MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND THE AGING ADULT Acute Coronary syndrome (ACS) is an emergent situation characterized by an acute onset of myocardial ischemia that results in myocardial death (i.e.‚ MI) if definitive interventions do not occur promptly. (Although the terms coronary occlusion‚ heart attack‚ and myocardial infarction are used synonymously‚ the preferred term is myocardial infarction.) The spectrum of ACS includes unstable angina‚ NSTEMI‚ and ST-segment elevation of myocardial infarction
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Huzair Kalia Speech 1100 Informative Speech Social Anxiety General Purpose: To inform my audience of the symptoms of Social Anxiety‚ its causes and treatment. Specific Purpose: To help my audience understand symptoms of Social Anxiety so they can recognize if they suffer from it and to inform them of the treatments out there Introduction: Attention Getter: If you have or had Social Anxiety you’re not alone. Social anxiety disorder is the second most common type of anxiety disorder. According to
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Unit 5 Notes Chapter 41 Diuretics Drugs that increase urinary output Two major applications Treatment of hypertension Mobilization of edematous fluid to prevent renal failure Introduction to Diuretics Figure 41-1 How diuretics work – mechanism of action Blockade of sodium and chloride reabsorption Site of action Proximal tubule produces greatest diuresis Adverse effects Hypovolemia Acid-base imbalance Electrolyte imbalances Figure 41-2 Classification of diuretics Four major categories
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Myocardial Infarction: research paper on MI. Includes history‚ disease process‚ signs and symptoms‚ causes and prevention. Myocardial Infarction Michelle Rabon ECPI Universtiy MED 201 12/7/11 The hearts primary function is to pump blood through blood vessels to the body’s cells. The heart is really a muscular bag surrounding four hollow compartments‚ with a thin wall of muscle separating the left hand side from the right
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Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure is an older name for heart failure. Congestive heart failure takes place when the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins (Merriam-Webster). The heart is split into two distinct pumping structures‚ the right side of the heart and the left side of the heart. Appropriate cardiac performance involves each ventricle to extract even quantities of blood
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to
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1. How does the heart change as it develops in a fetus? As the heart first starts to develop after conception‚ it takes up most of the midsection of the fetus. Then it gradually starts to move up high in the chest cavity. After a few weeks‚ it takes it’s position where it will stay for the remainder of the life of the person. The heart itself grows from a one chambered tube. Due to the limited space available in the fetus it twists to and fro‚ backwards to form two partially separated atria
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International‚ 2012). During a tilt table test‚ a person is strapped to a table and placed in a standing position at a slight angle. I personally passed out after only 14 minutes and my heart stopped for 4 seconds. To treat the condition‚ medicines like beta-blockers‚ midodirne‚ and fludrocortisone may be used for severe cases. A study from the Division of Cardiology in Columbia University stated that most people can manage the condition by increasing their salt and fluid intake and avoiding any known triggers
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sweating or angina‚ which is a pain usually around the back‚ chest‚ arm‚ or neck. The pain usually lasts from 1-20 minutes and is consistent but not severe. Using medications such as cholesterol lowering drugs‚ Aspirin‚ Beta-blockers‚ Nitroglycerin‚ Calcium channel blockers‚ or Angiotensin may treat CAD symptoms. Although these medications do not stop the narrowing of the arteries‚ they increase the
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Serena Proeung English 111 Professor Holder Blood Pressure Have you had your blood pressure taken recently? If you see your doctor for your yearly checkup‚ you would notice that the first thing they would do is check your vitals. Taking your blood pressure is one of the first steps when taking your vitals. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against artery walls as it courses through the body .Although many of you may not think that pressure of the blood system is not such a fascinating
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