The following will cover the effects‚ causes and the treatments for the genetic disorder‚ Osteogenesis Imperfecta. The term Osteogenesis Imperfecta means imperfect bone formation. Also known as brittle bone disease‚ OI‚ and Vrolik disease‚ osteogenesis imperfecta causes people to have weak bones. OI can also affect the body in other ways such as hearing‚ bone deformities‚ loose joints‚ discolored sclera( the whites of your eyes)‚ and spine curvature. The severity of the disease can vary depending
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has a past medical history of congestive heart failure (CHF). According to an article on Johns Hopkins Medical website‚ a congestive heart failure is when the heart does not pump well to meet the oxygen needs of the body. It is mostly caused by cardiomyopathy or other forms of heart diseases. The heart muscles becomes weak with patients with CHF. When this happens‚ blood returns to the heart and gets congested due to inability to pump blood out of the ventricles (Johns Hopkins Medical Center). Some
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failure (HF) is a syndrome that involves dysfunction of the cardiac muscle‚ it occurs with “any of disorders that damage or overwork the heart muscle” (Karch‚ 2017 p.751). Some of the disorders that may lead to HF are: coronary artery disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ hypertension‚ and valvular heart disease (Karch‚ 2017). What ends up happening as a result of these disorders‚ is that the heart muscle cannot effectively pump blood throughout the vascular system (Karch‚ 2017). In left-sided heart failure‚ the
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Endopeptidase is unable to break peptides into monomers. 3. Ang (1-9) causes vasodilation by increasing nitric oxide. Also‚ decreases the fibrosis and hypertrophy. But‚ Ang (1-7) decreases the collagen synthesis‚ fibroblast proliferation and cardiomyopathy. However‚ Ang (1-7) increases the left ventricular systolic presser and causes vasodilation by increasing the cAMP. 4.
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Muscular Dystrophy is a disorder that is passed down through families‚ and can occur in both adulthood‚ and childhood. There are multiple types of Muscular Dystrophy such as Becker MD‚ Duchenne MD(deadly)‚ Emery-Deifuss MD‚ Facioscapulohumeral MD‚ Limb-Girdle MD‚ Myotonia MD‚ Mytonic MD etc.. Symptoms related to muscular dystrophy inlcue muscle weakness(slowly gets worse over time)‚ delayed development to muscle motor skills‚ loss of strength in a muslce/group of muscles‚ loss in muscle size‚ difficulty
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Question Considering the circumstances and the preliminary workup‚ what type of anemia does Ms. A most likely have? In an essay of 500-750 words‚ explain your answer and include rationale. Case Study #2 Mr. P is a 76-year-old male with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure who has been hospitalized frequently to treat CHF symptoms. He has difficulty maintaining diet restrictions and managing his polypharmacy. He has 4+ pitting edema‚ moist crackles throughout lung fields‚ and labored
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flow to the heart muscle (coronary heart disease) A heartbeat that’s too fast‚ too slow‚ or irregular (arrhythmia) A heart that doesn’t pump forcefully enough (heart failure) Heart muscle that’s too thick or parts of the heart that are too big (cardiomyopathy) Birth defects in the heart (congenital heart defects) Problems with the heart valves (heart valve disease) Inflammation of the sac that surrounds the heart (pericarditis) How Is an ECG Done? There is nothing painful about getting an ECG. The
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Increasing numbers of individuals are surviving burn injuries that in the past would have proved fatal. Over the past 40 years‚ advances in burn management‚ such as in resuscitation‚ early excision and grafting‚ and surgical critical care‚ have dramatically improved the percentage of survivors of severe burn injuries. With this improvement in survival comes an increased need for comprehensive burn rehabilitation so that when a life is saved‚ the quality of lifestyle and participation in meaningful
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Ischemic Attack Aphasia Cerebrovascular accident Required: Cardiovascular System Heart Blood Blood vessels One of the functions of the cardiovascular system is to transport oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from our body Coronary artery disease Cardiomyopathy Heart failure Valvular heart disease Congenital heart disease Required: Endocrine System Pineal Gland Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pancreas Adrenal glands This system release hormones into the blood this helps our body know how to function Diabetes
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