Running head: SHOCK VS. SHOCK Septic Shock Vs. Cardiogenic Shock In APA Style Michelle Webley Rio Hondo College Septic Shock Vs. Cardiogenic Shock Septic shock is an extreme immune system response to an infection that has spread throughout the blood and tissues. Severe septic shock often causes extremely low blood pressure‚ which limits blood flow to the body and can result in organ failure and death. Septic shock is most often the result of a bacterial infection‚ but it can also be
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showed that PTX3 is a widely used biomarker in clinical situations [12‚13]. Recently‚ the role of PTX3 in cardiovascular diseases has been demonstrated in several studies [13‚14]. It has been shown that the level of PTX3 elevated in the acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure [7‚8]. The role of PTX3 as a specific biomarker for the diagnosis of PAH has also been recently demonstrated [5]. Most PTX3 –related cardiovascular disease studies are limited to adult patients; only a few studies
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Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals
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decreases or stops. We’re not sure what causes a spasm. A spasm can occur in normal-appearing blood vessels as well as in vessels partly blocked by atherosclerosis. A severe spasm can cause a heart attack. The medical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction. A heart attack is also sometimes called a coronary thrombosis or coronary occlusion. RISK FACTORS There are several risk factors for heart disease; some are controllable‚ others are not. Uncontrollable risk factors include: Male sex Older
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statistics on CVD around the world. Each year goes by heart disease is at the top of the list of not only the country‚ but the world most serious health problems that in fact will lead to death. INTER-HEART is a case control study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that was initially designated to assess the major modifiable risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease worldwide. According to “ The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease” an article from Progress in Prevention written by Laura Hayman
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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Yellow Terminology Exam Review Define the following prefixes or suffixes: -sphyxia pulse intra- within‚ in -phonia voice or sound brady- slow mono- one -ptysis spitting -crasis mixture‚ blending -gram record -stasis stopping‚ controlling -pnea breathing -meter instrument to measure -cyte cell -capnia CO2 -penia deficiency of extra- outside eu- good‚ normal -itis inflammation of dys- difficult/bad -fusion pour -stenosis narrowing -ptosis drooping‚ sagging
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When this plaque builds up in the arteries‚ atherosclerosis then happens. Coronary Artery Disease which often leads to a heart attack is by far the leading cause of death of both men and women. Other Names for a heart attack include the name Myocardial Infarction‚ Coronary Thrombosis and Coronary Occlusion. A Heart attack occurs when blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself is severely reduced or stopped. Plaque build up is one way of causing a heart attack‚ deposits of fat like substance this
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Heart Disease Heart disease is an umbrella term for any type of disorder that affects the heart. Heart disease means the same as cardiac disease but not cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease refers to disorders of the blood vessels and heart‚ while heart disease refers to just the heart. According to WHO (World Health Organization)‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death in the UK‚ USA‚ Canada and Australia. 25.4% of all deaths in the USA today are caused by heart disease.
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PART ONE Medical-Surgical Cases 1 1 Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Difficulty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life X Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent flier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I
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