Case Study 1 Unit 2: Age-Related Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System Slide 1 The title page introducing what subject I am planning on presenting to the residents of the independent living facility. It tells them who I am and what subject is being presented. The residents that I am going to be addressing are healthy‚ active and mentally alert senior who want to learn more about health conditions that are affecting their age group in general and are of major concern. Slide
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road of pain caused by a stress-related illness”‚ is the name of this final assignment. A detailed case study and treatment plan for Sera-jean who has a stress-related illness. I will endeavour to propose a treatment plan to help Sera-jean manage hypertension and type 1diabetes. There will be brief outlines of the techniques I have chosen‚ how it works and what benefits it will be to Sera-jean overall. There will also be two relaxation ideas for Sera-jean to utilise if she so wishes. Sera-jean is
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The nurse is performing her admission assessment of a patient. When grading arterial pulses‚ a 1+ pulse indicates: Above normal perfusion. Absent perfusion. Normal perfusion. Diminished perfusion. Murmurs that indicate heart disease are often accompanied by other symptoms such as: Dyspnea on exertion. Subcutaneous emphysema. Thoracic petechiae. Periorbital edema. Which pregnancy-related physiologic change would place the patient with a history of cardiac disease at the greatest risk of
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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 age 57 CURRENT MEDICATIONS:
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American who was admitted for shortness of breath secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. His past medical history is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hyperlipidemia‚ asthma‚ hear loss‚ and hypertension. His neighbor brought him to the emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing and weakness. When he was brought to the emergency room‚ he was very weak and restlessness. Williams breathing was visibly labored and he was very anxious
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person. Although extensive‚ the diseases of most concern are hypertension‚ respiratory disease‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ diabetes and cancer. These are effected by factors such as high blood cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ high blood sugar‚ alcohol abuse‚ smoking‚ physical inactivity and the high incidence of obesity. Statistics show that‚ “Of the 190‚000 Barbadians aged 20 years and older‚ 90‚000 are overweight‚ 38‚000 suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure‚ 19‚000 are diabetic‚ and one person
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treated and when you know it is too high. Hopefully‚ after reading this piece‚ you will be more aware of what high blood pressure is. To begin with‚ the disorder or disease that I will be doing my report on is High blood pressure; also known as hypertension. The system that the disorder comes from is the cardiovascular system. The majority of times‚ there is no clear cause‚ which can be identified as the cause of the disorder. The clearest cause of why blood pressure is high is that the arteries that
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This is an example of the final exam paper for PHY3171. It is very similar in format to the real paper for 2009. Some questions are from past papers‚ some are on this years and some I’ll use in the future. ________________________________________________________________________ SECTION ONE: LONG ANSWER QUESTION (Suggested time: 60 minutes) Answer the following TWO (2) questions (questions 1 and 2). Answer each question in a SEPARATE answer booklet. ***************************************************************************************
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(slightly purplish)‚ excessive diaphoresis‚ nasal flaring and use of accessory muscles‚ statement of joint pain‚ oxygen saturations of 85-95% 2L NP‚ immobility 95% of the day‚ and adventitious sounds throughout lungs (crackles) secondary to CHF‚ hypertension‚ pain caused by gout and arthritis‚ and obesity Goals 1) The patient will demonstrate effective breathing patterns to ensure sufficient oxygen is being obtained throughout the body within two days 2) The patient will be able to state what a healthy
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Describe and suggest reasons for regional morbidity in the UK Morbidity is the rate of incidence of disease; this rate can vary within different regions of the same country‚ for example the UK. These different rates are caused by the varying characteristics of particular regions within a single country‚ such as the general socio-economic class‚ the quality of the area’s environment and the general life style choices made there. Lifestyle factors‚ such as the amount of people smoking regularly
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