DOI: 6/9/1990. Patient is a 65-year-old right-handed male general worker who sustained a work-related injury which resulted to herniated disc and low back radiculopathy. As per OMNI notes‚ the patient injured his bilateral upper extremities‚ back‚ and hands. He had a lumbar fusion in November 2008 and a femoral nerve decompression on 12/9/2009. As per medical report dated 2/11/2016‚ IW presents with severe back pain in the lower back which radiates into the left leg which has been associated with
Premium Myocardial infarction Pain Blood
Case Study 2 Hypothesis: If Susan’s on and off rapid heartbeat is occurring often and last longer every time it happens‚ then it is possible that Susan has a heart disease that is slowly developing over time. Because her rapid heartbeat cannot be the result of just because of her normal workout regimen‚ even though her heartbeat is supposed increased whenever she exercises. Like many healthy people‚ exercising is part of Susan’s lifestyle. It should be normal for her heart rate to increase whenever
Premium Cardiology Heart rate Caffeine
The American Heart Association Lateisha Bellmon HCS/310 1/19/12 Ruthann Vaughan In the United States heart disease victims and survivors is the voice of the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association worked on educating public on both the prevention and dangers of heart disease in 1915. Physicians and social workers banded together to release information on heart disease. Other cities performed societies modeled after the one in New York. In 1924 the AHA wanted to share research
Premium Heart Medicine Cardiology
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is a common condition in the emergency department which requires immediate intervention. PSVT may involve healthy individuals of all age groups but is much more common in patients with an underlying disorder including myocardial infarction‚ rheumatic heart disease‚ mitral valve prolapse‚ pericarditis‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia‚ and alcohol or digoxin toxicity (1‚ 2). The prognosis of PSVT is dependent on the comorbid cardiac problems and is generally
Premium Vein Blood Heart
Pete is a Jewish man that lives here with his wife and goes to Jewish events and holidays in and around Melbourne. He enjoys tennis and still drives. He does not smoke and drinks only at meals. Spent most of his life in the Malvern area. He is a vegetarian and has an allergy to penicillin. Current Medical conditions: -Heart Disease: is wear the vassals are narrowed or blocked that can lead to things Like a heart attack‚ angina and even strokes (Mayoclinicorg‚ 2016) -Hearing Loss: is loss of hearing
Premium Medicine Medical history Cardiology
Case Study #2 Ambar Alvarez California State University – San Marcos NURS 312 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology Alham Abuatiq. PhD. MSN.RN July 30‚ 2017 Case Study# 2 1. Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that involves dysfunction of the cardiac muscle‚ it occurs with “any of disorders that damage or overwork the heart muscle” (Karch‚ 2017 p.751). Some of the disorders that may lead to HF are: coronary artery disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ hypertension‚ and valvular heart disease (Karch‚ 2017).
Premium Heart Cardiology Myocardial infarction
Lab 1: Heart Rate Lab (Revised Fall 2010) Lab 1. Heart Rate‚ Physical Fitness‚ and the Scientific Method Prelab Assignment Before coming to lab read carefully the following pages on the scientific method and then answer the prelab questions at the end of this lab handout. Be prepared to discuss and/or hand in your responses to the prelab questions at the start of lab. Introduction Biology is a dynamic field of study whose aim is to unravel the mysteries of life itself. Throughout history‚ humans
Premium Cardiology Blood Artery
Acute transfusion reactions occur as adverse symptoms and signs following a transfusion or within 24 hours. The most common‚ frequent reactions are chills‚ fever‚ urticaria or pruritus that typically resolves quickly without complications or treatment. Other signs‚ that may have a relationship with blood transfusion‚ is shortness of breath‚ high fever‚ red urine and loss of consciousness. These signs are an indication of severe‚ potentially fatal reaction. Acute Hemolytic reaction is rare and has
Premium Blood Myocardial infarction Hypertension
DOI: 3/13/2014. The patient is a 52-year old right-hand dominant male service employee who sustained injury to his lower back while lifting a video server. MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dated 04/02/14 showed a posterior protrusion at L4-5 with a posterior annular fissure. There is also mild to moderate spinal stenosis at this level. In addition‚ there is a disc osteophyte complex and disc space narrowing at L5-S1 with mild spinal stenosis and left greater than right mild foraminal stenosis
Premium Myocardial infarction Diabetes mellitus Blood
1. INTRODUCTION The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute states that “more than a million persons in the U.S. have a heart attack and about half (515‚000) of them die in each year. About one-half of those who die do so within 1 hour of the start of symptoms and before reaching the hospital”. A heart attack happens to a person when the blood flow and oxygen supply to heart muscle is blocked‚ and it is mostly caused by the Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). CAD occurs when the arteries that supply
Premium Heart Myocardial infarction Atherosclerosis