Cardiovascular Case Study: Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation Scenario You are the nurse working in an anticoagulation clinic. K.N. is a patient who has a longstanding irregularly irregular heartbeat (atrial fi brillation‚ or A-fi b) for which he takes the oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin). Recently‚ K.N. had his mitral heart valve replaced with a mechanical valve. You know that there are different PT/INR (prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio) goal recommendations based
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Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular Function Fierra Harris Saginaw Valley State University Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide that affects the heart and the surrounding vasculature (Mathers et al. 2009). CVD can be brought on by behavioral or inherited characteristics such as obesity‚ diabetes mellitus‚ hypertension‚ family history‚ and a sedentary lifestyle (World Health Organization‚ 2013). These conditions and thus cardiovascular disease are prevalent
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Anatomy and Physiology Chapter Objectives Chapter 1: Introduction to the Human Body Chapter 2: The Chemical Level of Organization Chapter 3: The Cellular Level of Organization Chapter 4: The Tissue Level of Organization Chapter 5: The Integumentary System Chapter 6: The Skeletal System - Bone Tissue Chapter 7: The Skeletal System - The Axial Skeleton Chapter 8: The Skeletal System - The Appendicular Skeleton Chapter 9: Joints Chapter 10: Muscular Tissue Chapter 11: The Muscular System Chapter 12:
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Zi Lin January 25‚ 2014 2B Cardiovascular Diseases The heart is an essential organ in the cardiovascular system responsible for pumping oxygen and nutrition filled blood to all parts of the human body. It is composed of four chambers; two upper chambers called the right and left atrium‚ and two lower chambers called the right and left ventricle. A structure called the septum is what divides the heart into right and left halves. Four heart valves keep the flow of blood in one direction. At rest‚ the
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NEED FOR NUTRITION PREGNANT & LACTATING WOMEN 1/20/2014 Jennell Attidore‚ Patricka Gibson‚ Helena Scotland TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION W.H.O. gave the definition for nutrition as the intake of food‚ considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. They also defined good nutrition and poor nutrition; good nutrition is an adequate‚ well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity and is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition
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Review Sheet Exercise 1 Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion) • Describe two variables that affect the rate of diffusion: Two variables that affect the rate of diffusion are size and concentration gradient. The molecular size vs the MWCO size of the membrane can either increase‚ decrease‚ or prevent diffusion. The greater the concentration gradient the greater the diffusion rate due to molecules moving from areas of higher concentration
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Chronic Disease Outline for Cardiovascular Disease Introduction – The statistics for cardiovascular disease are astonishing‚ approximately 26.5 million people are diagnosed with one form or another of heart disease each year. Of those that are diagnosed approximately 600‚000 lose the battle each year. Many live their lives with some form of heart disease and may not even know it. Cardiovascular disease which is also known as heart disease can come in all forms from an irregular heart beat to heart
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general identification of diseases of the heart and the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in Australia and the amount of people living with it increases and is increasing due to environmental‚ socioeconomic and sociocultural determinants. One in 5 Australian’s were diagnosed with CVD between 2011 and 2012. In 2012 alone‚ 43‚946 Australians died because of CVD and in 2013 to 2014‚ 11% of all hospitalisations were due to CVD. These three factors differentiate
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Human Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy - the study of the form or structure and arrangement of body parts and their relationships Physiology - the study of the functions of the body parts or structures and their relationships in maintaining life processes. Levels of Structural Organization The human body consists of levels of structural organization that are associated with one another. There are six levels of structural organization: I. chemical level - It is the simplest level and it includes
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William Hardy Adv. Biology Chapter 1 Vocab 1. Anatomy: the study of the structure and shape of the body and body parts and their relationships to one another 2. Physiology: the study of how the body and its parts work or function 3. Atoms: tiny building blocks of matter combine to from molecules such as water‚ sugar and proteins 4. Cells: the smallest units of all living things 5. Tissues: consist of groups of similar cells that have a common function 6. Organ: structure
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