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    Essay on Congestive Heart Failure According to a recent study‚ people over 40 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing Congestive Heart Failure in their lifetime. Nearly 5 million people in the United States—mostly older adults—already have Congestive Heart Failure‚ and the number of people with Congestive Heart Failure keeps rising. About 550‚000 people develop Congestive Heart Failure each year. This is because people are living longer and surviving heart attacks and other medical conditions that

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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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    Introduction The purpose of this research is to examine caregiver role strain as a result of caring for the elderly with chronic illness‚ the role of social support in relieving caregiver role strain and its impact on the overall health of the older adult and the caregiver. With aging‚ come ailments that leave the elderly in need of caregivers to better their quality of life (Burholt & Schalf 2013). Body: As humans age‚ so do the deterioration of their health which is manifested in

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    Chronic Heart Failure Exacerbation Preparation Questions 1. List the risk factors for chronic left-sided heart failure related to coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery disease‚ Hypertension‚ Substance abuse‚ Dysrhythmias‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Smoking/tobacco use‚ Obesity 2. Explain the cause of the compensations for chronic heart failure. Insufficient cardiac output causes compensatory mechanisms work to improve cardiac output. They include‚ sympathetic nervous system stimulation‚ Renin=angiotensin

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    Congestive Heart Failure in Pets and Companion Animals Pets can suffer from both acute and chronic heart disease just like their human companions can. Heart disease can lead to congestive heart failure‚ a weakening of the heart that makes it impossible for it pump enough blood into the rest of the body. A surplus of fluid will then back up into a pet’s lungs and ultimately cause death. Congestive heart failure in dogs and cats has many causes and many symptoms. It can come on quickly in some cases

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    Caregiver Role Strain Caregiver Role Strain Family caregivers provide more than 80% of the long-term care for older adults in this country (Messecar‚ 2008). An estimated 22 million families provide care to a dependent elder in the home setting‚ and by 2025‚ it is estimated that the number of dependent elders in the U.S. will rise to 62 million people. Yet‚ estimates suggest that as many as 50% of caregivers experience symptoms of depression which is considerably higher than the 10% estimate

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    Improving Patient’s Ability To Identify Caregivers Lucy Shilasi Grand Canyon University: NURS 451V February 6th‚ 2015 Purpose Of The Project At any given time during their hospital stay‚ a patient encounters several caregivers. Most hospitals have nurses‚ patient care technicians‚ dietary staff‚ housekeeping‚ hospitalists‚ residents‚ and physicians‚ case managers‚ social workers‚ physical therapists and many more. Most institutions have name badges and require employees to wear

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    The Socialization of Caregivers Jalisa Massey University of Phoenix HCA/230 Socialization of Caregivers The socialization process of caregivers is very important. Some clients of caregivers reach out to his or her caregiver for support. Going through my own personal experiences as a caregiver doing Home Health Aide‚ I have seen and felt many emotional issues. For

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    1. Think about a real world: Diagnosis Congestive heart failure (CHF)‚ non compliance with daily weight or diet/situation. Address using an independent or related samples t test. 2. Identify the independent (grouping) and dependant (response) variables important to study 3. Explain whether an independent sample or related sample t test is appropriate and why 4. Generate a hypothesis‚ including null and alternative hypothesis 5. Describe what information the effect size will tell you and what

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    Management: Heart Failure Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. While assessing a 68-year-old with ascites‚ the nurse also notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient’s bed elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows this finding indicates a. decreased fluid volume. b. jugular vein atherosclerosis. c. increased right atrial pressure. d. incompetent jugular vein valves. ANS: C The jugular veins empty into the superior vena cava and then into the right atrium‚ so JVD with the patient sitting at

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