Running head: MULTISYSTEM CASE Multisystem Case Scenario Demis Russu Section Instructor: Josanne Christian Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences July 22‚ 2010 Abstract Mr. Jones presents to the ED with a complex combination of symptoms. Clinicians must swiftly evaluate and treat his conditions. Air way protection as well as hemodynamic stability is extremely important. Mr. Jones’s case requires rapid intervention as his condition has been worsening for the past week. Pathology
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and radiating up the left side of the neck. The patient complains of shortness of breath and is cool‚ pale‚ and diaphoretic. The vital signs include: BP 160/90‚ HR 110‚ R 26‚ and T 99°F. The 12 lead ECG reveals an anterior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). 1. What first actions should the nurse take after the patient has arrived in the emergency department? 2. The emergency physician has contacted a cardiologist and the patient is scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention
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is Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and occasional Tachycardia. B BACKGROUND Patient is a smoker with 20 years of smoking ½ pack of cigarette per day. Diagnosed with Heart Murmur at age 12. Diagnosed with High Blood Pressure in 2013. Mayocardial Infarction on 4/13/2014‚ Patient was admitted at St. Rose Hospital and received Cardiac stent placement on 4/14/2014. Patient is on multiple cardiac medication and following up with cardiologist every 3 months for stress test. A ASSESSMENT VITAL SIGNS:
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I tell you that I’ve got very big pain around my heart‚ what would you say? AH: Well‚ I am not exactly sure but in accordance with what I know‚ I would say that you should go to the Operating Room right now if you don’t want to die from myocardial infarction. AB: Waouh! Do you think you know as much as a doctor about medecine? AH: Absolutely not. I only
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Chest pain or pressure that patients feel is commonly called angina. This usually occurs as a symptom of a problem with the heart and its blood supply. There are two types of angina called stable and unstable. Stable angina is where a person is feeling pain‚ chest pressure‚ or radiant pain in left arm and back with exertion. The more serious type is unstable angina‚ which means having those symptoms even at rest. There is a system of arteries that supply oxygen rich blood to the myocardium‚ or heart
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The History of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology: A Revolution in Medicine that Changed the Hearts of Many America has come a long way since improvements in medical technology and treatment have been made. As time has progressed‚ modern medicine has continued to shape America and its medicinal practices‚ moving it towards becoming a much more medically advanced nation. Ranging from the birth of catheterization to the Interventional Era of Development of surgeries‚ drugs‚ imaging‚ and care
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Analyse the Causes and Effects of Lifestyle Diseases in the World Lifestyle diseases are illnesses associated with the way an individual or a group lives‚ including cancer‚ stroke‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ chronic liver disease‚ smoking-related diseases and obesity. There are a number of considerable factors that can lead to those sicknesses. For instance‚ external causes involve poverty‚ work pressure‚ unhealthy diets and unbalanced life‚ while internal factors refer to unawareness and misconception
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Cardiac Catheterization and Kidney Function In many hospitals‚ the use of cardiac catheterization is used to determine if a patient has occluded arteries or grafts. This procedure saves many lives every day and helps prevent myocardial infarctions in many cases. The procedure itself is rather simple and safe for the most part‚ but one thing that many fail to realize is how hard the procedure is on kidney function due to the dye used intra-procedure. According to the NIH‚ kidney damage caused by
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pressure and tension are greater on the left side of the heart. When systolic dysfunction affects the right side of the heart‚ blood flow through the pulmonary circulation is reduced. The most common precipitating cause of systolic dysfunction is acute myocardial
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the US. Half of all heart disease deaths are caused by sudden cardiac arrest. Occurring mainly in adults in their mid-thirties to mid-forties‚ SCD affects only one or two children each year. Sudden cardiac arrest is not a heart attack‚ or myocardial infarction‚ but it is possible to occur during a heart attack. A heart attack is a blockage of arteries to the heart‚ therefore stopping the heart from getting enough blood with sufficient oxygen in it. Sudden cardiac arrest happens when the electrical
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