afferent stimuli from the ischaemic myocardium impair arterial baroreflex causing sympathetic hyperactivity resulting in the genesis of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias and eventually to haemodynamic instability.6 Studies with a human angioplasty model have shown that the outcome also depends on several factors. Although the site of the occlusion is not a significant determinant of the outcome but the severity of a coronary stenosis‚ adaptation or ischaemic preconditioning‚ beta-blockade
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University of Belize Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health NURS 3051- Nursing Care of Infants and Children Congenital Defects Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is one of a group of diseases collectively termed hemaglobinopathies‚ in which normal adult hemoglobin is partially or completely replaced by abnormal sickle hemoglobin(HgbS). Sickle Cell Anemia includes all of those hereditary disorder‚ the clinical‚ hematologic‚ and pathologic features of which are related to the
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Clubfoot Definition: A clubfoot is a congenital deformity involving one foot or both. The affected foot looks like it has been rotated internally at the ankle. Without treatment‚ people with club feet often appear to walk on their ankles or on the sides of their feet. It is a relatively common birth defect‚ occurring in about one in every 1‚000 live births. Approximately half of people with clubfoot have it affect both feet‚ which are called bilateral club foot. In most cases it is an isolated
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Case Study Proper A. General Data B. History of Present illness C. Past Medical History D. Family Health History E. Personal History F. Physical Examination G. Course in the ward VI. Diagnostic and laboratory studies VII. Pathophysiology VIII. NCP IX. Drug study X. Evaluation I. OBJECTIVES A. GENERAL OBJECTIVE After providing and giving the intended care to the client and developing a careful study of the client’s condition‚ the student will be able to gain knowledge
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Question One: Hypertension (in addition to a number of medical conditions) may be considered as primary or secondary. Explain these concepts giving three examples of secondary hypertension and their pathophysiology. Most of the conditions that cause secondary hypertension involve the overproduction of one of the body’s hormones. Some of the medical problems that can cause secondary hypertension include: Kidney disease. Secondary hypertension is related to damaged kidneys or to an abnormal
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What is a seizure? A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain’s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures with symptoms that vary from a momentary lapse of attention to severe convulsions. Types of seizures Grand-Mal Seizures – This type of seizure presents as a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that often begins with a loud cry before the person having
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obese”. from 1960 to 1970 the rate of obesity of children was less than today‚ it was 5 – 7 percentage since 1960 to 1970. Today the most concern is the first or second kill in U.S is obesity. “In addition‚ 44% of the diabetes burden‚ 23% of the ischaemic heart disease burden and between 7% and 41% of certain cancer burdens are attributable to overweight and
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younger than age 2 years‚ because their immune systems are still developing. People older than age 65. Other risk factors are Cigarette smoking‚ recent viral respiratory infection (common cold‚ laryngitis‚ influenza)‚ Difficulty swallowing (due to stroke‚ dementia‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ or other neurological conditions)‚ Chronic lung disease (COPD‚ bronchiectasis‚ cystic fibrosis)‚ Cerebral palsy‚ other serious illnesses‚ such as heart disease‚ liver cirrhosis‚ or diabetes mellitus‚ Living in a nursing
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The major attribute of the SCD is chronic haemolytic anaemia and vaso-occlusion. Although it is a blood disease‚ SCD affects the whole body with the pathophysiology beginning at a young age among the patients. Therefore‚ the Paediatricians and family practitioners have a critical role that requires managing the pain‚ which is the hallmark of this disease in children (Quinn‚ 2013). Generally‚ SCD is a result
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STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY‚ ETIOLOGY‚ DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Roberto Carmona Florida International University Abstract: Steven Johnson Syndrome is an inmune disease charactherized by a detachment of the epidermis from dermis. It could be fatal and the pathophysilogy involves a complex hypersensitivity reaction with the participation of T lymphocytes that induce keratinocyte’s apoptosis. The syndrome can be cause by drigs‚ infections and malignancies. The diagnosis
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