Managing Heart Failure Carla Vossen‚ SPN Kristin Madigan RN‚ BSN NURS 1300: Research Project South Central College November 23‚ 2009 Heart failure is a chronic and progressive syndrome‚ resulting from the inability of the heart muscle to pump with enough force to meet the metabolic demands of the body. (Buckler‚13) According to the Center for Disease Control; (CDC) there are approximately five million people in the United States that have heart failure. Approximately 550 thousand people
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Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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Boone Thomas Personal Impact Paper Nurs/427 Health and Chronic Disease Management 01 October 2011 Personal Impact Paper |Student: |Boone Thomas | |Date of Care: |28 September 2011 | | | | | |Patient | | | |
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According to John Hopkins medical institute‚ congestive heart failure occurs most frequently in those who are over the age of 60. This is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and death in that age group. In the United States an average of 5.7 million people suffer from congestive have heart failure. By focusing on what causes congestive heart failure‚ those at risk‚ will be able to gain a better understanding of different preventive measurements that will help promote a healthier life. What
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African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial. 20(5)‚ 256-266. doi: 10.3109/08037051.2011.572614 In text citation “Studies in African Americans led to the recommendation to initiate antihypertensive treatment in Blacks with a diuretic or a low-dose fixed combination including a diuretic‚” says Odili et al. (2011) Oparil‚ S.‚ Narkiewicz‚ K.‚ Kjeldsen‚ S.‚ Hedner‚ T.‚ (2011). Renal nerve ablation: Emerging role in therapeutics. 20(5)‚ 253-255. doi:10.3109/08037051.2011.613296 In text citation Oparil
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Akapulko Ringworm Bush Family: Fabaceae Scientific Name: Cassia alata L. Plant Description: Akapulko is a coarse‚ erect‚ branched shrub‚ 1.5 to 3 meters high. Leaves are pinnate and 40 to 60 centimeters long‚ with orange rachis on stout branches. Each leaf has 16 to 28 leaflets‚ 5 to 15 centimeters in length‚ broad and rounded at the apex‚ with a small point at the tip. Leaflets gradually increase in size from the base towards the tip of the leaf. Inflorescences are terminal and at the
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and person interact in order to provide care for them. One cannot view just the parts of a person and provide interventions to one specific problem. For example‚ treatment of the patient with congestive heart failure does not consist merely of a diuretic‚ but one must see how the condition affects the patient’s whole being. We must ask how the patient’s environment may have played a role in the exacerbation of their condition and what change we can provide to the environment to reduce the risk of
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concentrate their urine significantly more than humans? (Think: Hormones) (2 points) They probably produce more ADH to get all the water possible from the urine as there is not a lot of water in the desert. 17. What would be a reasonable mechanism for diuretics? (2 points) They act by diminishing sodium reabsorption at different sites in the nephron‚ thereby increasing urinary sodium and water loss. 18. What will happen to the glucose concentration in the urinary bladder as glucose carriers are added
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treatment or the period spent recovering). Bactericide (destroys bacteria) Remedy for colds‚ fever‚ nausea‚ runny nose. Aphrodisiac (something that arouses or intensifies sexual desire). Tonic (to feel stronger‚ more energetic‚ and generally healthier) Diuretic (causing increased flow of urine) Good for Urinary tract infection (UTI) Liver disorder remedy Nourishes Breast Fed babies‚ Lactagogue (Increases the flow of breast milk for woman) Helps fight and prevent Cancer. Information about
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