Research Critique of: Living With Atrial Fibrillation: A Qualitative Study Sarah E. Garcia Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V 10/19/2014 Research Critique of: Living With Atrial Fibrillation: A Qualitative Study Patients living with atrial fibrillation suffer daily from the side effects of their condition and the treatments pertaining to it‚ yet not much consideration is taken to help understand and alleviate this burden. As healthcare workers‚ it is our duty to research and develop
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Q1: Causes of atrial fibrillation A 58-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a-3-days history of difficulty breathing and unpleasant feeling of rapid and irregular heartbeats. Additional history taking reveals that she has a 7- week-history of unintentional weight loss‚ anxiety‚ and difficulty sleeping at night. She smokes 10 cigarettes per day for the past 15 years. Her blood pressure is 100/55 mmHg‚ temperature is 36.5 °C and her pulse is irregular at a rate of 140 to 150 beats
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Putting it All Together Upon review of this interesting case‚ I began to consider the role of the primary care provider. I was stimulated to understand the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF)‚ the standards of care for treatment of AF‚ and the role in primary care setting and the best practices for treatment. Prevalence and Screening In work by Raizada‚ Gonzalo‚ and Stanton (2015)‚ AF is the "most common arrhythmia" and the "lifetime risk over forty is one in four" (p. 209). This finding was
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Pathophysiology . Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is being treated with insulin. However‚ respiratory paralysis have been developed requiring assisted ventilation. What is the mechanism for the respiratory failure? A myasthenic-like reaction associated with DKA. Fructose accumulation and its intolerance. Hyperkalaemia. Hypophosphataemia. Primary adrenal insufficiency is typically accompanied by: Diabetes mellitus. Hypercalcaemia. Sudden recent weight gain. Hypotension. Causes of hypoparathyroidism
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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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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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ECG criteria of multifocal atrial tachycardia Heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute. Discrete P waves with at least three different morphologies (including the normal sinus P wave). P waves which are separated by isoelectric intervals. P-P intervals‚ P-R duration‚ and R-R intervals which vary. The best initial treatment for multifocal atrial tachycardia is treatment of the underlying cause and correction of electrolyte abnormalities (e.g.‚ hypokalemia‚ hypomagnesemia). Acute COPD exacerbation
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Pathophysiology Final exam review FILL IN THE BLANKS 1. The study of diseases that can cause abnormalities in the structure of function of the organ systems in the body is _____________. 2. The measurable characteristics that the patient exhibits as a result of the disease process are referred to as _____________. 3. The characteristics that the patient feels and describes as a result of a disease are ______. 4. Alterations of cell growth are known as ________. 5. Adverse patient conditions
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Pathophysiology. Thyroid hormones assume a vital role in the normal functioning of the body. Insufficiency in secretion from their source to respond to body needs in the body risks infection of hypothyroidism. They are secreted by the thyroid glands which are located in a close-range to the trachea between the cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch where they possess two joined lobes by an isthmus. In addition‚ the thyroid hormones are inconclusive of triodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) that
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