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    Systolic Blood Pressure

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    systolic blood pressure measured in the auscultatory method is more accurate than that measured in the palpitation method because the palpitation method is prone to more human errors such as how strong the pulse is‚ where it is located‚ how hard the wrist is pressed during palpitation and a stethoscope which is used in the auscultatory method is more sensitive than feeling a pulse. Hearing the pulse involves less human error than feeling it. 
2. The maximum pressure exerted when blood is ejected

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    Coronary artery disease is also known as atherosclerosis disease‚ coronary heart disease‚ or ischemic heart disease. It is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of deaths in the U.S in both men and women. When plaque builds up‚ they harden and narrow your coronary arteries‚ decreasing blood flow to your heart. The lack of blood flow can lead to chest pain‚ shortness of breath‚ or other coronary artery disease signs and symptoms. A complete blockage can cause a heart attack

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    Coronary Artery Disease Tabatha Turner Practicum I Arkansas Tech University Coronary Artery Disease “Acute coronary syndromes represent a spectrum of clinical conditions that are associated with acute myocardial ischemia” (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2011). Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is one of these clinical conditions that affect approximately 13 million people (Rimmerman‚ 2011). Because coronary diseases are the leading cause of death in men and women‚ nurses need to be involved in the care

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    The Importance of PICC Tip Placement and Vein Selection Jason Sylvia Western Governors University LUT1 I. Introduction: a. Audience Hook: Catheter occlusion is a mechanical complication that occurs in 2% to 18% of PICC insertions. (Turcotte S‚ 2006) The incidence of thrombus varied by placement site 10% brachial vein‚ 14% basilic vein and 57% cephalic vein. (Allen AW‚ 2000) Proper tip placement in the SVC decreases complications of the vessel and heart. (Furie B‚ 2008) b. Thesis

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    Fetal Blood Flow

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    maternal blood supplies the oxygen‚ blood‚ and nutrients to the fetus and takes away the waste. The exchange of maternal blood and fetal blood to the fetus happens through the placental membrane and the umbilical cord vessels. The umbilical vein goes into the body through the umbilical ring‚ and half of the blood running though it goes to the liver and the rest goes to the ductus venous. It joins with the inferior vena cava. Blood goes to the fetal right atrium from the inferior vena cava. From there

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    built standards. These standards can create psychological issues which can cause stress‚ depression‚ and eating disorders. As learned in the course text‚ we know that stressors can cause a lot of issues health wise. Using the textbook example of the Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and compare it with obesity. Like URTI‚ obesity effects physical‚ and psychological health which could potential cause more issues down the road. Looking at physical health‚ obesity can affect the immune system. Which is

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    MANUAL BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE 2 Abstract: Taking a blood pressure reading is very important in the medical field. It is a way to detect cardiovascular health and treatment effectiveness. Blood pressure readings are one of the most popular tests being done in the healthcare setting. Recording a blood pressure consists of a number of steps‚ which were recently revised by the American Heart Association in the past few years. Because of the endless amount of misled readings and

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    Blood in Blood Out Thesis

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    Blood In Blood Out Thesis: Trying to prove people wrong about where your true roots are it sometimes might not be as easy as we might expect. Many of us have gone through many obstacles trying to be accepted with people of our own ethnicity and at times this fails either because of your physical appearance or the way you’re perceived by others. What is the context of the film? Blood in Blood out directed by Taylor Hackford‚ focuses on half brothers Paco and Cruz‚ and biracial cousin

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    Upper Class Research Paper

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    Are you part of the upper class? If yes‚ you have won already. If not‚ you’re going to have to work extra hard to even get a chance at real success. Despite what we would like to believe‚ rich children have all the advantages when it comes to education and opportunities. They typically get into the better schools more so that those from the lower class. Rich children also get to do more stimulating activities over the summer which puts them ahead of the lower class children who play outside and watch

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    of cardiovascular disease. The leading cause of heart attacks is CAD (Coronary Artery Disease). Cad occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the tubes that supply blood to the heart. After a while the plaque starts to build up and restricts the blood flow causing the muscles to work harder‚ this may sometimes cause some pain and discomfort. A heart attack occurs when the plaque totally blocks an artery. Doctors have many different ways to determine if a person is at risk for CAD.

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