Myocardial Infarction Nursing 231 – Task 2 2000 Word Essay Sharon Watkins Student Number: 1065277 Word Count: 2‚069 Sharon Watkins: 1065277 Page 1 Introduction Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a coronary artery disease (CVD) that affects the lives of many Australians. Various genetic‚ social economic and environmental factors increase the risk of AMI. This essay covers CVD in Australia‚ the major modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that cause AMI. How the nurse’s role in managing
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Karen Resotko September 10‚ 2013 History & Physical Cardiology He is a 47-year-old male who states that he has had a 7-year history of palpitations‚ which he describes as skipped‚ or fast beats. He states that the trigger is unclear. They can either last a few seconds‚ or several days‚ but he states also that he has had no rapid beating for sustained durations. He states that he also can get several episodes per month. He states also that he had an echo done seven years ago‚ when these symptoms
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Each of the hospital had explicit commitment to reduce delays throughout the process. Senior management support for quality improvement efforts‚ innovative protocol and flexibility in refining those protocols and collaborative team across nursing‚ cardiology and emergency services real-time data feedback to measure
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Regulation of the cardiovascular system by examining changes in heart rate Prepared for Dr. Isabelle Lys Lecturer of SBI171 Anatomy &Physiology Charles Darwin University Summer Semester 2012-2013 Introduction Every day the human body is involved in various tasks which can alter a person’s heart rate. Some internal and external factors that contribute to changes in HR are thermo-regulatory changes‚ diurnal changes and sudden postural changes‚ which are among others
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The Cardiopulmonary Department focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of heart and lung conditions.One example of a heart conditoin is a myocardial infarctions‚ more commonly known as heart attacks‚ are typically caused by a blood clot in the coronary artery which can restrict blood flow‚ this in turn can cause the heart’s pumping function to decrease ( Heart Attack. 2017). An example of a cardiovascular condition is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ or a stroke‚ is caused by lack of bloodflow
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Kreutzer. Dr. Kreutzer was an expert in cardiology and if I needed to have surgery she would be doing it along with the assist of other doctors. It took a while but eventually‚ she came in. She said that she looked at the tests and I would not have to have open-heart surgery‚ but I would still need
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people suffer their first heart attack each year. Dr. Crandall‚ chief of the cardiac transplant program at the renowned Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ practices on the front lines of interventional‚ vascular‚ and transplant cardiology. Editor’s Note: 4 Bodily Signs a Heart Attack is Near: A Special Video Report Decades of clinical experience have afforded him the chance to detect little-known warning signs and symptoms like the four he addresses in the video. Plus‚ in the
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus‚ Ohio Nursing 521: Advanced Pathophysiology CASE STUDY#1: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Stephanie Barber September 21‚ 2011 INITIAL HISTORY: 66 year-old white male increasing shortness of breath over the last month noticed feet and ankles swelling by end of the day has occasional episodes of chest tightness has been waking up in the middle of the night with acute
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Some heart diseases are silent and deadly; they give no warnings or symptoms until the victim collapses. It is only after an autopsy that survivors find out that their loved one had a heart condition. A top high school basketball player with multiple scholarship offers suddenly falls to the court during a game and dies. His autopsy shows hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ a congenital heart disease. His parents had no idea. He worked out every day and was in top physical condition. He was on two varsity
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SUPPORT. Computer Literacy: Basic Packages like MS Word‚ l and PowerPoint‚HMIS(hospital management information system) as a part of Nursing Syllabus. Areas of Work Interest Intensive critical care unit‚critical care unit Intensive care unit‚cardiology. Nursing Employment History:work experience: total 4years 6 months. Name of organization Position/job no Period of work
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