Cardiomyopathy literally means disease of the heart muscle or the myocardium. In this disease‚ the heart loses its ability to pump blood and beat at a normal rhythm. The condition tends to start off mild and then worsens fairly quickly. In the most severe cases‚ cardiomyopathy can lead to congestive heart failure. The main types of Cardiomyopathy are: Dilated or ’enlarged’ heart‚ the most common form of Cardiomyopathy occurs when the heart muscles become weak and cannot pump blood effectively
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exercise regimen * daily exercise * at least 20 minutes * stop smoking * limit alcohol use Risk Factors * high blood pressure * high cholesterol * smoking * diabetes * obesity * atrial fibrillation A stroke occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked or suddenly ruptures. The brain does not get the blood that it needs to survive. * CVAs are the third leading cause of death in the United States * Worldwide‚ 4.5 million people
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Critical Care Outline Chapter 66 * Critical care nursing: specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems. * Critical care units (CCUs) or ICUs: designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill pt’s. * Types of critical care: system based‚ medical‚ surgical‚ trauma‚ burns‚ age specific * Rapid response team (RRTs): provide for the delivery of advanced care by specialized teams usually composed of: * A critical care nurse * A respiratory
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illnesses. • Cardio-respiratory adaptations are best developed through continuous‚ fartlek and longer interval type training. Cardiovascular Adaptations: Cardiac hypertrophy (increased ventricular volume): • Enlargement of the heart muscle itself • Increase in size and volume of the ventricular chambers‚ particularly the left ventricle occurs. • Significantly increases stroke volume Increased capillarisation of the heart muscle: • Increase in capillarisation of the
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Section: BIO 202 Lab Report: Cardiovascular Anatomy Please fill out this report and submit it to the dropbox. Do not hand in your own form. It will not be graded and you will receive a zero for the lab. You must get all parts of the question correct to get credit for the question * Please note that although you do not hand in items in observations‚ it is very important to do these as you may see some of these items on future/associated lab quizzes or be asked about some of these concepts
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1. Why is Mrs. Morales on these drugs? Captopril is an ace inhibitor‚ it works to help with hypertension‚ as well as minimizing or preventing left ventricular dilation‚ and reduces the risk of heart failure. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. “Lovastatin works by slowing the production of cholesterol in the body to decrease the amount of cholesterol that may build up on the walls of the arteries and block blood flow
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First Semester School Year 2013 – 2014 Case Study: Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems Abby‚ is 21 years of age and is a female patient who received a permanent atrial-ventricular pacemaker for the diagnosis of sick sinus rhythm‚ a disorder that leads to periods of tachycardia and periods of extreme bradycardia or sinus arrest. The nurse received the end-of-shift report and arrives at Ms. Abby’s’s room where she assesses
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Circulatory Systems • • • • Transport Diffusion Circulatory system As organisms increase in complexity diffusion becomes inefficient – Gases – Components of immune systems – Sugars‚ salts‚ – Removal of metabolic waste 1 Characteristics of a blood vascular system • A blood circulatory system consists of the following: • Two types – Open → Arthropods – Closed → Vertebrates • Pump • Vessels • Circulatory fluid 2 Circulatory system - Open • Insects and some
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conducts over a million health screening tests every year. Each year Lifeline Screening provides affordable community-based screening events. Some of the many diseases discovered in the screening process include diabetes‚ aortic aneurysm‚ and atrial fibrillation. Board-certified physicians review the screening to provide the highest quality of diagnostic health care. In the United States Lifeline Screening is the largest provider of community-based healthcare screening. The screening equipment is the
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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