process of cells in the entire body. 6. Silent Myochardial Infarction- Diabetes mellitus‚ Males ( Heart Attack). 7. Fatal Stroke- Hemorhage 8. Open-Angle Glaucoma- African-American‚ Hallow around light‚ no peripheral vision‚ tunnel vision‚ decreased color distinguishing. 9. Complications in circulation due to diabetes- Neuropathy‚ hypertension‚ poor circulation‚ retinal neuropathy‚ blindness‚ stroke‚ silent myocardial infarction‚ erectile disfunction (males). 10. Epiglotis- Critical
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second- or third-degree atrioventricular block. Sinus bradycardia may be caused by excessive vagal tone‚ decreased sympathetic tone‚ or anatomical changes. It is common in athletes and is relatively benign. It may even be beneficial in acute myocardial infarction (especially inferior). Pathological bradycardia may be symptomatic of a brain tumor‚ digitalis toxicity‚ heart block‚ or vagotonus. Cardiac output
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desired adm—admission afeb—afebrile‚ no fever AFB—acid-fast bacillus AKA—above the knee alb—albumin alt dieb—alternate days (every other day) am—morning AMA—against medical advice amal—amalgam amb—ambulate‚ walk AMI—acute myocardial infarction amt—amount ANS—automatic nervous system ant—anterior AOx3—alert and oriented to person‚ time‚ and place Ap—apical AP—apical pulse approx—approximately aq—aqueous ARDS—acute respiratory distress syndrome AS—left ear ASA—aspirin
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pulmonary function. In S. Huether‚ & K. McCance‚ (Ed.)‚ Understanding pathophysiology (4th ed.) (pp.693-713). St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier. Kara‚ M. (2005). Preparing nurses for the global pandemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Nursing Scholarship‚ 37(2)‚ 127-133. Retrieved from CINAHL database. Rasmusson‚ K.‚ Hall‚ J.‚ & Renlund‚ D. (2006). Heart failure epidemic: boiling to the surface. Nurse Practitioner‚ 31(11)‚ 12. Retrieved from CINAHL database Redderson‚ L.‚ Keen‚ C.‚ Nasir
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Chapter 3 – Medical Record | History of Present Illness | Patient is a 35 year old male complaining of nausea‚ pyrosis‚ indigestion‚ and melena stool. Patient stated that he has been experiencing abdominal pain that wakes him in the middle of night for over a month. He stated that he normally can drink a glass of milk or baking soda water to relive the pain‚ but this has no longer been effective. | Past Medical History | Patient is a smoker who drinks daily and suffering from obesity.
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three-vessel coronary angiography and gray-scale and radiofrequency intravascular ultrasonographic imaging after percutaneous coronary intervention. Subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (death from cardiac causes‚ cardiac arrest‚ myocardial infarction‚ or rehospitalization due to unstable or progressive angina) were adjudicated to be related to either originally treated (culprit) lesions or untreated (nonculprit) lesions. The median follow-up period was 3.4 years. Results The 3-year
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A myocardia infraction occurs from myocardial ischemia‚ there is a demise in blood supply to the heart that causes the heart to work faster causing cell damage or death. The treatment goal for a patient that has suffered a myocardia infraction is to restore blood flow to the heart for maximum salvage of functional myocardium. A treatment option for Mr. Garza is the use of Antiplatelet Agents‚ using aspirin immediately has shown to lower mortality rates from myocardia infraction. “Aspirin irreversibly
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something is wrong‚ emotional stress can produce a sensation of pressure‚ chest constriction‚ or pain that may radiate from the sternal (chest) area to the arms‚ back‚ or neck. That is when you may realize that one is having problem. Myocardial infarction (Heart Attack) is a result of heart disease when a part of the coronary circulation becomes blocked and causes the cardiac
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issues. In examining cardiovascular disease‚ its incidence is astounding. Each year approximately one million men and women die‚ averaging one death every thirty three seconds (Heart‚ 2013).The death rate for cardiovascular issues such as myocardial infarction and CHF claim more lives than cancer and Aids combined. Heart disease will be the number one cause of death by the year 2020 worldwide (Heart‚ 2013). Notably heart disease is a significant health problem that not only costs lives but is a
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follow‚ CHA2DS2-VASc risk Score Congestive heart failure (any history) 1 Hypertension (prior history) 1 Age ≥75 years 2 Diabetes mellitus 1 Stroke/transient transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism history 2 Vascular disease (e.g.‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral vascular disease or aortic plaque) 1 Age 65-74 years 1 Sex (female gender) 1 CHA2DS2-VASc of the patient in the question stem would be 1 (for congestive heart failure) + 1 (for hypertension) + 2 (for age >75 years)‚ i.e.‚ he has
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