Situation: Two patients in their 70s present to the office at different times today‚ each with documented heart failure: one diastolic and the other systolic‚ and both are hypertensive. First‚ discuss the difference between systolic and diastolic heart failure‚ providing appropriate pathophysiology. ACEI/ARBs are the only medications prescribed for CHF that have been found to prolong life and improve the quality of that life. EXPLAIN the mechanism of action of ACEI/ARBs and how they affect morbidity
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Lifestyle Disease Lifestyle disease which may also be referred to as Non-Communicable Disease‚ has in recent times become an issue of grave concern for governments both globally and regionally. The World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General‚ during a General Assembly Summit (first ever summit on deadly chronic illnesses) in 2011deemed in a statement "...the spread of non-communicable diseases as a socio-economic and development challenge of epidemic proportions..." . In another report from
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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Diseases that are caused by the lack of some particular nutrient in a person’s diet are called deficiency diseases. Nutritional diseases are diseases in humans that are directly or indirectly caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the diet. Nutritional diseases are commonly associated with chronic malnutrition. Additionally‚ conditions such as obesity from overeating can also cause‚ or contribute to‚ serious health problems. Excessive intake of some nutrients can also cause acute poisoning 1
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Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community Causes‚ Preventions‚ and Treatments Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to the dysfunctional conditions of the heart‚ arteries‚ and veins that supply oxygen to vital life- sustaining areas of the body like the brain‚ the heart itself and other vital organs. Since the term cardiovascular disease refers to any dysfunction of the cardiovascular system there are many different diseases in the cardiovascular category‚ and many of these diseases are
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infarction based on pathology: Transmural: associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. It can be subclassified into anterior‚ posterior‚ inferior‚ lateral or septal. Transmural infarcts extend through the whole thickness of the heart muscle and are usually a result of complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply.[13] In addition‚ on ECG‚ ST elevation and Q waves are seen. Subendocardial: involving a small area in the subendocardial wall of the left ventricle‚ ventricular septum
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Maykenzie Joy Freeman Health Cardiovascular Disease 3/30/2014 Cardiovascular Disease Assignment 1. Trace the path of a drop of blood from the time it enters the vena cava until it reaches your little finger. Be sure to include the types of blood vessels involved. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from superior and inferior vena cava after having been circulated through the body. ----------------------- From the right atrium‚ blood moves to the right ventricle and is pumped through
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Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that causes swelling and inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). It also affect the mucous membranes‚ lymph nodes‚ skin‚ and the heart. It is important to treat Kawasaki disease as soon as possible to help prevent lasting damage. CAUSES The cause is not known. RISK FACTORS • Being under five years old. • Being of Asian descent. • Being a boy. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Symptoms for Kawasaki disease occur in phases. The first phase includes
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Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a collective term for various diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The leading cause of death in the United States because it affects nearly 83 million Americans. This disease is due to the way of our life mostly. Millions of Americans smoke‚ are overweight‚ have uncontrolled high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels‚ and they don’t even know the signs of CVD. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be changed are tobacco‚
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Interview Outline The person I am interviewing is she is 20 years old and a close friend of mine and we also went to school together and graduated together. I have known her since the 4th grade so I pretty much know how she is and what her attitude is like. And I do have her permission to interview her for this paper for class. Questions: 1. Does this person feel he/she is better at tasks when intrinsically motivated or extrinsically motivated? Motivation (Ch 9)
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