Management of Fluid overload in Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Chronic Renal Failure is a long term serious irreversible condition‚ described as the gradual loss of kidney function (McCarthy‚ et al 2009). The number of patients suffering from CRF in United Kingdom (UK) is rising rapidly. Ferenbach and Wood (2005‚ p.16) state that in UK‚ about 6000 people are commencing dialysis treatment per year. Fluid overload is a frequently observed finding in renal failure patients. About one third of the patients
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pressure most importantly‚ heart conditions. If you are obese and have severe impairments of the heart valve‚ arteries‚ capillaries and veins then you may be eligible for Social Security Disability insurance benefits. Obesity can cause congested heart failure‚ which means that the heart isn’t functioning properly and the body becomes congested with fluid. This illness is dangerous and if not properly treated can be fatal. Other heart conditions caused by obesity are Ischemic heart disease‚ aneurysm of
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Study #1 Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old white woman. Since the beginning of the current golf season‚ Ms. A has noted increased shortness of breath and low levels of energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms seem worse during her menses. Today‚ while playing in a golf tournament at a high‚ mountainous course‚ she became light-headed and was taken by her golfing partner to the emergency clinic. The attending physician’s notes indicated a temp of 98 degrees F‚ an elevated heart rate and respiratory
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Hypertension Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide diseases afflicting humans. Because of the associated morbidity and mortality and the cost to society‚ hypertension is an important public health challenge. Over the past several decades‚ extensive research‚ widespread patient education‚ and a concerted effort on the part of health care professionals have led to decreased mortality and morbidity rates from the multiple organ damage arising from years of untreated hypertension. Hypertension
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PRESENTATION BY: GIZELLE WILKINSON SUBJECT: ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION STUDENT NUMBER: M00037713 CLINICAL SCIENCES II INTRODUCTION Essential hypertension‚ otherwise known as primary or idiopathic hypertension‚ is a condition of raised blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension occurs when blood pressure elevation results from a specific and potentially treatable cause. These include renal diseases‚ endocrine causes‚ congenital cardiovascular causes
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Heart disease is a chronic health disorder that accounts for 30% of all deaths. Heart disease has many risk factors‚ such as genetics‚ unhealthy eating habits‚ lack of physical activity‚ and smoking. Here‚ we will discuss those risk factors‚ and discuss ways to diminish those risk factors. Heart disease or coronary artery disease is caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the heart. The blockages are caused by plaque which contains cholesterol in large amounts that adhere to the artery
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Chronic Kidney Failure Sharvette Walker Rasmussen College Author Note This Annotated Bibliography is being submitted on June 14‚ 2015‚ for Andrea Wochenske M232/MEA2203 Section 11 Pathophysiology- 2015 Spring Quarter course. RENAL CALCULI TELEVISION BROADCAST 1. (2013‚ September 9). Kidney stones serious for women with other conditions Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/health/kidney-stones-serious-for-women-with-other-conditions/21754828#ixzz3CZjaBA6O. Retrieved from [Television broadcast].
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Chapter 35: Nursing Management: Heart Failure Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. While assessing a 68-year-old with ascites‚ the nurse also notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient’s bed elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows this finding indicates a. decreased fluid volume. b. jugular vein atherosclerosis. c. increased right atrial pressure. d. incompetent jugular vein valves. ANS: C The jugular veins empty into the superior vena cava and then into the right atrium‚ so JVD with
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Research Analysis #1 Significance & Contribution The article by Britz & Dunn (2010)‚ Self-care and quality of life among patients with Heart failure‚ has significant implications for practice. Britz & Dunn (2010) clearly express the ominous situation between self-care deficit among heart failure patients and decreased quality of life. They report that heart failure: can be extremely costly -with repeated hospitalizations‚ claims the lives of many and patients have very poor quality of life. The problem
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AND HYPERTENSION Hypertension or High Blood Pressure‚ as it is commonly called‚ is a condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is chronically elevated. With each heart beat‚ heart pumps blood through the arteries to the body. Blood pressure is the pressure or force with which blood is pushed against the walls of the blood vessels. If the pressure is too high‚ the heart has to pump harder which in turn can damage the body organ and cause illnesses like stroke‚ heart attack‚ heart failure
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