Heart Disease Heart disease is an umbrella term for any type of disorder that affects the heart. Heart disease means the same as cardiac disease but not cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease refers to disorders of the blood vessels and heart‚ while heart disease refers to just the heart. According to WHO (World Health Organization)‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death in the UK‚ USA‚ Canada and Australia. 25.4% of all deaths in the USA today are caused by heart disease.
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BSN Nurses Create a Safer Patient Environment In recent years a movement has been emerging in more and more hospitals and health care facilities to hire nurses with BSN degrees. In addition‚ many health care employers are requiring‚ or at least urging‚ their current staff to earn higher degrees. This movement gained momentum following a study released by the Institute of Medicine in October 2010 recommending “increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the workforce to 80% and doubling
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Unit 7 assignment 4 Outline a malfunction of the cardiovascular system and briefly describe the signs and symptoms Coronary heart disease is a malfunction of the cardiovascular system. This is something that happens when the blood supply to your heart is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the arteries Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary
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Vascular disease or accident 2. Trauma 3. Tumor 4. Infection 5. Thermal‚ chemical‚ or electrical injury 6. Congenital anomaly Vascular accident or disease Local blood supply‚ especially in the lower limbs‚ may be destroyed suddenly by thrombosis or embolism or gradually by PVD such as arteriosclerosis or thromboangiitis obliterans Limb w/ impaired circulation- arterial reconstruction When an adequate blood supply cannot be maintained or restored – gangrene ensues and amputation PVD –
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The risk factors related with atherosclerosis can be classified as modifiable and non-modifiable. It is essential to recognize the difference between the two since treatment can be used to hinder the modifiable variables. Non-modifiable risk factors include: age‚ gender‚ race or ethnicity‚ and family history. The physiologic changes related with age add to the advancement of atherosclerosis and CVD in adults. As an individual ages‚ the veins and arteries become less flexible and the walls of the
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Adriano‚Christelle May DR. Nov.29‚2012 Eng.002 PH 409 TTh 9:00-10:30 BST 2-1 Dr. Edward Padama Assignment 3 Biography of King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 22 June 1948)‚ the last King of Ireland (until 18 April 1949)‚ and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second
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Haemophilia Robert Morris In the human body‚ each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ one of each pair inherited through the egg from the mother‚ and the other inherited through the sperm of the father. Of these chromosomes‚ those that determine sex are X and Y. Females have XX and males have XY. In addition to the information on sex‚ ’the X chromosomes carry determinants for a number of other features of the body including the levels of factor VIII and factor IX.’1 If the genetic information
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Difference in Competencies between Associates vs. Baccalaureate Nurses Tara Garofalo Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0191 April 6‚ 2014 There has been much debate over the years about the differences in competencies between Associates Degree nurses (ADN) versus Baccalaureate Degree (BSN) nurses. In this paper I will discuss my findings and also give a patient care situation in which I describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the
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1. Different methods to administer IV drugs include: 1. As mixtures within large volumes of IV fluids 2. By injection of a bolus or small volume of medication through an existing IV line or intermittent venous access 3. By “piggyback” infusion of a solution containing the prescribed medication and a small volume of IV fluid through an existing line 2. An IV bolus is when you administer a small amount of fluid directly into the systemic circulation in order to deliver the medication. 3. Volume
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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression What is a Compression device? • Mechanical pressure applied *Encourages venous & lymphatic system return from the extremities • Nylon appliance is applied to a body part & is connected with hoses to a unit • Air flow through the appliance • Sequential or Circumferential Sequential vs. Circumferential Compression Sequential o The appliance is divided into various compartments. o Compartments are filled distal to proximal. Circumferential o
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