In physiology and medicine‚ hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure‚ especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. It is best understood as a physiological state‚ rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock‚ though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is the opposite of hypertension‚ which is high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. If it is lower than normal‚ then it is called low blood
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It is important to understand what coronary heart disease (CHD) is in order to alter a lifestyle to combat the disease. Poor cardiovascular health care habits can be highly detrimental to a person’s health. Poor habits have a direct relation to lack of knowledge on the subject‚ in this case CHD. An inadequate supply of information can lead the continuation of a poor cardiovascular lifestyle‚ thus drastically raising the risk for CHD. In elementary terms‚ what you do not know can hurt you. In 2013
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The disease was named after the scientists who discovered the disease in 1886‚ Dr. Jonathon Hutchinson and Dr. Hastings Gilford. Progeria occurs in 1 out of 4-8 million newborns. The name comes from the Greek word “Progeria”‚ which means “prematurely old”. This syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition‚ which means the gene has to be inherited from only one parent for the child to be affected. Progeria occurs when a child is born with a defective gene called LMNA. The gene LMNA is found in Chromosome
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keep it under control. Changing your lifestyle and getting regular blood pressure readings are important to keep it under control. Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a very common aliment. It is a constant force of blood against artery walls and can cause a variety of health problems. About 70 million American adults have high blood pressure and only about 52% have it under control. According to the CDC‚ more than 360‚000 American deaths in 2013 included high blood pressure as a
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McCance and Huether (2014) defined Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) as a continuum of physiologic derangements characterized by dynamic alterations of two or more organs’ function in a state of critical illness. As the name indicates‚ MODS is a syndrome and not a specific health condition since it involves various organs. In the past‚ “multiple organ failure” was the term used to describe the condition until it became apparent that it was misleading since normal physiological function of
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system’s way of trying to increase heart rate to increase cardiac output.4 There is constriction of the veins to increase blood pressure and return more blood to the heart so it can have an increased stroke volume. There is also vasoconstriction of the arteries and redirected blood flow to vital organs as well. The kidneys will also retain fluid and sodium‚ which will lead to a further increase in blood pressure. All the extra work being done by the heart will cause hypertrophy of the myocardium causing
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Levine‚ 2002; Livestrong 2014) If I compare my diastolic pressure after 1 minute of exercising with increasing level of physical activity‚ then I expect that my diastolic pressure will change minimally because as the blood being pushed faster the arteries start to dilate to make more space for the blood returning to heart to meet muscles increased oxygen demand. (Miller ad Levine‚ 2002; Livestrong 2014) If I compare my heart rate (pulse) after 1 minute of exercising with increasing levels of physical
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“Did you know that the network of capillaries in the human body is about 50‚000 to 60‚000 miles long?” The circulatory system is formed with two major organs‚ the heart and the blood vessels‚ which includes arteries‚ veins‚ and capillaries. The capillaries are the thinnest type of blood vessel in the body but are one of the most important in the circulatory system. There are three major different types of capillaries: continuous‚ fenestrated‚ and discontinuous or sinusoid. The reason there are three
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bloody stool‚ severe stomach pain‚ easy to bruise‚ and problems with vision or speech. This prescription reduces the risk of the patient getting a blood clot. Plavix helps prevent platelets from sticking together‚ forming a clot that could block an artery. Since they will be laying in the bed without much movement they are at a higher risk for blood clots‚ even if they are not prone to getting them. Plavix also makes it easier for a patient to bleed‚ even from a minor injury. Sometimes patients have
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abnormalities in the heart beat. They’ll also listen to their arteries for a swishing sound that may indicate that the artery may be partially blocked. (WebMD. 2014.) A physician determines hypertension by the two numbers from a blood pressure reading. The upper number measures the pressure in the patient’s arteries when their heart beats. It is called the Systolic Pressure. The lower number measures the pressure in the patient’s arteries between beats. It is called the Diastolic Pressure. For a
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