Hypertension Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems‚ such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries‚ the higher your blood pressure. High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke
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pressure in the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries starting from the heart towards the lungs. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a sustained elevation of the pulmonary arterial pressure to greater than 25 mmHg at rest or greater than 30 mmHg following exercise‚ with a mean pulmonary-capillary wedge pressure (an indirect measure of left atrial pressure) of less than 15 mmHg (Loscalzo
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The 40 Year Old Virgin is proof that comedies can still be funny. Sadly‚ movies like this‚ with a kind of consistent humor‚ come out too rarely. Yes‚ it’s a little long‚ almost two hours‚ but there are plenty of laughs throughout the movie‚ especially in the last 30 minutes‚ and they also save one of the best jokes for last. If you’re looking for a successor to There’s Something About Mary and American Pie‚ look no further. It has arrived‚ and in my opinion‚ is more enjoyable than either of them
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Heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis are the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable chronic diseases in the United States. Seventy percent of the total deaths in the U.S. are attributed to chronic diseases and fifty percent of that deaths are due to heart disease and stroke. Total expenditure for treatment of chronic diseases is $277 billion (Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ 2012). Disease management is the key factor in managing these chronic conditions and improving the quality
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1. What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Ms. Jones is having a decreased blood flow to the kidneys from her surgery. This will cause a sudden drop in urine volume called oliguria or complete cessation of urine production called anuria. 2 .What other symptoms and signs might occur? She may also develop headache‚ gastrointestinal distress‚ and the odor of ammonia on the breath caused by accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-containing compounds.
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correlate with M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? What type of treatment and recommendations would be appropriate for M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? M.K. is a 45-year-old female; she is 5’5” and weighs 225 lbs. Her BMI is 37.4‚ which makes her obese and people with chronic bronchitis are usually overweight. She has history of smoking about 22 years‚ which is a common cause of chronic bronchitis because she was repeatedly breathing in fumes that irritate your lungs and airway tissues. (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood
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Prescriptive Case Study Three Ms. Tesla comes into the cardiology office‚ complaining of fatigue‚ palpitations‚ shortness of breath with mild activity‚ ongoing consistently for the past week without any chest pain or syncopal episodes. She is a 75-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation (AFib)‚ controlled type 2 diabetes‚ myocardial infarction (MI) with a history of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to right coronary artery‚ stage IV chronic renal failure‚ and a mild mitral regurgitation
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Kidney Failure HCA/240 Kalkita Dodson Earl Benjamin February 2‚ 2012 * Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she
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CHIEF COMPLAINT: Leg pain upon exertion HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Pat Donelson is a 67-year-old female who presented today with complaints of pain in her left lower calf. The pain started about 3-4 months ago as an “aching/cramping” pain that she described as mild in nature. She noticed the pain while walking and with adequate rest the pain subsides. Mrs. Donelson discontinued use of Lipitor because she thought it might be causing her leg pain. She also presented with complaints of recurrent
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In The Mind Of A Seven Year Old P. 2 Isaiah is a delightful seven year old boy who lives with his family in Chino. In his family are parents‚ Esther‚ Cesar and sisters; Sylvia and Samantha. Isaiah’s sisters are ten and eighteen months and his parents are in their forty’s. Upon entering their home‚ Isaiah had just come home from school and was like a tornado flowing through the house. He was quite indeed a rambonxious noisy seven year old who couldn’t stay still
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