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    When the heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to meet the demands of the body‚ it is referred to as heart failure or cardiac insufficiency. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an abnormal condition characterized by circulatory congestion as a result of the heart’s inability to act as effective pump. Circulatory congestion and compensatory mechanisms occur. CHF may develop after MI‚ in response to prolonged hypertension‚ diabetes mellitus or in relation to valvular heart disease or inflammatory

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    of a 68 year old male who presented with chest palpitations secondary to rapid atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia with serious complications if not treated correctly. This essay will discuss the initial clinical presentation of the patient and examine the management and outcome of the interventions applied. The significance of atrial fibrillation including its pathophysiology and aetiology will also be discussed. Description of the case: A 68 year old male presented

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    Fatigue associated with congestive heart failure: use of Levine’s Conservation Model Karen Moore Schaefer RN DNSc‚ and Mary Jean Shober Potylycki RN BSN Reaction: Fatigue simply defined as imbalance between energy demands to supply available. It is usually perceived as a pervasive personal problem that accompanies most illnesses. Knowing this thought‚ it is very important to consider verbal and non-verbal cues that signify that the patient is experiencing fatigue. As a nurse‚ it is our role

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    Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation is an irregularity in the atria’s electrical impulses‚ causing a disorderly and rapid rhythm. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (also termed intermittent atrial fibrillation) is occurrences of AF that spontaneously halt within 7 days of starting. Episodes of AF can last from a few seconds up to a few days in Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The sinoatrial (SA) node is the dominant pacemaker of the heart. Located

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    Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF  Mortality Rate: 4.1%  5.1 million people in the US have CHF  National Cost is $32 billion each year  550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation  Also known as Heart Failure  Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action  Associated with  Cardiovascular diseases  Chronic hypertension  Coronary artery disease

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    Student name Instructor Course Date Congestive Heart Failure Q: The credibility and reliability of peer reviewed research communications are seen as the “gold standard” within the basic and applied sciences. Why do you think the role of the editor/reviewer is so critical in ensuring such quality? A: It is supposed that peer reviewing guarantees the quality of the paper. Although the process of peer reviewing takes a lot of time‚ it provides opportunities for careful revision of the original

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    Q1: Causes of atrial fibrillation A 58-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a-3-days history of difficulty breathing and unpleasant feeling of rapid and irregular heartbeats. Additional history taking reveals that she has a 7- week-history of unintentional weight loss‚ anxiety‚ and difficulty sleeping at night. She smokes 10 cigarettes per day for the past 15 years. Her blood pressure is 100/55 mmHg‚ temperature is 36.5 °C and her pulse is irregular at a rate of 140 to 150 beats

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    Atrial fibrillation screening in North East London pharmacies From 2nd June to the 15th July 2014‚ the innovative North East London LPC conducted a screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) within their local community. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with an overall   prevalence of approximately 5%‚ rising from 1% in the age group 55-59 years to 18% in those aged 85 years and above 1. Individuals with AF have a 5-fold increased risk of stroke‚ and one in five of all

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    in Congestive Heart Failure Patients 1 KA R A M A S T E R S SAMMY RAMIREZ Heart Failure 2 Three major types of heart failure  Left-sided heart failure  Right-sided heart failure  High-output heart failure (Ignatavicius & Workman‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) Heart Failure 3  About 5.1 million Americans have heart failure (CDC‚ 2013)  Roughly half of those diagnosed with heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis (CDC‚ 2013)  In 2009‚ 1 in 9 deaths included heart failure as

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    Classification of atrial fibrillation begins with differentiating a first detectable episode‚ irrespective of whether it is symptomatic or self-limited. Published guideline from an America College of Cardiology (ACC)‚ America Heart Association (AHA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommend classification of AF into the following 3 patterns; Paroxysmal AF - Paroxysmal AF – Episodes of AF that terminate spontaneously within 7 days‚ Persistent AF - Episodes of AF that last more than 7 days

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