What is Aspirin? Aspirin is on of the first drugs to ever be commonly used and is still one of the most widely used in the world. How widely used you ask? Approximately 35000 metric tonnes are produced and consumed every year. Chemically aspirin is known as acetylsalicylic acid with the chemical formula of C9H8O4. Aspirin is an analgesic‚ anti-inflammatory‚ antipyretic‚ and is an inhibitor of platelet aggregation. The history of Aspirin Aspirin has been a major part of just about everyone’s
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Classification There are two basic types of acute myocardial 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
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Smoking cessation Examine the smoking cessation promotion programme Smoking cessation programme id designated to help educate people with an understanding of the health adverseve effects and damages to a smoker also awareness to diseases and prevention of diseases in the increased types of diseases to smoking example breating diffulty smokers cough clogs the heart artries and the types of diseases that can be decresed by quiting smoking examples better breathing more fit better health.also an
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Safety Page 5 Risk Scenario Related to the Physical Plant Page 9 Risk Scenario Related to Staffing Page 13 Best Practices in 4 Hospitals Page 15 Tenet Healthcare Page 16 Cleveland Clinic Stroke Improvement Plan Page 17 Conclusion Page 18 References Page 19 Introduction The issue of risk scenario carries immense importance for most of the hospitals that are part of the healthcare setting. However
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A first step for young people to not have these cardiac arrhythmias in the future is to reduce consumption of stimulants such as chocolate‚ coffee‚ cola and other energy drinks. A second step would be for young people to have a healthy lifestyle: to eat as many fruits‚ vegetables‚ dairy‚ foods high in fiber such as cereals and to make sport. And thirdly should not fret and have a life as quiet possible. In case you already have these arrhythmias‚ you should consult your family doctor or cardiologist
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National Library of Medicine : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613584/ Association‚ A Baron JC‚ B. M. (1981). Reversal of focal “misery-perfusion syndrome” by extra-intracranial arterial bypass in hemodynamic cerebral ischemia. A case study. Stroke‚ 12: 454-459. CM‚ R. (1988). Neurobehavioral complications of type I diabetes. Examination of possible risk factors. Diabetes Care‚ 11: 499-505. Diabetes-Mellitus---Definition-Causes-Symptoms-and-Treatment. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15‚ 2012‚ from www
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Ground Transportation Noise Literature Review Introduction Noise is‚ generally‚ all the unwanted sound‚ which could generate a number of detrimental effects both on human’s physical body and psychology. While certain types of noise could bother you and affect your working and life quality‚ some other types of noise could affect or even harm human’s auditory sense temporarily or permanently. Therefore‚ noise is defined as one of the most serious pollutions all over the world and how to address
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Echocardiography Workshop Paul Lindower‚ MD‚ FASE Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals Friday October 6‚ 2006 Echocardiography for the Primary Care Practitioner • Educational Objectives: – Understand the Bernoulli and Continuity equations and how they may be used to assess valvular disease – Recognize echo techniques to assess the severity of mitral regurgitation and their limitations – Describe what factors determine whether a pericardial effusion promotes
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important cells)‚ and could therefore be used by any patient. 2. Produces clear image of the spine than any other medical imaging technologies 3. MRI can locate or show the location of an ischemic stroke deep inside the brain within minute of its onset‚ and thereby makes it easier to diagnose stroke (8). 4. Helps to diagnose brain and pituitary tumors as it could distinguish between infarcted (permanently damaged) brains from blood starved brain at risk of infraction (an area of tissue
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inequalities are shown in humanity (Kelly & Nazroo‚ 2008). Men and women born in the Caribbean have high rates of mortality from stroke but low rates of death from coronary heart disease. Individuals born in West/South Africa have high death from stroke‚ but less dies from coronary heart disease. Individuals born in South Asia have high death rates from coronary heart disease and stroke. Non-white migrant groups tend to have lower death rates from respiratory disease and lung cancer but higher death rates
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