Myocardial Infarction: research paper on MI. Includes history‚ disease process‚ signs and symptoms‚ causes and prevention. Myocardial Infarction Michelle Rabon ECPI Universtiy MED 201 12/7/11 The hearts primary function is to pump blood through blood vessels to the body’s cells. The heart is really a muscular bag surrounding four hollow compartments‚ with a thin wall of muscle separating the left hand side from the right
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND THE AGING ADULT Acute Coronary syndrome (ACS) is an emergent situation characterized by an acute onset of myocardial ischemia that results in myocardial death (i.e.‚ MI) if definitive interventions do not occur promptly. (Although the terms coronary occlusion‚ heart attack‚ and myocardial infarction are used synonymously‚ the preferred term is myocardial infarction.) The spectrum of ACS includes unstable angina‚ NSTEMI‚ and ST-segment elevation of myocardial infarction
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The Pathology of Myocardial Infarction The heart is considered one of the most vital organs for human survival and is responsible for giving human life and pumping blood through the arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins. Heart diseases make the heart function improperly which causes the blood to not circulate throughout the body‚ making human life impossible. Heart diseases is considered to be number one on the top ten lists of death in the world. Because of this reason‚ I believe that understanding
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Joseph’s Story The Cellular lever is essential to the homeostasis of an entire organism. In this case study you will learn the impact that a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) has on heart cells. The Patient (Joseph) is a 38 year old male who started back smoking after quitting for 3 years. He has been busy working long hours and the stress of his job was wearing on his body. Joseph was playing catch with his 12 year old Marcus when his heart stopped beating. Do to the loss of Oxygen‚ Blood
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Riya Ragbarsingh General Biology Dr. Samira Ziaei-Halaby May 8‚ 2012 Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Infarction also known as “heart attack”‚ is when a damaged muscle or artery is blocked preventing the blood to flow through. Because of fast food places such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ Wendy’s and etc… Most Americans prefer eating outside than having a healthy home cooked meal. Many people do not realize the amount of fatty and oily substances that are in the meals that are being cooked
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Nurses role in the initial assessment and nursing management of a patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction For the purpose of this essay‚ the author will investigate the role of a registered nurse in the initial assessment and management of a patient with acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). This essay will further discuss the anatomy of the heart and how it functions; the pathophysiology and initial signs and symptoms of MI. To achieve this‚ the author has conducted literature review through using
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Myocardial infarction is the biological name for a heart attack. Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that has stable and unstable times. During unstable times with inflammation in the vascular wall‚ patients develop a myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction may be a minor event in a lifelong chronic disease‚ it may even be undetected‚ but it may lead to sudden death or severe ‘haemodynamic’ deterioration. A myocardial infarction is the first biggest of coronary artery disease / it
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Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited disease characterized by periods of relative health alternating with episodes of severe illness caused when sickle shaped [pic]red blood cells block small blood vessels. According to the encyclopedia here’s the pathophysiology of the disease; Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the B globin chain of hemoglobin‚ causing the amino acid glutamic acid to be replaced with the hydrophobic amino acid valine at the sixth position. The B globin gene is found on the
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HPRS 2301 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 4 – Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System Orderly Function of the Endocrine System Two Systems Interaction-as one system starts‚ ends‚ or extends the activity of the other. Nervous System-creates an immediate but short lived response‚operating on the priciples of electricity through impulse conduction. Endocrine System- has a slightly slower onset and a longer duration of action‚ and uses highly specific and powerful hormones to control its
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Running Head: Integrated Pathophysiology Integrated Pathophysiology Paper Confidential RNSG 2463 Instructor Date Integrated Pathophysiology 2 Patient Data Mr. F. is a seventy-three year old Caucasian male who is twice divorced and lives alone in Sweetwater‚ Texas. He has two children living‚ and two deceased children. Both of his parents are deceased; his father died at the age of sixty-nine of prostate cancer‚ his mother at the age of seventy-two of a stroke. He is self-employed‚ owning
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