Coronary heart disease is the buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries that could lead to a myocardial infarction. However‚ coronary heart disease‚ or CHD‚ is actually a result of coronary artery disease‚ or CAD. With coronary artery disease‚ plaque accumulates within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart is limited‚ causing ischemia. It may be chronic‚ caused by narrowing of the coronary artery over time. It can be acute‚ resulting from a sudden rupture and formation
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Generic Name | Brand Name | Classification | Mechanism of Action | Contraindication | Indication | Side Effects | Adverse Effects | Nursing Consideration | Mefenamic AcidDosage: 500 mg cap q 6 | Analmin | AnalgesicNon-SteroidalAnti-inflammatory | Mefenamic Acid has analgesic‚ anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic properties. It is derivative of N-phenyl anthranili acid. Mefenamic acid shows central as well as peripheral analgesia. It is an inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase. It also antagonizes certain
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by car (in good weather)‚ have been grounded by the weather until morning. The roads are barely passable. WR.‚ a 48 year old construction worker with a 36 pack year smoking history‚ is admitted to your floor with a diagnosis of rule out myocardial infarction (R/O MI). He has significant male pattern obesity (beer belly‚ large waist circumference) and a barrel chest‚ and he reports a dietary history of high fat food. His wife brought him to the ED after he complained of unrelieved indigestion
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clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family History: N/A (Not Available) 3. Social History: Patient said she had never smoked and does not drink alcoholic beverages. 4. Allergies/Reactions: N/A (Not Available) 5. Current Medications and Indications: • Lisinopril
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Give an account of how a poor diet and obesity can increase the chance of a person developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) A good diet consists of consuming a full range of all the various nutrients needed for proper function of the body and bodily systems. When someone consumes the correct nutrients in the correct proportions‚ they are considered to have a “Balanced Diet”. However‚ when someone is not consuming the correct nutrients or not consuming the correct amount of nutrients they are
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International estimates of incidence vary‚ but consensus points to approximately 300 cases per 100‚000 population per annum.(2) As comparators‚ myocardial infarction affects around 200 patients per 100‚000 per year (2010)(3) and stroke is around 300 (2010).(4) It is probably that Sepsis incidence has been dramatically increasing over the last decade. Each year in the UK‚ it is estimated that more than
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2 26/08/2013 Heart & Blood Circulation 3 functional parts: • • • Cardiac muscle Conduction system Nerve supply Main Diseases CHF – Congestive heart failure CAD – Coronary artery disease ( arteriosclerosis‚ angina pectoris‚ myocardial infarction) 3 26/08/2013 Cardiac drugs • • • • • Used in hypertension angina pectoris and MI Shock Arrhythmias CHF I. Anti-hypertensive drugs for treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) II. Anti-anginal drugs for treatment of
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Introduction At the conclusion of this case study‚ the learner will be able to: Identify two common treatment modalities for Second degree heart block Identify a list of uses of‚ doses and contraindications for giving Beta Blockers. Recognise a Mobitz II heart block rhythm. Over the path of the paper‚ a definition of Mobitz II heart block will be given a long with what can happen to the rhythm if beta blocker medications are taken at the same time and its treatment. The intensive care unit
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Ms. Boehmer has systolic heart failure. She has reported symptoms of dyspnea with exertions‚ orthopnea (evidenced by “sleeps on two pillows” at night)‚ fatigue (evidenced by “she often feels tired”) and edema (evidenced by “reports that ankles are often swollen in the evening”) alterations in urination (evidenced by “nocturia X 2 and reports she sometimes has a strong urge to void and does not always make it to the toilet in time”). Physical examinations demonstrate S3 gallop. Cardiomegaly is present
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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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