STROKE A stroke—also called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a brain attack—is an injury to the blood vessels of the brain that causes neurological malfunctioning. In the United States‚ as many as 87% of all strokes are caused by the sudden blockage of a cerebral artery. The resulting decrease in blood flow leads to ischemic damage in the region of the brain that is fed by the artery. These CVAs are called ischemic strokes. Most ischemic strokes are due to blood clots. The remaining 13%
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The Cardiopulmonary Department focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of heart and lung conditions.One example of a heart conditoin is a myocardial infarctions‚ more commonly known as heart attacks‚ are typically caused by a blood clot in the coronary artery which can restrict blood flow‚ this in turn can cause the heart’s pumping function to decrease ( Heart Attack. 2017). An example of a cardiovascular condition is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ or a stroke‚ is caused by lack of bloodflow
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Health Teaching A Paper Presented to Rima Nepangue RN‚ MSN‚ College of Nursing Adventist University of the Philippines In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Advance Health Assessment By Aris Calangi HEALTH TEACHING This is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health‚ physical health‚ social health‚ emotional health‚ intellectual health‚ and spiritual health. It can be defined as the principle
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24 25 Question 1 A CHF patient MOST likely has which of the following symptoms? diarrhea menorrhagia dyspnea euphagia 1 points Question 2 Which of the following is MOST likely to cause a stroke (by an occlusion) or a heart attack (infarction)? bruit varicose veins embolus mononucleosis 1 points Question 3 Which of the following abbreviations represents a dosing schedule? bpm bid PTT P 1 points Question 4 All of the following terms are matched with the correct
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poor oral intake‚ PEG tube was placed on 11/11/14. Meds .prior to admission: 1. 2. 3. 4. DISEASE COMPARISON BETWEEN TEXTBOOK PICTURE AND YOUR CLIENT’S PICTURE (This must include definition‚ etiology‚ predisposing factors‚ incidence‚ pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ diagnostic tests‚ and medical treatments) TEXTBOOK PICTURE CLIENT PICTURE
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is achieved by decreasing the cardiac output‚ decreasing sympathetic outflow from the CNS‚ as well as suppressing renin release which reduces peripheral vascular resistance. (www.drugs.com) The primary indication for Metoprolol is in post myocardial infarction and management of angina. Early administration of Metoprolol within hours of AMI has been shown to reduce mortality in these patients. (Hoffman et al.‚ 2000) Other indications include treatment of hypertension. It is one of the preferred
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Gallstones Jessica Hansberry Remington College Anatomy Joshua Cleveland September 16‚ 2009 Gallstones The gallbladder is a small sac found under the liver. The gallbladder is responsible for storing bile that is made by the liver. When Cholesterol which is part of the broken down bile becomes logged in the bile ducts‚ this can create gallstones. There are different symptoms and treatments for gallstones‚ some which require surgery or medication. What are gallstones and how are they formed
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customer service‚ monthly turnover and vacancy rate and incident report data. Data related to the National 100‚000 Lives Campaign continues to be gathered including information related to preventing central line infections‚ improved care for acute myocardial infarctions‚ preventing adverse drug events (medication reconciliation)‚ preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ rapid response teams and preventing surgical site infections. Disease-specific types of statistical information are also collected
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or plaque build up within the coronary arteries. During a cardiac catheterization it is possible for the physician to identify the location and size of these plaque deposits. The presence of plaque within the coronary arteries can lead to a myocardial infarction; therefore‚ if the plaque buildup is substantial‚ therapeutic action has to be taken. This treatment may include coronary bypass surgery if the coronary artery disease is widespread and or the arteries are occluded to a large degree. A large
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The discussion regarding the pathophysiology of sepsis should include the pathophysiology of disease conduction that led to sepsis. In this case‚ the disease started from appendicitis. Therefore‚ the pathophysiology of complicated appendicitis will be discussed first. Then‚ secondary peritonitis and sepsis will follow. Complicated Appendicitis and Peritonitis The pathogeneses of appendicitis believed to be from obstruction of appendiceal lumen by bacteria‚ stool‚ lymphoid hyperplasia‚ intraluminal
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