It’s not likely that you will ever read another story about a man who has endured two heart transplants‚ a kidney transplant‚ and numerous other medical and emotional traumas---like you will when reading 1 Man‚ 3 Hearts‚ 9 Lives: A Story of Hope‚ Resilience‚ and Survival by Christophe Lafontant. I was‚ of course‚ intrigued when I saw the book up for review‚ and though it was a harrowing journey in which I felt like I was there with the author experiencing his pain‚ it is a journey I would gladly
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standardization process‚ the NANDA‚ NIC‚ and NOC elements are the most commonly used and effective systems. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of these standardized terminologies as they relate to a patient with congestive heart failure‚ identify the elements of NANDA‚ NIC and NOC and describe the data‚ information‚ knowledge and wisdom used during the process. Applying standardized Terminologies in Practice The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) provides
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Liliana Mojica Morley English II 32414 The Word “Heart” in Macbeth As Theodore Parker once said‚ “Wealth and want equally harden the human heart.” All hearts start as all hearts do‚ with love and compassion just as they should. But as a heart grows and develops with the world and people around it‚ it is affected. The human heart will grow new feelings towards things and people. This changes the definition of what you thought of as a heart. Heart can be thought of as a persons feelings; lo
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The Human Heart 1. The average adult heart beats 72 times a minute; 100‚000 times a day; 3‚600‚000 times a year; and 2.5 billion times during a lifetime.f 2. Though weighing only 11 ounces on average‚ a healthy heart pumps 2‚000 gallons of blood through 60‚000 miles of blood vessels each day.c 3. A kitchen faucet would need to be turned on all the way for at least 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped by the heart in an average lifetime.a 4. The volume of blood pumped by the heart can vary
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for the last ten years and obesity. Lab results: triglycerides 350‚ and LDL 280 with Total Cholesterol: 250. HgbA1c 8.5 .No MI changes in EKG and Chest X ray that shows hyperinflation of lungs. Weight: 230 pounds‚ height 5 feet 8 inches.BP 160/88‚ heart rate 6 and respiratory rate 16. No fever‚ T 98.0
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Short Answer Questions: 1. Dr. Baker spends a long time listening to (auscultating) Caleb’s heart. a. Where on the thoracic surface do you auscultate to the tricuspid‚ mitral (bicuspid)‚ pulmonary‚ and aortic valves? For the tricuspid valves‚ the sounds of the heart are typically heard in the right sternal margin of the 5th intercostal space. For the Mitral (bicuspid) valve‚ sounds are heard over the heart apex‚ in the 5th intercostal space. This is in line with the middle of the clavicle. (Lutchman
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About 11 years ago‚ my grandpa was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ a condition in which the heart’s function as a pump is inadequate to meet the body’s needs. It is a very serious situation‚ and it is very scary to see someone you love be diagnosed with it. Some early symptoms of congestive heart failure include fatigue‚ shortness of breath‚ frequent urination‚ excessive amount of coughing and extreme swelling in the ankles‚ legs‚ and in the feet. You may notice that some things that
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The Risk Factors of Heart Attack Heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by the loss of blood supply. The blood supply is usually lost because a coronary artery‚ one that supplies blood to the heart muscle‚ has a blood clot‚ a blockage also known as coronary thrombosis or coronary disease. ("What Is A Heart Attack? What Causes A Heart Attack?" 2013) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America with approximately 460‚000 related deaths due to a sudden
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Heart disease is the number one killer in many countries. Blockage of the coronary arteries that carry blood to the heart is the major reason for heart disease. It is the main reason contributing to heart attack. A study shows that a person suffers from some sort of coronary occurrence every 29 seconds. Every year‚ around 25‚000 people die in the U.S before they reach hospital due to heart attack. It is therefore important for all to know the facts of disease‚ even if there is no sign of (heart)
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Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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