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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NURSING CARE PLAN FOR ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS • Assessment • • • • • • Assessing (Pre-operative): Head-to-toe subjective and objective assessments including smoking history‚ OTC drugs‚ anti-coagulant drugs‚ herbal remedies‚ past respiratory problems‚ and nutritional status. Focused assessment of the heart‚ lungs and abdomen. Completion of an ECG because of the patient’s previous myocardial infarction history‚ and chest X-ray to exclude right lower lobe pneumonia. Full pain assessment (COLDSPAA)‚ and
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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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Technology in Practice Part II: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Background of Technology Before tThe intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) became a successful piece of technology‚ it was first introduced by Harken in 1958 in hopes of treating left heart failure (IABPumpers‚ 2006). Harken thought that by removing a certain amount of blood from both femoral arteries during systole‚ and rapidly replacing it during diastole‚ he could augment the cardiac output and increase coronary perfusion. However
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Drug Overdose What is a drug overdose? A drug overdose (OD) is where a person consumes an excessive amount of a drug and the body is unable to cope with it leading to certain overdose signs‚ symptoms and complications (acute toxicity/poisoning). The drug or its byproducts (as a result of drug metabolism) is toxic to the body‚ especially in large quantities associated with overdose‚ and may lead to death. An overdose may be accidental and this is frequently seen in addicts who require higher doses
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blockers to counteract stimulated adrenergic effects. He demonstrated that‚ by blocking the cardiac beta-receptors‚ these agents could cause inhibitory effects on the sinus node (chronotropic effect)‚ atrioventricular node (dromotropic effect)‚ and on myocardial contractility (inotropic effect).1 It is important to note that not all beta receptors (β-receptors) are the same. There are two clinically targeted types of beta receptors in the human body: beta 1 (β1) receptors which are mostly located on the
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received 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
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DEPARTMENT TREATMENT RECORD Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Sex: Male Room No.: CCU4 Date of Admission/Date of Arrival: 01/07/2013 Admitting/Attending Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: 1.) Rule out myocardial infarction. 2.) History of tuberculosis. 3.) Hemoptysis. 4.) Status post embolectomy. CHIEF COMPLAINT Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Mr. Barua is a 42-year-old gentleman from Bangladesh
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The History of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology: A Revolution in Medicine that Changed the Hearts of Many America has come a long way since improvements in medical technology and treatment have been made. As time has progressed‚ modern medicine has continued to shape America and its medicinal practices‚ moving it towards becoming a much more medically advanced nation. Ranging from the birth of catheterization to the Interventional Era of Development of surgeries‚ drugs‚ imaging‚ and care
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flow to the heart is reduced as plaque narrows the coronary arteries‚ thereby decreasing the oxygen supply to the heart muscle. This loss of oxygen in the blood can lead to ischemia and later‚ myocardial infarction. The patient in this case is a 63 year old male with CAD that led to a myocardial infarction in April of 2003. In speaking with the patient about his condition‚ a series of questions regarding the meaning of the illness to him‚ his family‚ and how he dealt with it were asked. The patient
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