Care Plan Morbidity and Mortality Statistics: Hypertension affects around 1 in 3 Americans and according to the CDC only 52% of people have this condition under control (CDC.gov, 2016). In older men, two-thirds have hypertension, and one-third of w Continue Reading...
Heart failure has been described as a "complex clinical syndrome that results from either structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection," (Alspach, 2014, p. 1). Because of the multifaceted nature of heart failure, it is impor Continue Reading...
Heart Disease and the Elderly The objective of this work in writing is to examine how heart disease takes a toll elderly. Toward this end, this work will conduct a review of literature that examines the toll that heart disease takes on the elderly p Continue Reading...
Some of the funding is to come from a national prevention trust fund (Kaiser Fdn, 2010). However there are additional funding resources for the near-term that are readily assessable. Social Justice The National Secretary of Health has been called Continue Reading...
Congestive Heart Failure It is a fact that Congestive Heart Failure is an extremely frightening word and an equally frightening concept to comprehend, and when a loved one, or oneself has been diagnosed with this condition, it is quite natural to re Continue Reading...
Pregnant or breastfeeding women, older patients and other patients with certain medical problems are advised to first consult their doctors before using the drugs. These medical problems are heart disease, heart rhythm problems, severe lung disease, Continue Reading...
Health Education on Re-Hospitalization of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure The heart failure is one of the top health problems in the United States leading to high rate of morbidity and mortality among people aged 60 years and above. The complic Continue Reading...
Quality Development in Advanced Practice field knowledge in nursing: Proposal on Enhancing the dental health of children suffering Congenital Heart Disease One of the most prevalent development abnormalities found in children is heart disease, and i Continue Reading...
The impact of stress on physical health has been fairly well documented, with emerging research detailing possible pathways or mechanisms of action. Such research has a tremendous impact on disease prevention strategies and best practices in healthca Continue Reading...
M.K., a 45-year-old female who has a history of Type II diabetes mellitus and primary hypertension. In addition to this, M.K. is overweight and persists with a poor diet. The patient has also been smoking for the past 22 years, and has recently been Continue Reading...
PICOT Analysis on Chronic Heart Failure One may describe heart failure (HF) as a complicated medical condition which may arise due to functional or structural cardiac disorders capable of hindering ventricular capability of ejecting or filling blood Continue Reading...
Treatment of Heart Failure in Nursing Home Residents Heart failure (HF) symptoms may occur because of systemic and pulmonary congestion, structural defects arising on account of HF, structural defects leading to HF, or from treatment complications. Continue Reading...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD constitutes a major source of mortality and morbidity across the globe, with a considerable economic effect. New GOLD (Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) guidance modifications r Continue Reading...
(NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, 2008) The Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are stated to be "recommended as first-line treatment in all people with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) "with or without symptoms of hea Continue Reading...
Here, the research suggests that "cardiac depression may also cause fluid to back up into the pulmonary system, resulting in pulmonary edema" (Aucoin, 2011, p 12). Moreover, increasing releases of aldosterone can also cause the body to retain fluid Continue Reading...
One of the problems in using a literature review format is that by grouping studies together, it is difficult to come to a clear conclusion regarding the superiority of one treatment over another, given that all of the studies have extraneous or ad Continue Reading...
This is closely related to atherosclerosis, as mentioned above. A plaque or rupture in a coronary vessel results in a significant reduction of blood supply to a critical portion of the myocardium. Although not causing the condition directly, essen Continue Reading...
Community Awareness Congestive Heart Failure Awareness Creating awareness has over the years been the most effective way of teaching people the emerging trends of the universe. These trends are inclusive of health issues; increasing rates of pande Continue Reading...
Congestive Heart Failure CHF Overview: As you know, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is one of the most common causes of death in the United States. The multifaceted causes and symptoms associated with CHF often leave the health care provider treatin Continue Reading...
Readmission of Heart Failure Patients Re-Hospitalization and Heart Failure Patients Heart failure is one of the top health problems in the United States leading to high rates of morbidity and mortality among people aged 60 years and above. The comp Continue Reading...
Source: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content-nw/full/111/23/e394/TBLIB Echocardiographic Features That Suggest Potential Need for Surgical Intervention Vegetation Persistent vegetation after systemic embolization Anterior mitral leaflet vege Continue Reading...
Best Practices in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure In recent years, diagnostic testing and treatments for cardiovascular diseases have improved survival rates and the quality of life for many patients, with the sole exception of congestive Continue Reading...
Other symptoms are shortness of breath and heaviness on the chest, a sensation of tightness, pain, burning sensation, squeezing or pressure on the breastbone or in the arms, neck and jaws. However, some persons showed no symptoms of coronary artery Continue Reading...
Mobile healthcare apps have become common in the modern healthcare sector because of the increased adoption of technology in clinical practice. In cardiac care, mobile healthcare apps are considered as vital tools towards enhancing patients’ cl Continue Reading...
Diabetes According to Waryasz & McDermott (2009), the global prevalence of diabetes among people aged between 20 and 79 rose to 6.4% affecting 285 million people in 2010 and the rate will rise to 7.7% affecting 439 million people by 2030. Amid 2 Continue Reading...
psychosocial smoking cessation interventions for coronary heart disease patients effective? The association with smoking and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been well documented. To prevent further heart attacks, as well as to preserve their life, Continue Reading...
In terms of the plainness of gendered inequalities in the health and longevity of women, compared with men, the majority world demands our notice. The world-wide toll in terms of women's raised levels of mortality and morbidity corroborates that lim Continue Reading...
Furthermore, one of the pillars of collaborative care that will need to be firmly established is the fostering of clear dialogue and a means for strong communication within the care management planning. For instance, there needs to be a clear decis Continue Reading...
Reflection A reflection on the case shows me that ethical and moral guidelines must be instilled in pharmacy as a profession. It is therefore necessary for the pharmacies to collaborate with other key stakeholders in ensuring that proper guideline Continue Reading...
The presence of cardiac enzymes in the blood often indicates myocardial necrosis. Medical experts generally view MI as one among acute coronary syndromes. Unstable angina and non-ST-elevation MI are among the syndromes. Statistics said that approxim Continue Reading...
Hypertension II Cost of Hypertension The economics of health care depends on a progressive decision process that allocates scarce resources, in a manner that achieves the best overall outcomes (Alcocer & Cueto, 2008, p. 147-149). This process Continue Reading...
Range Theory Scenario Jill Watson is an employee of Telecommunication Company and has been working for the company for approximately 7 years. Within the past few years, Jill has organized numerous health-fairs as well as countless health help sess 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...
Health Care Services for Myocardial Infarction: Myocardial Infarction (MI) is commonly known as Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is a heart attack disease in which blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted resulting in ultimate irreversib Continue Reading...
In these cases, it has been mentioned that only those diabetics can benefit from the use of aspirin that have had a heart attack in the past. Thus, the usage of aspirin can help in prevention of any future heart attacks3 (p. 2365). Analysis of Chos 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...
Note that the organization at CardioCenter is significantly different than that of a cardiology center at an Orlando-area medical center in several key ways: The communication between the EMT's and the EMT-focused nurse begins well before it does Continue Reading...
Indeed, "time heals all wounds," even those resulting from open heart surgery, and the payoff was shown to be clearly worth the risks involved for most of the people who electively seek out the CABG procedure for their coronary heart disease. Refer Continue Reading...
Embryonic Stem Cells to Cure Disease Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Generation of Cardiomyocytes from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Purified Population of Cardiomyocytes Use of Transgenes in Differentiated Cardiomyocy Continue Reading...
