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    discusses about two different cases- Ms. A with iron-deficiency anemia and Mr. P with congestive heart failure. Case study#1 “Anemia is a reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin” (McCance‚ Huether‚ 2010). Anemia results from decreased production of erythrocytes‚ chronic or acute blood loss‚ and excessive destruction of erythrocytes. With the given history and laboratory values of Ms. A‚ she has iron- deficiency anemia

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    Congestive heart failure‚ affecting about 5 million Americans‚ is the leading cause of death among Americans‚ accounting nearly 700‚000 deaths. It is twice as many as stroke and seven times as many as breast cancer [Herold‚ 2001]. Sudden cardiac failure‚ a form of congestive heart failure in which the heart fails without advanced warning‚ causes about half of the total deaths. For the remaining half‚ congestive heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart completely stops working; it means that the

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    Writing III – Acid-Base Balance Congestive heart failure (CHF) is caused by the inability of the heart to fill correctly‚ eject blood completely‚ or a combination of the two‚ which results in a decrease in cardiac output. Chronic hypertension (CH) is a constantly elevated blood pressure. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) causes a restriction in blood circulation due to atherosclerosis‚ fatty deposits on the inner linings of the arteries that cause a blockage of blood flow; arteriosclerosis‚ loss

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    Diagnosis: The patient seems to be suffering from Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy (DCM)‚ or in simple terms‚ congestive heart failure; specifically ventricular failure. Justification for Diagnosis: The patient said he had been suffering of acute dyspnea which would be caused by the lungs filling with fluid since the heart isn’t able to pump properly. Due to the patients hip replacement it is possible for him to have an infective agent even though he was said to not have one. Sometimes the disorder

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    Case Study 3 – Congestive Heart Failure Patient Case Question 1. Based on the limited amount of information given above‚ do you suspect that this patient has developed left-sided CHF‚ right-sided CHF‚ or total CHF? right-sided CHF Patient Case Question 2. How did you arrive at your answer to Question 1? right-sided CHF = fluid may back up into your abdomen‚ legs and feet‚ causing swelling. Patient Case Question 3. What is a likely cause for this patient’s heart failure? Increasing

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    prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF)‚ the standards of care for treatment of AF‚ and the role in primary care setting and the best practices for treatment. Prevalence and Screening In work by Raizada‚ Gonzalo‚ and Stanton (2015)‚ AF is the "most common arrhythmia" and the "lifetime risk over forty is one in four" (p. 209). This finding was enlightening. We should be considering this presence of AF with and without symptoms. Moreover‚ a few of risk factors include "obesity and hypertension" (Raizada

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    Chronic Heart Failure Exacerbation Preparation Questions 1. List the risk factors for chronic left-sided heart failure related to coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery disease‚ Hypertension‚ Substance abuse‚ Dysrhythmias‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Smoking/tobacco use‚ Obesity 2. Explain the cause of the compensations for chronic heart failure. Insufficient cardiac output causes compensatory mechanisms work to improve cardiac output. They include‚ sympathetic nervous system stimulation‚ Renin=angiotensin

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    In congestive heart failure‚ the heart is not able to pump enough oxygen and nutrition to meet the requirements of the body and it may be chronic or acute. Heart failure is caused by many disorders that injure the heart muscles including‚ heart attack‚ cardiomyopathy‚ coronary artery disease‚ and conditions that overwork the heart‚ such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ thyroid problems and kidney problems. At the point when a heart starts to fail‚ it causes additional liquid to develop in the body

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    Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure In 1988 Sir James Whyte Black was honored with a Nobel Prize for medicine for his efforts in the discovery of the beta blocker propanolol and the histamine receptor agonist cimetidine. Beta blockers were originally developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis.  The mechanism of beta blockers treating CHF is not

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    HTreatment/Lifestyle of Hypertension A critical step in preventing and treating high blood pressure is a healthy lifestyle. You can lower your blood pressure with the following lifestyle changes: Losing weight if you are overweight or obese‚ quitting smoking‚ and eating a healthy diet‚ including the diet dash (eating more fruits‚ vegetables‚ and low fat dairy products‚ less saturated and total fat). Also‚ reducing the amount of sodium in your diet to less than 1‚500 milligrams a day if you have

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