Five Chronic Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Developing Cardiovascular Disease Authors/ Co-Authors: Hargrave‚ D Affiliations: College of Public Service‚ Jackson State University Independent Variable: Chronic Kidney Disease Dependent Variable: Cardiovascular Disease Hypothesis: Patients with severe Chronic Kidney Disease who may require renal replacement therapy (RRT) either dialysis or renal transplantation have a increased risk ofdeveloping Cardiovascular Disease Background: Chronic
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increased LOS‚ and lower than desired HCHAPS scores. In keeping with the first phase of the JHNEBP model‚ the project committee posed the question: Would implementation of bedside nurse-led Multidisciplinary Rounds (MDR) improve communication between members of the healthcare team‚ decrease patient’s length of stay‚ and increase patient satisfaction? As outlined in the second phase of the JHNEBP model a multidisciplinary committee conducted an evidence search‚ which revealed consistent‚ good to high
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Given the current symptoms it seems that A.O is suffering from left heart failure. Dyspnea the medical term for difficulty breathing is often an indicator of left heart failure. The clinical manifestations including dyspnea are caused by pulmonary vascular congestion and poor systemic oxygen perfusion (Huether & McCance‚ 2012). Other clinical manifestations physicians find with individuals with left heart failure include‚ coughing up mucus‚ fatigue‚ and a decreased urine output. Physicians will
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The cost of coronary heart disease to society “Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also called coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ is when the vessels supplying blood and oxygen to your heart become narrow or constricted⑺” The main causes are: Smoking cigarettes - Cigarette smoking is a major cause of strokes. High blood pressure - Can put strain on your heart and can lead to CHD. High cholesterol levels - Cholesterol is essential for healthy cells‚ but if there is too much in the blood it can lead
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Rheumatic Fever! Rheumatic Heart Disease By Kaya Michaelis Causes: Rheumatic heart disease is damage of the heart’s valves caused by rheumatic fever‚ which is caused by streptococcal bacteria. A streptococcal infection is caused by strep throat or scarlet fever.The streptococcal infection may result in scarring of the valves‚ weakness of the heart muscle‚ or damage to the hearts pericardium. Rheumatic fever mostly affects children from the ages of 5 -15‚ and occurs approximately 14-28 days after
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Approximately one third of the patients have Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) with diabetes mellitus. Patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of developing Peripheral Artery Disease and macrovascular disease. When Peripheral Artery Disease has developed in a patient with diabetes‚ prognosis in a patient is very poor. Over a 5-year period approximately 4 % of the patients experience limb loss‚ 20 % have myocardial infarction or stroke and 30 % die. A huge majority of (75 % to
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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart diseases are lesions‚ caused by abnormal development of the structures of the heart. This happens in the embryonic life due to environmental or unknown factors. The cause of congenital disease is usually unknown‚ but there are multifactor reasons that are incriminated. They are said to be sporadic. This meaning that it is not secluded to one geographic location. However this incidence is increased in those with a positive
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) affects a more people because of the increased survival rate post heart attacks leaving the patients with residual heart problems. According to Dr. Grossman‚ "in the US: More than 3 million people have CHF‚ and more than 400‚000 new patients present yearly. Prevalence of CHF is 1-2% of the general population" (2006). In an effort to improve patient outcomes the patient education department undertook a project that included the use of common guidelines‚ Core Measures
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1) Tay Sachs disease is one of many lysosomal storage diseases‚ this is caused by the lysosomes inability to produce certain enzymes needed to breakdown macromolecules. In Tay Sachs‚ the lysosome is unable to produce the enzyme beta-hexosaminidase A‚ which breaks down gangliosides within brain cells. Tay Sachs predominantly affects infants‚ and unfortunately there is no cure‚ symptoms include seizures‚ deafness‚ progressive blindness‚ and muscle stiffness. Gaucher disease is caused by the inability
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Biochemistry Fats‚ Diet‚ and Heart Disease ‘Fat’ can sometime be a word that gives people the chills when they hear about it. It is one of the three main sources of calories to our diet and a major part of ones dietary requirement. There are three kinds of fat: saturated‚ polyunsaturated and monounsaturated. The degree of saturation is dependent on the amount of double and triple bonds in the chemical makeup. Saturated fats are known to increase the body’s levels of serum (blood) cholesterol
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