Cardiomyopathy Brandon Hoover PE 108 Mr. Boswell Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a disease primarily contained within the heart muscles and it is known to cause the heart to become enlarged‚ thick‚ or rigid. There are several types of this disease which are dilated cardiomyopathy‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ restrictive cardiomyopathy‚ and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. All of these are known types of cardiomyopathy and
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heart failure (CHF) is a situation where the heart is not able to pump adequate blood to the other organs of the body. Causes of CHF are coronary artery disease‚ past myocardial infarction‚ hypertension‚ heart valve disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ congenital heart defects‚ endocarditis and myocarditis (American heart association‚ 2013) .In the case scenario of Mr. P 76 year old man comes with the history of cardiomyopathy and CHF and in the past repeatedly admitted for the management of CHF symptoms. This
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Case Study Pg 204: Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Mrs. K.‚ A 68 year-old white woman‚ has been admitted to the critical care unit with shortness of breath at rest. Vital signs are BP‚ 218/100 mm Hg; HR‚ 110 beats/min; and RR‚ 3 breath/min. She has run out of her antihypertensive medication for the fourth time this year and only came to the hospital because of her breathing difficulties. On examination‚ Mrs. K. is pale and clammy sitting upright in a chair. She has bibasilar crackles to
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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy In 409 B.C. Pheidippides‚ a Greek soldier and a conditioned runner ran from Marathon to Athens‚ a distance of 26 miles‚ to announce military victory over Persia. After delivering his message he collapsed and died. Pheidippides is the earliest athlete documented to die from sudden cardiac death. Today heart diseases such as‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ‚ idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy and congenital coronary artery anomalies‚ are the most common diseases that
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Cardiomyopathy also known as the “heart muscle disease” is a deterioration of the function of the myocardium. This sometimes leads to heart failure. People with this disease are often at risk of dangerous forms of irregular heartbeat and sudden cardiac death. The term cardiomyopathy generally apply’s to any disease affecting the heart. Usually it is used for severe myocardial disease leading to heart failure. Different cases of myocardial diseases can be categorized as extrinsic or intrinsic. The
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Chief complaint is chest pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Ms. [Name] is a 49-year-old female who has a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with an _____ in place‚ and also has a history of atrial fibrillation. She comes to the emergency department today complaining of chest discomfort. It began 3 days ago and has been constant and persistent since then. The pain is located on center and left side of her chest. It is associated with some shortness of breathe. The pain feels like tightness.
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developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis. The mechanism of beta blockers treating CHF is not exact but may include a “reduction in circulating levels of vasoconstrictors‚ reductions in blood pressure‚ heart rate and myocardial oxygen consumption‚ up regulation of myocardial B-1- receptor density‚ thereby improving contractile function
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Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF Mortality Rate: 4.1% 5.1 million people in the US have CHF National Cost is $32 billion each year 550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation Also known as Heart Failure Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action Associated with Cardiovascular diseases Chronic hypertension Coronary artery disease
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hyperlipidemia * Cardiomyopathy (literally "heart muscle disease") is the measurable deterioration of the function of the myocardium (the heart muscle) for any reason‚ usually leading to heart failure Cause -most likely UNknown Types -Dilated cardiomyopathy. This is the most common type of cardiomyopathy. In this disorder‚ the pumping ability of your heart’s main pumping chamber — the left ventricle — becomes less forceful. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This type involves
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Age Related Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System Age Related Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System In the normal conduction of the heart the electrical impulse starts in the SA node‚ also called the pacemaker of the heart. The electrical impulse travels through the right atrium and through the Bachmann’s bundle into the left atrium. This stimulates the atria to contract. Next the signal travel to the AV node. The AV node slightly delays the signal. This delay is needed
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