Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart- murmurs/DS00727/DSECTION=causes Mikati‚ I. (2012‚ Jan 25). Medline plus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000163.htm Porth‚ C.‚ & Matfin‚ G. (2009). Pathophysiology‚ concepts of altered health states. (8th ed.). Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams
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symptoms that can occur during pregnancy and postpartum. The severity of the disorder is often misunderstood. In the next few pages‚ preeclampsia; also known as toxemia‚ will be discussed and explained in its entirety. The focus will be on the pathophysiology‚ nursing management‚ and community resources for those dealing with this disorder. There will also be three articles discussed and summarized. They are as follows; A Historical Overview of Preeclampsia by Mandy J. Bell‚ The New Hypertensive Guidelines
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PG REVIEW HEART DISEASES IN PREGNANCY MODERATOR: PROF SUNIL AGARWAL STUDENT: ANKIT KUMAR SAHU INTRODUCTION Heart disease is the second most common cause of maternal death in Western countries‚ suicide being first1. According to CDC‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death in women who are 25 to 44 yrs old2. Maternal cardiac disease in a pregnant woman can present challenges in cardiovascular and maternal-fetal management thereby leading to significant non-obstetric
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In Malaysia‚ there are one abortion for every five pregnancy in the country. Eventho this number might not be higher compared to some western countries‚ it is still consider a major and serious problem for a developing country. Some of the places which are less developed in the third world countries such as Vietnam which currently has the highest rate of abortion have one abortion out of three pregnancy. This would be equivalent to aborting 33333 babies out of 100000 babies which would also means
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follicle is converted to __________________ Luteal Phase CL will release Prog → thickening and maintenance of uterine lining What causes the CL to die? No CL means ↓ Prog which will cause the lining of the uterus to break down and initiate ______________. because of ↓ hormones‚ there will be no negative feedback‚ so GnRH can be secreted again and restart the follicular phase Uterine Cycle Proliferative Phase Draw an arrow indicating the levels of the following hormones at this phase: ___
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Diabetic macular edema is a serious complication of Diabetes Milletus‚ with a prevalence of 6.81% worldwide‚ affecting 21 million people. The release of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor‚ which is thought to be the main factor in the pathogenesis‚ leads to disruption of blood-retinal barrier‚ leading to accumulation of sub- and intra- retinal fluid‚ in the inner and outer plexiform layer. Muller cell‚ pericyte and glial cell dysfunction also contribute to the development of macular edema. Macular
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that obesity has a lot to do with fibroid development. Because fat cells make estrogen‚ women who are obese are more prone to estrogen-dependent conditions‚ which include fibroids. Usually a fibroid in the uterus where it is the most common form of uterine mass. A fibroid can also develop on another structure that contains smooth muscles cells. It can even invade another organ when it grows too large to confine itself
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an hour. Occurs when the cervix is completely dilated and the baby moves through the cervix and the birth canal.Contractions come every minute.After the baby is born. Placental stage: lasts only minutes. occurs after baby is born and is when the uterine contractions break the placenta free of the endometrium and deliver it out of the body‚ also know as afterbirth.
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Background The United States was affected with an epidemic of poliomyelitis‚ also known as polio‚ in the 1940’s‚ just as World War II was coming to a close. It was contracted through the poliovirus and spread from person to person. The symptoms could vary in severity. Some infected individuals were asymptomatic where others experienced “extensive paralysis of muscles‚ and possibly death” (Saxon‚ p. 18‚ 2001). Polio reached its peak in 1950. Declines were seen after the introduction of the polio vaccine
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|ANOKA RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MEDICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CARD | | | |Medical Diagnosis‚ Chronic Illnesses: Appendicitis / Appendectomy
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