Aging and Congestive Heart Failure Rebecca E. Welch What Is Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure‚ also known as CHF‚ is a chronic condition that affects the chambers of your heart. You have four chambers: two atria in the upper half of the heart and two ventricles in the lower half. The ventricles send blood to your organs and tissue and the atria receives the blood as it circulates back from the rest of the body. CHF develops when your ventricles cannot pump in sufficient volume
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MITRAL VALVE DISEASE MITRAL STENOSIS Mitral stenosis is almost always rheumatic in origin‚ although in the elderly it can be caused by heavy calcification of the mitral valve apparatus. There is also a rare form of congenital mitral stenosis. In rheumatic mitral stenosis‚ the mitral valve orifice is slowly diminished by progressive fibrosis‚ calcification of the valve leaflets‚ and fusion of the cusps and subvalvular apparatus. The flow of blood from left atrium to left ventricle
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same as those for atherosclerotic disease; they are smoking‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)‚ decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)‚ and autoimmunity. Other nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors‚ are elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)‚ increased serum fibrinogen‚ infection‚ and periodontal disease (McCance & Huether‚ 2014). People have a higher risk of having PAD if they are elderly‚ of black decent‚ smoke or have diabetes. People who have
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Depression and anxiety are common throughout the life cycle; depression and older age have commonly been associated with one another. Late-life depression is a major medical‚ social and economic concern for the elderly population. There are many factors that can cause late-life depression. It can be caused by inherited traits‚ certain medications you take‚ an illness (especially an extended one)‚ or a stressful life event. Things like death of someone close to you‚ moving to a new area‚ or experiencing
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FCS 2351 – Nutrition Review for Exam #4 Know the RDA for protein for adults‚ toddlers‚ elderly Adults: 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight Toddlers: 1.1 grams per kilogram of body weight Elderly: 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight Know about weight gain during pregnancy Healthy women gain an average of 27.5 (25-35 pounds) during pregnancy. The fetus comprises about a third of the total weight gained‚ and the rest is maternal tissues. This is the approximate amount of weight that
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Treatments may also interact. - In contrast to younger age groups‚ the elderly are likely to suffer from physical health problems that are multiple‚ chronic‚ and treatable but not curable. Acute illness may be superimposed on these conditions. Although there are factors that affect our health and the aging process that are
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment The notion of family is universal‚ although with differences in its designs and structures among different peoples of the world. Family is the vital element of the society. Stable family units make firm society and vice versa. Therefore‚ the significance of a strong and healthy family structure cannot be over emphasized. Fostering health and healthy behaviors becomes a developmental task for functional family process (Pender‚
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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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Assessment and Planning of Discharge Needs in Geriatrics Elderly patients have unique discharge planning needs. As such‚ the hospital nurse and case management team may find themselves challenged to not only identify the needs of each patient‚ but to also address those needs when planning the patient’s discharge. In the case of Mr. Trosack‚ a 72-year-old widower being discharged following a total hip replacement (THR)‚ careful assessment of his home situation needs to be completed prior to discharge
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Patient Education Plan-Larry Garcia NUR/427 March 24‚ 2013 Patient Education Plan-Larry Garcia Hypertension or otherwise known as high blood pressure is a term that millions of us are familiar with. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention “more than 65 million individuals have hypertension” ("High Blood Pressure"‚ 2010). Blood pressure is defined as the force of blood against the artery walls as it circulates through the body. It can cause health problems if it stays
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