of many deaths. However‚ what is cardiovascular disease and what is a heart attack? A cardiovascular disease is defined as a disease of the heart or blood vessels. A heart attack is defined as a sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of coronary thrombosis‚ typically resulting in the death of part of heart muscle. Heart attacks and heart disease can occur on both men and women. Ironically men tend to have a higher risk for heart attacks before the age of 55 compared to women. This happens because
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A cerebral hemorrhage (also spelled haemorrhage) is a subtype of intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the brain tissue itself. It is alternatively called intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). It can be caused by brain trauma‚ or it can occur spontaneously in hemorrhagic stroke. Non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage is a spontaneous bleeding into the brain tissue.[1] A cerebral hemorrhage is an intra-axial hemorrhage; that is‚ it occurs within the brain tissue rather than outside of it. The other
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In the article‚ Role of B-Color and Resolution Sonography Presets for the Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis‚ a study was conducted by ARDMS- certified sonographers who used an L9-3 linear probe on 284 patients (older than 18 years old) to test three modalities of sonographic imaging to determine if they would help spot an acute DVT during a lower extremity venous duplex. The three modalities used for this test was 2D imaging‚ resolution preset and B-color preset. Other variables/factors
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Mrs X is an 84 year old British lady. She has type 2 diabetes‚ hypotension and she is also MRSA positive. She was admitted to her local hospital where she was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome and pulmonary oedema‚ but has now been transferred from her local hospital to this current care setting because of this diagnosis. After admission patient Mrs X had an angiogram‚ via right femoral approach‚ which has shown multi vessel disease (LMS‚ LAD‚ LCX and RCA). She had a failed angiogram via right
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intraparenchymal brain hematoma‚ evacuation of the hematoma can be done to reduce very high intracranial pressure. In selected neonates with severe thrombophilic disorder‚ multiple cerebral or systemic emboli‚ or propagating cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) despite supportive therapy‚ anticoagulation with low molecular weight heparin (LWPH) or unfractioned heparin (UFH) may be considered. For long-term anticoagulation of children with a
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thoracic duct‚ and can be traumatic or nontraumatic. The most common cause of nontraumatic chylothorax is malignancy‚ with less common causes including LAM‚ sarcoidosis‚ tuberculosis‚ histoplasmosis‚ Castleman disease‚ Down syndrome‚ and venous thrombosis. The obstructive findings on spirometry‚ history of prior pneumothorax‚ and lack of known prior malignancy make LAM the most likely etiology.
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Give an account of how a poor diet and obesity can increase the chance of a person developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) A good diet consists of consuming a full range of all the various nutrients needed for proper function of the body and bodily systems. When someone consumes the correct nutrients in the correct proportions‚ they are considered to have a “Balanced Diet”. However‚ when someone is not consuming the correct nutrients or not consuming the correct amount of nutrients they are
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Short summary about this article Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is an alternative to gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (GB). Methods From January 2004 to January 2006‚ 111 patients with a follow-up longer than 24 months were prospectively followed. Three treatment groups were defined. Sleeve gastrectomy as first procedure‚ sleeve gastrectomy after failure of GB. (http://www.hoab.org/news/popular-st-louis-bariatric-surgeons-say-gastric-sleeve-procedures-are-on-the-rise/)>>
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STROKE or CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) Definition ← is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain Epidemiology ← Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death in the Western world‚ ranking after heart disease and before cancer ← The incidence of stroke increases exponentially from 30 years of age‚ and etiology varies by age ← 95% of strokes occur in people age 45 and older‚ and two-thirds of strokes occur
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967 participants (55.7% were male)‚ 1662 participants with AF were diagnosed with thromboembolism (VTE) and about 50 (9.3%) subjects who experienced subsequent atrial fibrillation after a VTE event. Thrombus is most likely to manifest as Venous Thrombosis‚ it most commonly affects leg vein‚ such as the femoral vein. Haemorrhagic and ischemic may occur in patients with AF either as the intitail presenting manifestion of AF or despite appropriate antithrombotic
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