Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF Mortality Rate: 4.1% 5.1 million people in the US have CHF National Cost is $32 billion each year 550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation Also known as Heart Failure Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action Associated with Cardiovascular diseases Chronic hypertension Coronary artery disease
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Beta Blockers In Case of Heart Failure Noor M. Al-Tarouti Beta Blockers in Case of Heart Failure Introduction : Beta-blockers‚ also known as beta antagonists‚ beta-adrenergic blocking agents‚ or beta-adrenergic antagonists‚ are drugs that are prescribed to treat several different types of conditions‚ including hypertension (high blood pressure)‚ angina‚ some abnormal heart rhythms‚ heart attack (myocardial infarction)‚ anxiety‚ migraine‚ glaucoma‚ and overactive thyroid symptoms. Beta-blockers
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There are many opinions that have been put across regarding alcohol consumption. Some are biased while others are based on either prejudice or beliefs. However the truth is that alcohol has its own merits and demerits. Every drinker has already at least some of the short term alcohol effects like a hangover or a bad night’s sleep. Long term effects are usually experienced when it is quite late. Heavy drinking results to a staggering walk‚ indistinct words and memory lapses. Upon drinking‚ one
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need continued monitoring of intra-arterial pressure‚ pulmonary artery pressure‚ LA pressure‚ and transesophageal echocardiography (Hines & Marschall‚ 2013). The LA pressure of 25 mmHg required for maintaining an adequate resting CO (Elisha‚ 2014). Atrial tachyarrhythmia was causing hemodynamic instability treated with cardioversion (Elisha‚ 2014). A small dose of phenylephrine used for treat hypertension (Elisha‚ 2014). Postoperative Management During the postoperative period‚ patients remain at
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Nursing Management for Renal Failure BSN Student Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing NSC 386 Adult Health Nursing II October 17‚ 2013 Nursing Management for Renal Failure The purpose of this paper is to utilize the importance of evidence based practice in the clinical setting by incorporating the validity in planning care for the patients whom endure renal disease. Evidenced based practice is such a crucial part in obtaining as much knowledge needed to prioritize
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness. 1.3. Depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they all share the many of the same symptoms as dementia. Below I will put the symptoms of all of these and you will see they are very similar. Symptoms of depression: -Anxiety‚ irritability‚ Delusions -Hallucinations -Increased or decreased body movements -Pacing‚ wringing their hands‚ pulling or rubbing their hair‚ body‚ or clothing -Sleep disturbance: difficulty
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Hyperthyroidism‚ also known as Thyrotoxicosis‚ is a condition that is caused by the excessive release of thyroid hormones into the body. These thyroid hormones include thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Hyperthyroidism‚ while not a deadly disease‚ effects about 1.2% of the population‚ occurs mostly in women‚ and can have detrimental effects on the body. Generally‚ Hyperthyroidism arises as a symptom of other more prevalent diseases. An example of this is Graves disease. Graves disease is the number
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endothelial dysfunction. The following report will examine a patient’s course of illness during her stay in the ICU at XXXX. This paper will provide a discussion on the patient and her past Running Head: Sepsis 3 medical history‚ the pathophysiology of sepsis‚ the clinical manifestations of sepsis‚ the patient’s clinical course‚ and finally‚ a summary
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heart‚ and identify the electrical events associated with a normal electrocardiogram. © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. An Introduction to the Cardiovascular System • Learning Outcomes • 20-3 Explain the events of the cardiac cycle‚ including atrial and ventricular systole and diastole‚ and relate the heart sounds to specific events in the cycle. • 20-4 Define cardiac output‚ describe the factors that influence heart rate and stroke volume‚ and explain how adjustments in stroke volume and cardiac
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ROBOTIC SURGERY Robotic surgery‚ computer-assisted surgery‚ and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures. Robotically-assisted surgery was developed to overcome the limitations of minimally-invasive surgery and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery. In the case of robotically-assisted minimally-invasive surgery‚ instead of directly moving the instruments‚ the surgeon uses one of five
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