Nursing Process PaperMr. Black is a 67-year-old African-American man who is married with three children. His wife died about 15 years ago from a car accident, and he has been living alone since then with occasional checks from his daughter. Being a t Continue Reading...
However, Harvard Medical School (HMS) reports that in that study of 1,400 patients, 222 "composite events occurred." Those "events" included 65 deaths, 101 "hospitalizations for congestive heart failure, 25 myocardial infarctions and 23 strokes." I Continue Reading...
Airway Pressure THE EFFECTS OF AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION AND HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION VENTILATION ON THE HEART - SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE PATIENT HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. MECHANICAL VENTILATION CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AIRWAY PRESSU Continue Reading...
How Does the Use of In-home Monitoring for CHF Impact Re-hospitalization Rates? Impact on In-home Monitoring for CHF on Re-hospitalization Rates Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the major cardiovascular diseases with high global incidence and Continue Reading...
Cardiology Nursing This is a 12 lead ECG taken for Mr. Long at the Emergency Department. He presented with a two hour history of chest pain radiating to his left arm. The ECG is suggestive of an antero-septal Myocardial infarction. Further scrutiny Continue Reading...
Obesity in the United States The extent of the Problem Obesity as one commentator says, is not just a "matter of aesthetics" but has become a major public health problem in the United States. Similarly, Federal health officials have categorically s Continue Reading...
Mrs. J CaseClinical Manifestations in Mrs. JSubjectively, Mrs. J presented with anxiety (she is worried her health is so bad she is going to die), difficulty breathing, exhaustion, and lack of strength to eat or drink. Objectively, she had an irregul Continue Reading...
Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Performance HEART-LUNG CONNECTION The Influence of Mean Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Performance Breathing, also known as pulmonary ventilation, is the basic connection between the heart and lungs (Williams Continue Reading...
Hypertension One of the major health problems that the American society and the whole world experience is the prevalence of hypertension or high- blood pressure- caused illnesses or deaths in many people today. A special report made by the website L Continue Reading...
HYPERTENSION AND IMPACT ON US Hypertension and Its Potential Significant Impact on U.S. PopulationThomas Fuller, an English churchman, and historian, said: \\\"Health is not valued till sickness comes.\\\" Hypertension is one of the most life-threate Continue Reading...
Introduction Health disparities refer to avoidable dissimilarities existing in the occurrence of violence, disease and injury or in the opportunities for enjoying peak health which is faced by minority and social disadvantaged ethnic and racial popul Continue Reading...
Hypotension & Antihypertensives Antihypertensives should not be withheld just for hypotensive purpose. Patients with other high risk conditions, such heart failure, IHD, chronic kidney disease, recurrent stroke, etc., should be given antihyperte Continue Reading...
UsingtheAACNSynergyModel AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Case Study of a CHF Patient Sonya Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS Leslie Hussey, RN, PhD role as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)/adult nurse practitioner (ANP). The advanced practice nurs Continue Reading...
1958 After studying the cardiovascular effects of various catecholamines, Moran and his research partner, Perkins, are published in the same journal as Ahlquist arguing "that DCI's activity belonged to Ahlquist's 'beta-adrenergic' type, and coined Continue Reading...
Also no pill will change everything. One must be willing to change their lifestyle as well. Why do some people still need an antihyperlipidemic agent even though they have reduced their dietary intake of cholesterol and saturated fats? Why is it b Continue Reading...
Cystic Fibrosis: A Genetic Disorder Affecting the Lungs and Digestive System Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic disorder that affects multiple organs, primarily the lungs and digestive system (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 20 Continue Reading...
HEALTHCARE Healthcare: Cardiac Impact CAM PaperThe extensive use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has allowed the healthcare professional and the governmental bodies to re-think the strategies and policies that could offer a healthcare Continue Reading...
Critical Appraisal Tool WorksheetTemplateEvaluation TableUse this document to complete the evaluation table requirement of the Module 4 Assessment, Evidence-Based Project, Part 4A: Critical Appraisal of ResearchFull APA formatted citation of selected Continue Reading...
More specifically, when certain species (including homo Sapiens) consume more calories than necessary for immediate energy requirements, their digestive systems efficiently converts those excess calories into storable forms of reserve energy that ar Continue Reading...
Anemia is defined as a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells in order for oxygen to be carried to tissues (Mayo Clinic, 2010). Red blood cells are shaped like discs and resemble doughnuts without holes in the middle Continue Reading...
Prescription weight loss pills are diet drugs, regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. If certain side effects exist, then they are advertised and prescribed for weight loss only under certain criteria and in certain pill-dosages. Examples of Continue Reading...
Introduction The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays a very important role in the regulation of systemic vascular resistance and blood volume. Its role helps ensure hemodynamic stability when the body loses water, salt, and blood. The b Continue Reading...
"Valve sparing root replacements may be performed to replace the entire ascending aorta without leaving residual dissection behind" (Type A, 2011, Columbia Surgery). For type B, the usual prescription is blood pressure control, given the risks of su Continue Reading...
Diabetes (Harvard Citation) Studies conducted over decades have concluded that there is a significant link between diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. For instance, the most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes, which involves both Continue Reading...
The conglomeration of RBCs and platelets held together by the fibrin forms the clot. After the injury to the damaged artery heals, the clot is no longer needed. The body will then destroy the clot by breaking down the fibrin fiber network that binds Continue Reading...
Obesity is when a person has an unhealthy amount of body fat. It causes a person to be overweight in all aspects of the body. There is a lot of body fat due to being overweight. It is important for every human being to have some body fat. However too Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings An Abstract of a Dissertation Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings This study sets ou Continue Reading...
Atrial Fibrillation Simply stated, atrial fibrillation describes a condition in which the human heart beats at an excessively rapid rate that can result in diminished blood flow to the body. While the condition is not typically life-threatening, at Continue Reading...
History of Surgery had been started from the prehistoric time with its appropriate technique and tools applicable during the age. There was no sophisticated care of hygiene and anatomic knowledge in the early days; the basic research was started usi Continue Reading...
Healthcare -- Nursing -- Case Study I am required to make differential diagnosis, examine health issues and their management, order diagnostic tests and provide health teachings/health promotion for "Ted." Ted is a 55-year-old Caucasian man with gen Continue Reading...
Genogram Family Tree Analysis List the cause of death illnesses shown. - The cause of death illness for Elizabeth (maternal grandmother, 61) was breast cancer. - The cause of death illness for John (maternal grandfather, 56) was lung cancer. - Th Continue Reading...
Prescription, Nonprescription and Herbal Medicines Prescription, Non-prescription and Herbal Medications: Exploring Interactions in the Geriatric Population Geriatric medicine, generally referred to as just "geriatrics" is a branch of internal medi Continue Reading...
When evaluating completions rates involved with PWA, radial tonometry had a 66% and carotid tonometry had a 99%. The radial tonometry was determined to be easier on the patient. Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) has increased Continue Reading...
voluntary, collaborative and active involvement of the patient in a course of behaviour that is mutually accepted in order to gain therapeutic result (Michael, H. et al., 2009). According to this definition it can be clearly observed that the patien Continue Reading...
Leon Schurgrs and Cees Vermeer of the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands hinted at the superiority of MK7. This is the ability to activate specific vitamin K proteins to bring calcium to the bones rather than the arteries. The recommended d Continue Reading...
Yet they gained tremendous benefits from the diabetes prevention program. It reduced the risks at 71% by choosing a moderate lifestyle. Good health could allow 20 more years to those over 65. It showed that lifestyle intervention dramatically decrea Continue Reading...
Cardio-vascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and leads the statistics for emergency room (ER) cases. This literature review combines two primary causative agents in CVD: (1) Stress in the workplace, and (2) Middle Age. This review will Continue Reading...
