Chapter 14: Critical Care Nursing (Pg 338-366‚ 412-437) Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Disorders Coronary Artery Disease Description and Etiology The biggest contributor to cardiovascular system- related morbidity and mortality is coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease that affects arteries throughout the body. (CAD) Risk Factors for CAD 1. Age‚ Gender‚ Race (non-modifiable) a. More common in men than women b. Higher in women over 75 years of age 2. Family History
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medicine‚ acupuncture was developed over 3‚000 years ago in China. Used to treat just about everything from nausea to pain‚ acupuncture has become one of the most popular‚ and most intriguing‚ medical treatments at the moment. If you’re suffering from chronic pain‚ you might be considering trying this ancient‚ and often effective‚ practice‚ but first‚ you may be interested in finding how and why it works. How Acupuncture Works Acupuncture is based on the traditional Chinese medicine belief that the universe
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Chronic Multitasking In a world of multitasking and constant distractions‚ most human beings feel a certain satisfaction from accomplishing tasks at a faster rate; however‚ in actuality‚ multitasking can cause stress and result in poor quality of work. From a young age we continue to develop tactics to improve everyday tasks such as homework‚ chores‚ and socializing. Most live by the sayings‚ “life is short” and “live life to the fullest‚” so as a result multitasking has created a psychological
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Stress can become a major problem when it is a constant in daily life (American Heart Association‚ 2011). When stress becomes chronic it can steal the pleasure and productivity from your life. Chronic stress can lead to many major health problems because it disrupts almost every system of the human body (Smith‚ Segal‚ Segal‚ 2013). One of the many side effects of stress is weight gain and that in itself can have meant unhealthy side effects (Nelson‚ Kocos‚ Lytle & Perry‚ 2009). I find that I am experiencing
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1.1 Terminal Diseases People who request death with dignity should have a terminal illness that will lead to death within six months. Terminal diseases can reduce a person’s quality of life‚ especially if it is undiagnosed or untreated. Chronic diseases include: 1.1.1 Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease with no cure. COPD causes the lung to deteriorate which prevents breathing. People with this disease have cough‚
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Title : Comparing the rates of pulmonary and cutaneous respiration in frogs Introduction Frogs are amphibians that live in moist environments to support one of their key mechanisms of respiration. Frogs have the ability to breathe many diverse ways‚ due to their unusual life cycle and aquatic and terrestrial environment. The Order Anura shows the extreme anatomical and physiological diversity. Many frogs use lungs to respire‚ bringing in air through their nares‚ mouth‚ into the trachea and then to
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describe the structure and function of the heart‚ it will also explain the meaning of Atherosclerosis and how it can lead to myocardial infarctions and angina. It will also discuss and identify the factors that can increase the risk of Coronary Heart Disease and how lifestyle changes can prevent it. The main function of the human heart is to pump blood around the body. It is a muscular cone shaped organ‚ the average size of the human heart is the size of a clenched fist and weights on average eleven
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I have seen the issue of homelessness over and over whenever I travel to busy cities‚ but never gave anything a second thought. I have researched the extent of the issue and discovered many Americans live in a condition called “chronic homelessness.” Reading many articles about this saddened me and has driven me to think about what plan of action I am going to take in the future to prevent homelessness from being such an issue. I am hoping to hold a canned food drive at my school
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Being the most prevalent form of periodontitis‚ chronic periodontitis is defined as “an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissue of the teeth caused by specific microorganisms‚ resulting in progressive destruction of the supporting structures of the teeth.”1 It is most prevalent in elderly patients with the presence of causative factors such as calculus‚ plaques‚ associated systemic conditions‚ smoking and overhanging restorations.2 Clinically‚ chronic periodontitis is often associated with a decrease
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Leukemia* is a malignant disease (cancer) of the bone marrow and blood. It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells. Leukemia is divided into four categories: myelogenous or lymphocytic‚ each of which can be acute or chronic. The terms myelogenous or lymphocytic denote the cell type involved. Thus‚ the four major types of leukemia are: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Acute leukemia
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