory mechanisms work to improve cardiac output. They include‚ sympathetic nervous system stimulation‚ Renin=angiotensin
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Risk factors for stroke may be divided into modifiable and non-modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors for stroke include age‚ sex‚ ethnicity and heredity. Hypertension‚ smoking‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ asymptomatic carotid stenosis‚ atrial fibrillation‚ dyslipidemia‚ unhealthy diet‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity and post-menopausal hormone therapy are established modifiable risk factors for stroke (Goldstein et al.‚ 2001). The estimated stroke risk also increases with the number of modifiable
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Case Study #5 Heart & Neck Vessels‚ Lungs & Thorax Mrs. Lee‚ 80 year old Asian American female Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time‚ she seems slightly short of breath‚ but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you
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Analgesic and Sedative Effects of Dexmedetomidine in Burn Patients: A Literature Review It is a well-documented fact that patients with severe burn injuries experience continuous blood loss in the treatment process. With major burn injuries‚ patients may experience acute anemia‚ which occurs primarily from the surgical administration of the burn wound‚ anemia of critical illness‚ and iatrogenic blood loss. Burn patients may experience repeated painful techniques like dressing changes‚ which require
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CHF Heart Failure: failure of the cardiac muscle to pump blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs CHF is a complication that can result from problems such as cardiomyopathy‚ valvular heart disease‚ endocarditis‚ Acute MI Left-sided failure pulmonary congestion dyspnea‚ Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Pulmonary edema‚ rales (crackles) cough blood-tinged‚ frothy sputum
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Part: I Bio- Demographic Information Table no 1.1 Distribution of respondents according to bio- demographic information n=60 Characteristics | Frequency | Percent | age group of respondents | less than 20 yrs | 13 | 21.7 | 20-25 yrs | 46 | 76.7 | 25-30 yrs | 1 | 1.7 | current ward | | | ICU | 17 | 38.6 | Emergency | 13 | 29.5 | general ward | 14 | 31.8 | Cabin | 4 | 6.7 | POWWork experienceLess than 1 year 1-2 yrs2-3 yrsMore than 4 yrs | 122021181
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS The following list contains some of the most common abbreviations found in medical records. Please note that in medical terminology‚ the capitalization of letters bears significance as to the meaning of certain terms‚ and is often used to distinguish terms with similar acronyms. @—at A & P—anatomy and physiology ab—abortion abd—abdominal ABG—arterial blood gas a.c.—before meals ac & cl—acetest and clinitest ACLS—advanced cardiac life support
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Cardiovascular Pathology The heart has many components to it and all of them are essential to keep the heart pumping. Three problems that can occur in a heart are atria or ventricles not functioning properly‚ the electrical activity‚ or coronary artery disease. While all of these problems are different they can all be deadly if left untreated. The heart is a very important organ and should be taken care of properly. When an atria or ventricle goes isn’t working right it completely changes your
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Patul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room Number: CCU4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2010 Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD of Pulmonalogy Admitting Diagnosis 1: Rule out myocardial infarction 2: History of tuberculosis 3: Hemoptysis 4: Status post embolectomy Chief Complaint: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLINESS: Mr. Barua is a 42 year old gentleman from Bangladesh who presents with chest
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30.2.2 - Principles for Determining Whether a Service is Skilled (Rev. 1‚ 10-01-03) A3-3132.1.B‚ SNF-214.1.B • If the inherent complexity of a service prescribed for a patient is such that it can be performed safely and/or effectively only by or under the general supervision of skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation personnel‚ the service is a skilled service; e.g.‚ the administration of intravenous feedings and intramuscular injections; the insertion of suprapubic catheters; and ultrasound
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