enhancement of the hearts arrhythmias resulting in mechanical stress caused by coronary artery spasms‚ unstable plaque‚ thrombosis or a lesion (Myerburg & Junttila‚ 2012). Furthermore‚ during arrhythmia the heart can begin suffering from ventricular fibrillation caused by electrical instability in the heart which without electronically reversed leads to myocardial infarction or more severely cardiac arrest and death (DeSilva‚
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CAD is thought to begin with damage or injury to the intimal layer of coronary artery‚ sometimes as early as childhood. The damage may be caused by various factors‚ including: smoking‚ hypertension‚ hypercholestromia‚ diabetes or insulin resistance‚ radiation therapy to the chest‚ as used for certain types of cancer‚ and sedentary lifestyle. Once the intimal layer of coronary artery is damaged‚ fatty deposits (plaques) made up of cholesterol and other cellular waste products tend to accumulate at
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sinoatrial node or SAN‚ which is the pacemaker of the heart. Is a small area in the upper wall of the Right atrium‚ close to the vena cava; the fibers of the of the SAN contract 70 times each minutes‚ and after that the impulse is disperse across the atrial cardiac muscle. 2. Simultaneous contraction occurs in both‚ the right and the left; that is mean between tricuspid and bicuspid valves. 3. The atria contraction sends impulses
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Dialysis Experience 3/23/2012 Medical Surgical Hemodialysis (HD) is one of several renal replacement therapies used for the treatment of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and kidney failure. Dialysis removes excess fluids and waste products and restores chemical and electrolyte balance. HD involves passing the patient’s blood through an artificial semipermeable membrane to perform
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Running Head: GRAVES’ DISEASE Graves’ Disease Graves’ Disease Graves’ disease‚ also known as toxic diffuse goiter‚ is the most common cause (80%) of hyperthyroidism in the United States (Rakel & Bope‚ 2008). Hyperthyroidism is a hypermetabolic disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormone than the body needs (Nettina‚ 2006). Over activity of the thyroid gland leads to high levels of thyroid
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OUTLINE I. Introduction II. What is a stroke? A. Symptoms of a stroke B. Factors leading to strokes 1. Medical conditions that increase your stroke risk 2. Controllable risk factors 3. Uncontrollable risk factors III. Diagnose and treatment A. How a stroke is diagnosed . The status of stroke: Statistical information
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Case Study: COPD Exacerbation Jeffrey Sherman Due Date: January 16‚ 2012 Wayland Baptist University Adult Health II COPD Exacerbation The purpose of this paper is to discuss an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its effect on my patient‚ Mr. HS‚ a 78 year old male. In this paper we will look at the various facets in the disease process including its incidence‚ pathophysiology‚ presenting complaints‚ analysis of his clinical presentation‚ and discuss treatment
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doi:10.1136/ebm.8.6.165 Evid. Based Med. 2003;8;165-166 Horand Meier‚ Nicole Schlotz-Gorton and Laura Schrott Franz Porzsolt‚ Andrea Ohletz‚ Anke Thim‚ David Gardner‚ Helmuth Ruatti‚ approach Evidence-based decision making—the six step http://ebm.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/8/6/165 Updated information and services can be found at: These include: Rapid responses http://ebm.bmj.com/cgi/eletter-submit/8/6/165 You can respond to this article at: service Email alerting the top right corner
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right Before a heart Attack Your Body Will Give You These 4 Signs w3.newsmax.com Heart Failure Definition Heart failure is a condition in which the heart has lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body’s tissues. With too little blood being delivered‚ the organs and other tissues do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly. Description According to the American Heart Association‚ about 4.9 million Americans are living with congestive heart failure. Of these‚ 2.5 million
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34B Frog cardiovascular Physiology: computer simulation 1. What was the baseline heart rate for the frog? Ans: 59-63 bpm 2. Which wave is larger‚ the one for atrial constriction or the one for ventricular contraction? Why Ans: Ventricular. It shows the strength of the ventricle as it pumps blood‚ and it is a thicker muscle to pump stronger as it contracts 3. At what time during the contraction cycle was it possible to induce an extrasystole? Ans: The time during the relaxation part of
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