Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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When delivering a persuasive speech‚ it is important to think about the ethical appeal‚ or ethos. Simply put‚ you will be able to convince more people if they believe you are a credible source‚ you have done your homework and you are putting forth the necessary information. I argued that the speaker’s credibility must be built and established in each speech; that what the speaker did or said before did not matter. It is important to realize that nowadays there are three different types of credibility
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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Congestive Heart Failure July 9‚ 2013 Congestive heart failure‚ also called CHF‚ is a serious disease when the heart muscles have been damaged or has to work hard due to other diseases. Common complications of a heart attack and other types of heart disease that damage the heart can result in CHF. Congestive heart disease can affect both right and left sides of the heart‚ but can affect one more than the other. In left-sided congestive heart failure‚ the left side is damaged and is unable
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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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Congestive heart failure‚ affecting about 5 million Americans‚ is the leading cause of death among Americans‚ accounting nearly 700‚000 deaths. It is twice as many as stroke and seven times as many as breast cancer [Herold‚ 2001]. Sudden cardiac failure‚ a form of congestive heart failure in which the heart fails without advanced warning‚ causes about half of the total deaths. For the remaining half‚ congestive heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart completely stops working; it means that the
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Persuasive Speech: Life in this community is already filled with so many rules that I cannot stand. I‚ personally do not approve the fact that people must apologize for everything they’ve done‚ are required to share their dreams and feelings‚ and filling out an application in order to adopt a baby. When saying a scripted apology‚ people don’t actually mean it. They are just saying that because they are forced too so there’s really no point. Sharing your feelings and dreams‚ most people don’t care
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Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure is not a disease‚ but a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood needed to meet the cardiac demands of the body and facilitate systemic circulation. Congestive Heart Failure can be right or left-sided‚ and is mainly a fluid issue‚ in which there is a decreased amount of blood to the kidneys. In children‚ CHF can be long term and is most common in
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Heart failure is a very common disease; whereby around 670‚000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year (Lien‚ & Alexis‚ 2012). There is increased hospitalization of people aged above 65 years because of congestive heart failure. It is characterized with the slow movement of the blood through the heart and an increased pressure in the heart. The heart fails to pump adequate oxygen and nutrients in the body satisfaction. Because of retention of salt and fluid‚ one might have kidney problems
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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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