UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK REFLECTIVE LEARNING LOG 2009/2010 CP2001 NURUL AZIRA SALIM DR.LARRIE MARTIN BRIDGE HOUSE SURGERY‚ CARRIGALINE Case 1 – Gastrointestinal System History On 3rd of December 2009‚ I went to the Bridge House Surgery ‚ Carrigaline for my Augmented Teaching Practice (ATP) attachment with Dr. Larrie Martin. This week focus was on the Gastrointestinal System. Thus‚ this is the history of Mrs L‚ a 53 years old lady who presented with an
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include the type of chest pressure that you feel during a heart attack‚ or pressure in your chest while you’re at rest or doing light physical activity. Acute coronary syndrome is treatable if diagnosed quickly. Acute coronary syndrome treatments vary‚ depending on your signs‚ symptoms and overall health condition. Acute coronary
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manual_____________ 2. Q) What is the correct coding of cardiology E/M services based on? ANSWER: ___documentation of key components and contributing factors._______________ 3. Q) What does the abbreviation CABG stand for? ANSWER: _a coronary artery bypass grafts_________________ 4. Q) Why do cardiovascular surgeons often t o use artificial materials to repair damaged areas of vessels? ANSWER: _____this artificial materials is less susceptible to rejection and calcification than human
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dysfunction and hypoxemia may occur in 30% to 60% of patients after CABG.10 Patient history and intraoperative factors must be considered in the postoperative pulmonary management. A history of smoking‚ obstructive pulmonary disease‚ steroid use‚ gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ heart failure‚ and poor nutrition may increase postoperative pulmonary complications.11 Although there are some variations to this protocol‚ most patients will be intubated and mechanically ventilated upon arrival in the
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that many treatments and many wonder is it even worth to take the risk for. A stent is a small mesh tube that is inserted into the artery that is clot A stent is placed in an artery as part of a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)‚ also known as coronary angioplasty. PCI restores blood flow through narrow or blocked arteries. Treating blocked arteries with angioplasty and stenting can save your life and reduce heart muscle damage during a heart attack by restoring blood flow to
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Reflexology is a form of holistic healing and that can be used by anyone‚ including children‚ at any time to bring the body into balance. It can be used on either the hands or the feet because the body has many reflex points in these areas. The concept of reflexology is that applying pressure on different reflex points will stimulate the body to heal itself. The most common way to apply pressure is using your thumbs‚ however there are tools available that will help make this process easier such
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Drug-Eluting Stents to Prevent Coronary Restenosis Szycher M‚ Ph.D.*; Armini A‚ Ph.D.; Bajgar C‚ Sc.D.; Lucas A * CardioTech International‚ Inc.‚ 78E Olympia Avenue‚ Woburn‚ MA 01801‚ and Implant Sciences Corporation‚ 107 Audubon Road‚ Suite 5‚ Wakefield‚ MA 01880. Copyright 2002. All rights reserved. IMX Paper v2 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Background – The development of coronary stents has revolutionized the practice of interventional
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Mokhtari A. Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy after Cardiac Surgery. Sternal Stability‚ Cost of Care‚ Learning Curve and Hemodynamic Outcome. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery‚ Lund University‚ Lund. 2008. 6. Swenne C.L. Wound Infection Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Risk Factors and the Experiences of Patients. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences‚ Uppsala University‚ Uppsala. 2006. 7. Blume P.A‚ Walters J‚ Payne W‚ Ayala J. Comparison of negative pressure wound therapy using
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years ago 3-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery 7 years ago 15-year history of hypertension SOCIAL HISTORY: 2-pack/day smoker for 40 years--quit after bypass surgery no alcohol or recreational drugs works as janitor at a local elementary school married with 2 children FAMILY HISTORY: father had MI at age 50‚ and died at age 70 with an MI mother had hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and died after a stroke at age 82 one brother‚ age 58‚ with hypertension who had a coronary stent placed at
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Arteries carry blood away form the heart the extremities and organs. They have typical three layer blood vessel wall structure with a thick tunica media. The walls of arteries are highly compliant due to the elastic fibres present. The wall thickness of the arteries varies in based on the proximity to the heart. The elasticity of arteries allows pressure absorption from the left ventricle of the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries. There are two significant types of arteries‚ elastic and muscular
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