the arteries‚ atherosclerosis then happens. Coronary Artery Disease which often leads to a heart attack is by far the leading cause of death of both men and women. Other Names for a heart attack include the name Myocardial Infarction‚ Coronary Thrombosis and Coronary Occlusion. A Heart attack occurs when blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself is severely reduced or stopped. Plaque build up is one way of causing a heart attack‚ deposits of fat like substance this is when plaque blocks in
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Smoking Is a Bad Habit Project 2012 Introduction People smoke mostly in the form of cigarette. Some people use even cigar‚ pipes etc. All these contain dried leaves of tobacco plant. A cigarette or any such thing is made for the purpose of inhaling smoke. It contains a harmful substance ’nicotine’. Tobacco is an agricultural product‚ grown in the farms. Farmers get good income by growing the tobacco as an agricultural plant. Tobacco is also used in preparation of some medicines. But when tobacco
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his treatment for tuberculosis was adequate or whether there is another cause for his hemoptysis. The duration of his tuberculosis treatment was apparently adequate‚ according to his wife. But no records are available. In addition‚ the patient had thrombosis of the axillary artery treated last year at Hillcrest. He had an embolectomy and has been on Coumadin since. INR is significantly elevated at 16. Nonetheless‚ because of the cavitary lesions that are seen in the right and left upper lobes‚ the possibility
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such as skin prep‚ to prevent pressure ulcers from forming. The BRADEN scale should be utilized to further identify A.D.’s risk for impaired skin integrity (Ayello & Lyder‚ 2008). A.D. is also at a higher risk for developing edema or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to his injury‚ decreased vasomotor tone‚ and impaired mobility. To prevent these complications‚ compression stockings‚ binders‚ or other compression devices should be utilized to help increase the venous return (Hung‚
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Congestive Heart Failure Definition: Congestive Heart Failure‚ CFH‚ is a condition in which the heart is unable to supply enough blood the the rest of the body. When this condition occurs‚ the heart loses the ability to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain‚ liver‚ and the kidneys. Heart failure may be due to either the right‚ left or both ventricles. It is a long-term condition‚ but it can happen suddenly. There are many causes of CHF‚ which include Coronary Artery Disease
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b DEPARTMENT OF NURSING NURSING CARE PLAN |Student Name: p |Age: 89 | |Course number: Basic Skills & Concepts of Nursing |
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INTRODUCTION This case study will discuss the nursing care and needs of Mrs Audrey Smith‚ a 75-year-old female who was admitted to hospital due to fall at home because she had tripped over her dog. She was brought immediately to the Emergency Department by her neighbour. After a thorough assessment‚ Audrey sustained injury and bruises on her left shoulder and forehead following a diagnosed of fractured left neck of femur. Therefore‚ a surgical treatment of Left Hip Arthroplasty has been advised
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concern of whether his treatment for TB was adequate or whether there is another cause for his hemoptysis. The duration of his TB treatment was apparently adequate‚ according to his wife‚ but no records are available. In addition‚ the patient had thrombosis of the axillary artery treated last year at Hillcrest. He had an embolectomy and has been on Coumadin since. INR is significantly elevated at 16. Nonetheless‚ because of the cavitary lesions that are seen in the right and left upper lobes‚ the possibility
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The brief history of Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla‚ his life and inventions.with over 700 patents to his name‚ you can thank Tesla for so many inventions that industrialized world.Tesla’s discoveries of induction lighting in the late 1800s remains one of his most significant‚ as it was his principles of electromagnetic energy to start so many of his other creative development and remains to this day‚ the essential operating principle behind all and electroless induction lighting electronics. "alternating
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rupture is one of the most important reasons of death and disability in human . The cerebral diseases and disabilities include aneurysm‚ intracranial hematomas‚ Arterio- Venous Malformation (AVM)‚ Arterio- Venous Fistula (AVF)‚ embolism and arterial thrombosis‚ and vascular stenosis‚ among which aneurysm has particular importance due to its prevalence and the fact that the most common sing of it is the Sub- Arachnoid Hemorrhage
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