Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a prominent cause of death for all ages in the United States. In general‚ there is a buildup of plaque inside the coronary arteries. CAD is described as a complex chronic inflammatory disease‚ regarded as plaque accumulation resulting in reduction of oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart (Sayols-Baixeras‚ Lluis-Ganella‚ Lucas‚ & Elosua‚ 2014). “Plaque is made up of deposits of cholesterol and other substances in the artery” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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for radionuclide imaging. Your doctor may also check basic blood tests including a CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel) and CBC (complete blood cell count)‚ as well as a urine drug screen. If your heart rate is elevated‚ your doctor will likely obtain EKG (electrocardiogram). If you have signs of heart failure they may also order a chest x-ray and ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram). How is hyperthyroidism
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Neurocore Diagnostics WHAT THE PATIENT CAN EXPECT A technician places electrodes‚ similar to EKG leads‚ to the patient’s legs or arms. Then a low intensity electric current is directed over the nerves that lead to those electrodes so that a computer can record and evaluate the consequent nerve impulse for velocity‚ onset and amplitude. Neuropathies are caused by damage to the nerves axon and/or damage to the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve. If a response is slower than normal‚ damage
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cardiac floor for catheterization. Patient has hypertension and high cholesterol‚ smokes ten cigarettes a day for the last ten years and obesity. Lab results: triglycerides 350‚ and LDL 280 with Total Cholesterol: 250. HgbA1c 8.5 .No MI changes in EKG and Chest X ray that shows hyperinflation of lungs. Weight: 230 pounds‚ height 5 feet 8 inches.BP 160/88‚ heart rate 6 and respiratory rate 16. No fever‚ T 98.0
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Before the surgery‚ he will perform an EKG (electrocardiogram) to check your heart function. During that a nurse will give you an IV (intravenous line) and anesthesia to make sure you are asleep and you aren’t in a ton of pain. A respirator will be put in your mouth down into the windpipe to
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Patient: Ms. Jane Doe DOB: 2/18/82 Address: Jones‚MS Civil Status: Married Nationality: Caucasian Religion: Baptist Admission: 9/7/12 Discharged: 9/10/12 Unit: Adult Type of Admission: Voluntary Ms. Doe is a 30 year old white female. She is married and lives at home with her husband‚ her four children (ages 11‚ 9‚ 6‚ and 4 yrs). Her youngest brother lives in the home with them‚ also. She is a graduate from Jones High School and is currently
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LATEST TRENDS IN COMPUTER HARDWARE LATEST TRENDS IN COMPUTER HARDWARE INTRODUCTION 1. The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster‚ cheaper‚ and capable of storing more data. 2. Computing hardware evolved from machines that needed separate manual action to perform each arithmetic operation‚ to punched card machines‚ and then to stored program computers. The history of stored program computers relates first to computer architecture
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Your patient’s ECG shows depression S-T in leads V1–V2 and ST elevation in Leads II‚ III‚ and AVF. You realize that this indicates: Acute inferior infarction. Acute Anterior infarction Acute Lateral infarction Acute inferior-Posterior infarction The above ECG changes can be found if there is an occlusion of the: RCA LAD circumflex all of the above. the most complications associated with this problem is ventricular dysrhythmias. AV block. atrial flutter. hemodynamic
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Higher education equals better outcomes‚ ADN vs BSN in the nursing workforce Sean McNamara Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430v Tricia Aud July 31‚ 2013 Higher education equals better outcomes‚ ADN vs BSN in the nursing workforce The ADN vs BSN subject has typically been discussed and debated thru out work places‚ class rooms‚ and even the dinner table but the facts through statistical research prove that more education provides better‚ safer care and will lead to better
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COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Angelia Alleyne HCS/245 May 4‚ 2015 Professor Lori Olson COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ or COPD‚ is a long-term disease that causes breathing problems. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD‚ however‚ is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes‚ pathogenic mechanisms‚ and physiological effects. Therefore a comprehensive approach
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