Within my future I plan to be something important in healthcare. I know that I am going to graduate from college with a nursing degree‚ preferably a registered nurse‚ but I want to try and figure out now what that important major is going to be. I have two majors in mind‚ an anesthesiologist or a cardiac surgeon. The two majors are both a well-practiced and are a highly educational field. An anesthesiologist is a physician trained in anesthetics‚ a substance that induces people in order for them
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A bowel obstruction is a partial or complete blockage in the intestines that prevents gas‚ fluids‚ or solids from moving through the intestines normally. Blockage may occur in the small intestine (small-bowel obstruction) or the large intestine (colonic obstruction or large-bowel obstruction). In severe cases‚ the bowel’s blood supply may be cut off. This is called ischemic bowel or bowel strangulation and requires emergency treatment. A bowel obstruction can be caused by tumors‚ twisting or narrowing
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open surgery was the mainstay of treatment for urolithiasis‚ but it has now been supplanted by less invasive treatments: Shock wave lithotripsy‚ the introduction of shock wave lithotripsy in the early 1980s revolutionized the treatment of nephrolithiasis. A shock wave is generated by a source external to the patient that propagates through the body before being focused on a kidney stone. Shock waves cause stone fragmentation directly by producing mechanical stresses or indirectly by the collapse
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Name: Nancy Jimenez BCS 210 Case Study – Case 3 – My Heart is in my Stomach This case is found in your textbook: Case Mysteries in Pathophysiology by Patricia Neafsey‚ page 19. 1. Mrs. V. is a 52 year old woman. She reported that her last period was 3 months ago but her pregnancy test was negative. Explain why the pregnancy test was done. 2. Evaluate her blood pressure and pulse rate. 3. Her history and evaluation states that she is having occasional PVC’s. What does that
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Sharif College of Engineering and Technology Subject: Fluid Dynamics Submitted by: HAFIZ M.ATEEQ UR REHMAN Department: Chemical Engineering Roll No. 28 Submitted to: Madam Asma Ashraf Dated: 12-04-2013 STEPS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION FLOW METER There are well over 20 different types of flow meters‚ even if we lump the various positive-displacement flow meters together as one type. Unless the process engineer knows the pros and cons
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heart rate so the heart doesn’t need as much immediate oxygen. Along with these noninvasive treatment in very severe situations there will be the option for a Coronary Angioplasty surgery to remove plaque buildup from the coronary artery or to add a stent and open the artery more. Another option is Coronary Bypass Surgery. This procedure is when a vein is taken from the patient’s leg‚ arm or chest area and added to the heart to create a new pathway for blood flow into the heart. Due to past history
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What is the Male Reproductive System? The male reproductive system is responsible for the production‚ maintaining‚ and transporting sperm and semen‚ to discharge sperm within the female reproductive tract during sex‚ to produce and secrete male sex hormones responsible for maintaining the male reproductive system. What happens if you have disorders such as: EDD‚ BPH‚ Testicular Cancer‚ or Infertility? Erectile dysfunction is defined as the consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection
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My step-father John had a CARDIAC TRANSPLANT at the age of 53. This story is about him and his journey through all of this. He has been through a lot and is lucky to still be with us. John was outside one day cutting the grass on his riding lawn mower. When all of a sudden he started having this really bad chest pain. He went inside told my mom and she called 911. The ambulance came picked him up and took him to the hospital. When he got to the hospital the doctors started running a ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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change‚ start exercising‚ and if a smoker‚ to quit smoking. Oh‚ very important to know‚ DO NOT under any circumstances‚ stop your medication‚ it will come back and probably worse than before it was treated. In very extreme cases‚ an angioplasty and stent placement‚ coronary artery bypass surgery‚ or a minimally invasive heart surgery will be needed in order to survive. Although everyone is different‚ early detection of CHD generally results in a better outcome. But after treatment‚ it’s not all gone;
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary artery disease Definition “Coronary artery disease is a type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is derived from two Greek words: athero‚ meaning “fatty mush” and skleros‚ meaning “hard.” Atherosclerosis is often referred to as “hardening of the arteries.” Although this condition can occur in any artery in the body‚ the atheromas (fatty deposits) have a preference for coronary arteries”(Lewis &
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