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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and BNP tests that are used to diagnose cardiovascular conditions such as acute myocardial infarction‚ coronary syndromes‚ and heart failure. These tests help to detect the enzymes released during heart failure and in other critical cardiac conditions that release creatine kinase‚ troponin‚ LDH isoenzymes‚ and BNP. These tests also help medical professionals to understand and differentiate between myocardial infarction and angina‚ which assists in diagnosis and treatment. Covered in this Report
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hypertension‚ congenital heart defects‚ stroke‚ heart failure‚ and coronary heart disease. Currently cardiovascular disease is the most costly disease in the United States due to the fact that it is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and nursing home stays. There are many risk factors that are causing cardiovascular disease to continue taking lives each year. However‚ increasing rates of obesity and type II diabetes are causing challenges for the public
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was therefore replaced by neurohormonal model‚ which involves Reninangiotensin-aldosterone-system sympathetic nervous system1‚ (RAAS) 3 . RAAS and is summarized in Figure 1. The activation of RAAS leads to vasoconstriction‚ oedema and myocardial fibrosis‚ which are induced by Angiotensin II1. proven to be very efficient in HF by numerous clinical studies2-4. SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS HF involves many symptoms such as dyspnoea (rest or exercise)‚ paroxystic nocturnal dyspnoea‚ fatigue‚ and ankle
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leave behind on the endothelium of an artery‚ platelets accumulate at the area and form a blood clot. This can lead to a complete blockage of the artery and could even block blood flowing to the heart muscle. Therefore‚ this will lead to a myocardial infarction. This substantiates that anything that increases blood pressure‚ also increases the risk of coronary heart disease e.g. being overweight and having an unhealthy diet. Embracing an unhealthy lifestyle can also lead to heart disease‚ for instance
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an 18-month course of parenteral nutrition (PN) for malnutrition caused by idiopathic‚ relentless nausea and vomiting (N/V). She has also had coronary artery disease (CAD) for several years‚ and 2 years ago suffered an acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI). In addition‚ she has a history of chronic joint pain. Now‚ after being home for only a week‚ J.F. has been readmitted to your fl oor with endocarditis‚ N/V‚ and renal failure. Since yesterday she has been vomiting and retching constantly;
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Nursing is a noble‚ caring and advance profession. There are different educational pathways in which someone can become a Registered Nurse (RN). First‚ is an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and then there is a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN). The both require passing the Nationwide Council Licensure Examination‚ known as the NCLEX. These programs lead to one profession‚ but there are many differences between the two. This paper presents and discusses the differences between an ADN
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The most common test is an ECG which is a simple‚ painless test that records the electrical activity and rhythm of the heart. During an acute myocardial infarction‚ the ECG evolves through three stages: T wave peaking followed by T wave inversion‚ ST segment elevation and appearance of new Q waves. Any of these changes may be present without any of the others. (Thaler‚ 2012) An abnormal reading does not
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inside a blood vessel‚ obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. It can result in anoxia‚ the complete deprivation of oxygen and infarction‚ and even tissue death. Twelve million people worldwide are killed every year by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis‚ cerebral infarction‚ myocardial infarction‚ coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. It equals to nearly onefourth of global death toll. Incidence of cardiovascular diseases keeps rising
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cerebral blood flow to zero causes death of brain tissue within 4-10 min; values <20 mL/100 g tissue per min cause ischemia without infarction unless prolonged for several hours or days. If blood flow is restored prior to a significant amount of cell death‚ the patient may experience only transient symptoms‚ i.e.‚ a TIA. Tissue surrounding the core region of infarction is ischemic but reversibly dysfunctional and is referred to as the ischemic penumbra. The ischemic penumbra will eventually infarct
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