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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professional formation of Pilots in Yemen Table of Contents Research Proposal 1 A. Proposed study 1 (1) Title 1 (2) Abstract 1 (3) Introduction 1 (4) Literature 1 (5) Significance 1 B. The Research Plan 2 (1) The research questions 2 General question 1: What are the stakeholder perspectives on the role of Pilots in the market? 3 General question 2: What are the stakeholders perspectives on the role of pilots education? 3 General
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“Caregiver” Directed by: Chito S. Roño Starring: Sharon Cuneta‚ John Estrada‚ Boots Anson-Roa‚ Ima Castro‚ Lotlot De Leon The big stars kneel as the Mega Star‚ Ms. Sharon Cuneta‚ gave another heart felt drama performance in the premier of Star Cinema’s 15th year anniversary treat‚ CAREGIVER. The Sharonians together with Filipino celebrities with the likes of Charo Santos‚ Philip Salvador‚ Mr. and Mrs.‚ Aga Mulach‚ Rufa Gutierez‚ Annabel Rama‚ Richard Gutierez‚ Bayani Agbayani‚ KC Concepcion
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Student name Instructor Course Date Congestive Heart Failure Q: The credibility and reliability of peer reviewed research communications are seen as the “gold standard” within the basic and applied sciences. Why do you think the role of the editor/reviewer is so critical in ensuring such quality? A: It is supposed that peer reviewing guarantees the quality of the paper. Although the process of peer reviewing takes a lot of time‚ it provides opportunities for careful revision of the original
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Treating Heart Failure When a patient’s heart is no longer able to pump a sufficient amount of blood around the body‚ they are referred to as having heart failure. The heart muscle has been damaged or overworked and is therefore unable to pump as effectively as before. Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of heart failure‚ cardiomyopathy and hypertension are also implicated (Peterson et al‚ 2002). Heart failure can present acutely or chronically. Chronic heart failure tends to worsen
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Risk Factors Congestive Heart Failure can be brought on by many conditions. These conditions include Coronary Artery Disease‚ Heart Attack‚ and lastly Cardiomyopathy. Coronary artery disease can develop in humans after years over time after years of fatty deposits in the vascular system (Arteriosclerosis). After a heart attack the heart muscles are weakened and cannot perform the way they could prior to the attack. Therefore‚ as the muscles lose their pumping ability the heart cannot work to its full
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Assessment: Heart Failure: Mr. Jones with past medical history of MI‚ and be came to clinic today complaining of DOE that began 6 months ago. Currently he developed edema on his low extremities‚ and he gained 13 lbs recently. His LVEF is less than 20%. His SOB is worsening in last 4 days‚ which he has a difficulty to breathe after 30 feet of walking. According to the ACC/AHA guidelines‚ his hemodynamic subset is class II‚ which he has a warm and wet due to his sign and symptoms of edema‚ ascites
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Congestive heart failure is the process in which the heart becomes in-able to maintain circulation for the requirements of the body at an effective rate‚ As the heart is one of the body’s vital organs‚ it plays an important role and has some degree of compensating mechanisms to balance the body’s needs with existing disease of the heart. Eventually when the heart is no longer able to compensate heart failure occurs; congestion will then follow‚ resulting in insufficient supply of blood to the body
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DQ 3 Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body’s tissues. Heart failure that develops slowly over time is usually a result of other conditions. Conditions such as high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ serve lung disease‚ diabetes‚ obesity‚ thyroid disorders‚ life style reasons‚ gender and even ethnicity. These types of conditions tend weaken and damage the heart over time Heart Failure can also occur suddenly as the result of
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Contribution The article by Britz & Dunn (2010)‚ Self-care and quality of life among patients with Heart failure‚ has significant implications for practice. Britz & Dunn (2010) clearly express the ominous situation between self-care deficit among heart failure patients and decreased quality of life. They report that heart failure: can be extremely costly -with repeated hospitalizations‚ claims the lives of many and patients have very poor quality of life. The problem is big and only getting bigger with
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