1. Procedure Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) is performed when a patient has disease of the coronary arteries. This is usually caused by atherosclerosis which is clogging of the arteries or hardening by cholesterol of plaque. Coronary Artery Bypass is done to improve the blood flow of the heart. The surgeon bypasses the obstructed artery using a healthy artery that is harvested from another part of the body and placed in the heart to reroute the blood flow around the blocked area. Usually the
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hear your baby’s heart beat. Between twenty-two and twenty-eight days after conception a baby’s heart is able to be heard ( Congenital Heart Defects: Signs‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatment ). There are serious diseases that can develop early in pregnancy. One of these very life-threatening diseases is known as congenital heart disease. There are several diseases all linked to one muscle in the body. Congenital heart diseases can be major or minor factors to a person’s life. The disease can affect a baby
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Moral dilemmas in medical practice Interview assignment with health care professional Ofra Weisz Student number: 2031213 Ofra_91@hotmail.com Mobile number: 06 21865469 07-10-2012 Amsterdam University College Honours programme Teachers: Prof. dr. Guy Widdershoven Drs. Suzanne Metselaar Biographical background Mrs. M. is twenty five years old and got married three years ago. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and has a religious Jewish background. M. is studying
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a. On this visit‚ Mrs. Robbins states that she is having difficulty sleeping and has episodes of chest pain. How does the nurse correlate these clinical manifestations to aortic stenosis? b. The nurse assesses Mrs. Robbins for what types of heart sounds that are consistent with aortic stenosis? c. What is the rationale for prophylactic antibiotics prior to invasive procedures for the patient with aortic stenosis?
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PharmaPoint: Ulcerative Colitis - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 On 14th April 2014 During the forecast period from 20122022‚ the growth of the UC market will be driven largely by the entry of Johnson & Johnsons (J&Js) Simponi and Takedas Entyvio‚ which will lead to an increase in the overall number of patients being treated with biologics in the US‚ 5EU‚ Japan‚ and Canada. Another key event affecting the UC market is the anticipated launch of biosimilars‚ given that the patent
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Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. |Circulatory Disease |Disease Description | |Heart Disease |Heart disease involves the heart‚ and usually blood vessels. The different types
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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 ounces. The heart is located
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Infectious Diseases: Disease Transmission Symptoms Treatment Common Cold Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. The only means of recovery is rest and drinking a lot of fluids. Taking cold medications will only help relieve the symptoms. Hepatitis‚ Viral Hepatitis can either be acute or chronic. That means‚ it can either be a temporary illness‚ or it can be a permanent condition
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Classification There are two basic types of acute myocardial infarction based on pathology: Transmural: associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. It can be subclassified into anterior‚ posterior‚ inferior‚ lateral or septal. Transmural infarcts extend through the whole thickness of the heart muscle and are usually a result of complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply.[13] In addition‚ on ECG‚ ST elevation and Q waves are seen. Subendocardial: involving a small area
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million Americans suffer a heart attack every year‚ and almost half a million die‚ according to the American Heart Association. A heart attack often is the first symptom of coronary artery disease. The blockage usually is caused by atherosclerosis‚ the build-up of plaque in the artery walls‚ and/or by a blood clot in a coronary artery. A slow buildup of this plaque may almost block one of your coronary arteries. The cause of the heart is not always known. Heart attacks may occur when you are
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