slowly diminished by progressive fibrosis‚ calcification of the valve leaflets‚ and fusion of the cusps and subvalvular apparatus. The flow of blood from left atrium to left ventricle is restricted and left atrial pressure rises‚ pulmonary venous congestion Poor lung compliance and breathlessness. There is dilatation and hypertrophy of the left atrium‚ left ventricular filling becomes more dependent on left atrial contraction. Exercise‚ pregnancy Requires
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Case Study for Respiratory Disorders #2 Scenario A.W.‚ a 52-year-old woman disabled from severe emphysema‚ was walking at a mall when she suddenly grabbed her right side and gasped‚ “Oh‚ something just popped.” A.W. whispered to her walking companion‚ “I can’t get any air.” Her companion yelled for someone to call 911 and helped her to the nearest bench. By the time the rescue unit arrived‚ A.W. was stuporous and in severe respiratory distress. She was intubated‚ an IV of lactated Ringer’s (LR)
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disease and heart failure. What is a respiratory disease? Respiratory disease is a class of diseases that involve every part of the lungs including the nerves and muscles of the lungs. Some of the respiratory diseases are pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism‚ and lung cancer. Hypertensive heart disease Cause Hypertensive heart disease is caused by the arterial hypertension or high blood pressure that affects the heart. Symptoms The symptoms and signs of hypertensive heart
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a condition is a condtion where a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the arms and legs. It can be potentially dangerous if a clot breaks off and travels through the blood stream‚ through the heart into the pulmonary arteries causing a small pulmonary embolism; consequently a large embolism can be fatal. Therefore‚ in order to assist with avoiding the blot clots forming and potentially breaking off‚ Lovenox is given either under the skin or through a vein in an iv. Loenox can be given at home as
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CHEST PAIN Chest Pain Overview If you are having severe pain‚ crushing‚ squeezing‚ or pressure in your chest that lasts more than a few minutes‚ or if the pain moves into your neck‚ left shoulder‚ arm‚ or jaw‚ go immediately to a hospital emergency department. Chest pain is one of the most frightening symptoms a person can have. It is sometimes difficult even for a doctor or other medical professional to tell what is causing chest pain and whether it is life-threatening. * Any part of the
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heart to the lungs. Here at the lungs the blood is oxygenated and taken back to the left side of the heart. As the right ventricle of the heart contracts deoxygenated blood is pumped through the pulmonary
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perfusion. Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary embolism is blockage in one or more arteries in your lungs. In most cases‚ pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to your lungs from another part of your body — most commonly‚ your legs. Pulmonary embolism is a complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)‚ which is clotting in the veins farthest from the surface of the body. Fat or air bubble in the vascular system can cause a Thromboembolic event. **Chronic Pulmonary Resistance conditions
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gastroesophageal‚ psychiatric and pulmonary diseases; pneumothorax‚ gastro-oesophageal reflux disease‚ pleurisy‚ panic attack and pulmonary embolism (Kaski‚ 2016; Eslick‚ Jones and Talley‚ 2003). We are aware that he is a non-smoker hence smoking related diseases can be eliminated like lung tumours‚ chronic bronchitis and emphysema (Timens and Popper‚ 2007). Chest pain can surface in many different forms some are sharp and
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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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she was in a survir bus accident‚ she broke 7 bones and had a pole go through her abdomen‚ she was bedridden for two years after‚ but never fully recovered. When kahlo was 46 she got her leg amputated‚ as a result of gangrene. She died from pulmonary embolism at the age of 47. Frida Kahlo was an inspiration for all. Art is changed forever because of Frida
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