(CAD)‚ hypertension‚ hypothyroidism‚ syncope episodes‚ degenerative disk disease‚ right brachycardia‚ heart block and has had a dual chamber pacemaker inserted. The client admittedly smokes about 3 to 6 cigarettes per day‚ and is on various
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Cardiovascular disease does affect men as well. Cardiovascular disease— affects hypertension‚ heart disease‚ and stroke many experts estimate that one in two women will die of a stroke or heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is a health condition that affects the blood vessels and heart. This includes stroke (brain attack)‚ coronary heart disease‚ rheumatic heart disease (permanent heart valve damage from rheumatic fever) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause
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A regular exercise program can increase the uptake of glucose into cells‚ decrease obesity‚ hypertension and dyslipidemia and help decrease insulin requirements (Gilbert‚ 2011). An exercise program should be contraindicated if there are diabetic complications that include uncontrolled hypertension‚ advanced retinopathy‚ sever autonomic or peripheral neuropathy or there are ketones present in urine (Gilbert‚ 2011). Gilbert (2011) states that exercise
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Cotunga‚ N.‚ Vickery‚ C.‚ & Carpenter-Haefele‚ K. (2005). Evaluation of literacy level of patient education pages in health related journals. Journal of Community Health‚ 30‚ 213-219. Elliott‚ L. (2004). Management of hypertension in the very elderly patient. Hypertension‚ 44‚ 800-804. Lowenstein‚ A.‚ Foord-May‚ L.‚ & Romano‚ J. (2009). Teaching strategies for health education and health promotion: Working with patients‚ families‚ and communities. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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in Case of Heart Failure Introduction : Beta-blockers‚ also known as beta antagonists‚ beta-adrenergic blocking agents‚ or beta-adrenergic antagonists‚ are drugs that are prescribed to treat several different types of conditions‚ including hypertension (high blood pressure)‚ angina‚ some abnormal heart rhythms‚ heart attack (myocardial infarction)‚ anxiety‚ migraine‚ glaucoma‚ and overactive thyroid symptoms. Beta-blockers block the action of the sympathetic nervous system of the heart‚ thus
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Contributive factors of major diseases in Malaysia with focus on food. Introduction: Diving into a topic without the explanation of words that the audience and readers would likely misinterpret has proven less effective and lack organization. Before arriving at the issues this report will cover‚ words like the following have to be clearly understood. They include: * Diseases * Contributive factors. According to dictionary.com disease can be defined as a disordered or incorrectly functioning
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vasoconstrictor. Therefore‚ diabetes advances atherosclerosis severely by vasoconstriction and clot formation‚ increasing the risk for a heart attack‚ MI‚ or peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Another disorder that can accelerate CVD is hypertension. Hypertension is an increased arterial blood pressure normally with a reading above 140/90 mm
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Chief Complaint: Left ankle pain Details of Present Illness: This is a 44-year-old Hispanic male who I was kindly asked to admit by Dr. Max Hirsch. The patient is status post arthrodesis of the left ankle and has newly diagnosed diabetes and hypertension. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Pre-op blood glucose was noted to be greater than 200. The patient asked for a medicine consult/admission for further evaluation. Currently he denies chest pain and shortness of breath. No dysuria‚ no increased urinary
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Chief Complaint: Left ankle pain. DETAILS OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 44 year old Hispanic male who I was kindly asked to admit by Dr. Max Hirsch. The patient is status post arthrodesis of the left ankle and has newly diagnosed diabetes and hypertension. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Pre-op blood glucose was noted to be greater than 200. The patent asked for a medicine consult/admission for further evaluation. Currently he denies chest pain and shortness of breath. No dysuria‚ or increased urinary
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According to Teleanu and Constantinescu (2014)‚ spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage can occur from sudden small vessel bleeding secondary to hypertension or angiopathy‚ which is called primary spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage‚ or from arteriovenous malformations‚ coagulopathies‚ vasculitis‚ tumors‚ or trauma‚ which is called secondary spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. The recommended treatment plan for patients with an intracranial hemorrhage includes blood pressure management‚ increased
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