Heart Failure is a disease state caused by a dysfunction or structural deviation in the cardiac system that inhibits the heart’s ventricles from filling and ejecting blood in its fullest capacity. When the heart’s ability to effectively pump blood decreases it lacks the ability to meet the need for blood in all other areas of the body. 1-3 Heart failure is considered a progressive condition that originates from a cardiovascular event that damages the function of the heart to contract and relax.1
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Treating Heart Failure When a patient’s heart is no longer able to pump a sufficient amount of blood around the body‚ they are referred to as having heart failure. The heart muscle has been damaged or overworked and is therefore unable to pump as effectively as before. Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of heart failure‚ cardiomyopathy and hypertension are also implicated (Peterson et al‚ 2002). Heart failure can present acutely or chronically. Chronic heart failure tends to worsen
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NURS 3530: Caring for Adult Clients I HEART FAILURE CASE STUDY Your client‚ Mr. Black‚ is a 72-year-old man who called his TeleNurse Line from home and‚ based on the symptoms he described‚ was advised to go directly to the Emergency Department at his local hospital. His admitting diagnosis is exacerbation of heart failure (HF). His Ht is: 5’9”‚ Wt. 235 lbs. He states that his usual weight is about 220. Upon admission‚ his symptoms are: extreme shortness of breath; unable to tolerate lying
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The Cutting Edge Landscaping Budget Proposal for [2015-21] BUSN-278 [Term] Professor[name] DeVry University Table of Contents Section Title Subsection Title Page Number 1.0 Executive Summary 1 2.0 Sales Forecast 2.1 Sales Forecast 2.2 Methods and Assumptions 2 3.0 Capital Expenditure Budget 3 4.0 Investment Analysis 4 4.1 Cash Flows 5 4.2 NPV Analysis 5 4.3 Rate of Return Calculations 5 4.4 Payback Period Calculations 6 5.0 Pro Forma Financial Statements 5
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Research Analysis #1 Significance & Contribution The article by Britz & Dunn (2010)‚ Self-care and quality of life among patients with Heart failure‚ has significant implications for practice. Britz & Dunn (2010) clearly express the ominous situation between self-care deficit among heart failure patients and decreased quality of life. They report that heart failure: can be extremely costly -with repeated hospitalizations‚ claims the lives of many and patients have very poor quality of life. The problem
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Guillermo Furniture Capital Budget Techniques Overview Guillermo Furniture is a midgrade‚ high-end sofa manufacturing company owned by Guillermo Navallez. Due to an increase in competition Guillermo Furniture has suffered a loss in its yearly sales. Owner Guillermo Navallez is considering changes within the company to make it more competitive and to increase company sales. He is evaluating two different methods of change; one would involve the purchase of expensive hi-tech equipment and the other
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Capital Budget Recommendation: Guillermo Furniture ACC/543 Monday October 8‚ 2009 YouKnew Abstract Guillermo Navallez is the owner of a successful furniture and manufacturing company located in Sonora‚ Mexico. Navallez’s establishment is known for its quality pieces‚ crafting a variety of chairs and tables from the abundant supply of timber in the area. In the late 1990’s‚ Navallez competitors became a real threat to the ongoing success of Guillermo’s Furniture and Manufacturing Company
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to present a project proposal. The project proposal must reflect the background and should be logically set out. It is not enough to write a letter stating the request. We have to demonstrate the need and prove that the project is worthy of funding. In addition to specifying the needed allocation of resources to complete the project‚ proposals must have a budget section. "The proposal budget is a written description of the project in terms of its costs". (www.du.edu)The budget of a proposed project
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Running head: HEART FAILURE 1 Heart Failure Joeselyn Sequeira West Coast University HEART FAILURE 2 Heart Failure The heart is one of the body ’s most vital organ. The heart pumps blood throughout the body which carries nutrients other organs need. It also carries oxygenated blood to the lungs which allows us to breathe. Since the heart is so important‚ relying on it that it will do its job is necessary so we can live‚ but sometimes
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Heart failure is caused by the decrease cardiac output and decrease perfusion to the vital tissues of the body. Cardiac output is depended on the stroke volume and heart rate. There are three factors that influence stroke volume‚ which are contractility‚ preload and afterload. Contractility is reduced due to Ms. Boehmer’s history of acute myocardial infarction. Acute myocardial infarction causes myocyte function disruptions. Ms. Boehmer’s history of hypertension‚ smoking‚ and coronary artery disease
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