many risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and stroke. Some risk factors such as family history‚ ethnicity and age‚ cannot be changed. Other risk factors that can be treated or changed include tobacco exposure‚ high blood pressure (hypertension)‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity‚ diabetes‚ unhealthy diets‚ and harmful use of alcohol. Of particular significance in developing countries is the fact that while they are grappling with increasing rates of cardiovascular disease
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Heart Disease By : Nhia Moua Research Question How do you have heart disease when your all healthy? What is Heart Disease? ○ Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. What cause Heart Disease? ○ begins with damage to the lining and inner layers of the coronary (heart) arteries. Several factors contribute to this damage. They include: smoking‚high blood pressure How can you have Heart Disease? You have heart disease by smoking. And doing some other stuff like having
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is worse. Patient states this began about a month and a half ago. Two to three a week per patient. Patient also has complaints of nausea‚ vomiting‚ neck tension‚ and photosensitivity. Past Medical History: Patient has a medical history of hypertension diagnosed in 2010. For which she takes an ACE Inhibitor for. Patient has also had a history of one vaginal birth with no complications. Childhood Illness: Patient denies any illnesses or diagnoses prior to 2010. Immunizations: Patient
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tissues of the body. High blood pressure or hypertension is known as the “silent killer”. This is because it rarely has obvious symptoms‚ around 30% of people in England have high blood pressure but many don’t know it. As we said above blood pressure is the force on our vascular system. If this pressure is too high it can put strain on our arteries and heart‚ which can lead to MI‚ CVA or kidney disease. You are said to have high blood pressure (hypertension) if readings on separate occasions consistently
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Chemo treatment oncology medication "Sorafenib 200 mg" at lowest price‚ call us @ +91 901 379 3888. Sorafenib 200 mg is a drug approved for the treatment of primary kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma)‚ advanced primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)‚ and radioactive iodine resistant advanced thyroid carcinoma. Sorafenib is used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC; a type of cancer that begins in the kidneys). It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that
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the Nutrition Facts label to choose foods lower in sodium. When purchasing canned foods‚ such as vegetables and soups‚ select those labeled "reduced sodium‚" "low sodium‚" or "no salt added." Reducing sodium will reduce an individual’s risk of hypertension‚ heart disease‚ and
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maintain or increase fiber intake (whole grains‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ fluids) to prevent constipation caused by iron supplement. Hypertension Goal: BP ≤ 130/80 mmHg because patient has SLE3 Pharmacologic: Continue hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg po daily and amlodipine 5 mg po daily until assessment of SLE with a rheumatologist‚ then re-evaluate drug therapy‚ considering hypertension is associated with SLE
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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complaints of increased dyspnea with exertion for the past three days‚ weight gain of 6 lbs in the last week‚ swelling to legs and feet and a noticeable decrease in urination. Mr. Jones does have a history of congestive heart failure (CHF)‚ emphysema‚ hypertension‚ Type II diabetes and rheumatic fever as a child. The patient admits to a long history of cigarette smoking having decreased his smoking to ½ a pack daily since being diagnosed with emphysema five years ago. On initial assessment Mr. Jones appeared
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(ischemic stroke) or bursting (hemorrhagic stroke) of a blood vessel in the body. Seventy percent of stroke cases in the Philippines are ischemic in nature. A stroke attack happens suddenly but it can be prevented by early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension or high levels of cholesterol. While stroke commonly happens to the elderly‚ congenital defects can also cause it to occur in younger persons. 3rd: Malignant Neoplasm (Cancer) Cancer is a class of disease in which a group of cells display uncontrolled
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