HEART FAILURE Heart failure is the most common admission diagnosis in the United States in patients exceeding 65 years. The condition increases 10% with age in individuals of 80 years of age or older. It is characterized as a chronic condition in which there is inadequate supply of blood due to abnormality of heart and changes in hemodynamic, nerve, kidney and hormone system. It is associated with decreased quality and comforts of life and increased mortality and morbidity rates. Certain factors
Heart failure is the inability of the heart to produce adequate cardiac output (Huether & McCance, 2012). Nearly 2% of all Americans have some form of heart failure (McLaughlin, Hoy, & Glackin, 2015). Heart failure can occur as left-sided heart failure, right-sided heart failure, high-output heart failure, or a combination thereof (Ignatavicius &Workman, 2016). While there is no cure for heart failure, treatments are centered on controlling the decline of the cardiac muscle and maintenance of the
Science, and Google scholar online databases, there is still no studies and researches being conducted to assess Malaysia pharmacy students’ knowledge and perception pertaining cardiology pharmacy. Nevertheless, this initial finding does not rule out the vital needs of the pharmacy students who are the future pharmacy practitioners, to have the adequate knowledge and understanding of cardiology upon graduation. Hence, this pilot study is expected to explore the knowledge among the final and pre-final
Learner Outcome Objectives: Upon completion of the case study, the Upper-Level BSN students will be able to: 1. Identify ethical dilemma occurring in the hospital setting based on accurate assessment of the situation. 2. Use the multiple foundations of knowledge for management of an ethical dilemma. 3. Analyze information in a case study to identify relevant interventions based on available case data. Case Narrative Mr. Peter is an 85-year-old, African American, widower who has been admitted to
Atrial fibrillation is an active arrhythmia of the heart. It is characterized by a rapid disorganized atrial electrical activation and uncoordinated atrial contraction.5 These electrical stimulations or impulses come from areas throughout the atria.5 AF can occur when there are abnormalities such as structural, electrophysiological or both that change the atrial tissue.6 These abnormalities promote irregular impulse formation and rate propagation.6 Irregular impulses can originate from the atria
The individual case study will review the facts, epdimiology, polysomnograpy types pathophisiology, diagnosis, recognition, and treatment for sleep apnea. Further, this case report will examine various peer reviewed, studies on sleep apnea and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy centered on the individual PSG case study leading to the impression, recommendations, and discussion of the importance of being certified as a sleep specialist. Case study Recently, Obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed
and could also damage our bodies completely. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart diseases could very well be linked to sugar. “When a person overloads on fructose, the liver turns that into fat. Some of that fat ends up in the bloodstream and helps generate a dangerous kind of cholesterol called small dense LDL. These are known to lodge in blood vessels form plaque, and are associated with heart attacks.” (Video). Sugar is as addictive as cocaine. “In the brain, dopamine is being released
that the mind is non-physical and the body is physical2. By referring to the interactionism theories, it is therefore possible to study the relationship between stress and physical illnesses in terms of psychophysiology. Psychophysiology is ‘a branch of physiology that is concerned with the relationship between mental and physical processes; it is the scientific study of the interaction between mind and body’3. This essay will discuss the relation between the mind and body with the following research
researchers reveals that whale fishes speak high when there is a searchable device in water. Latest Study on Effects of Noise Pollution According to a recent study, traffic noise increases the risk of heart failure. Road, rail traffic noise, noise during air travel, have a profound effect on the person's heart. Staying near the highway can prove to be harmful to your heart. As part of this study, Andreas Seidler and his friends from Dresden University of Technology of Germany received and studied
artery diseases and valvular dysfunction; weaning from mechanical ventilation and endotracheal extubation usually proceeds straightforwardly. Failure of the patients to tolerate extubation may reflect premature extubation or may be a marker of sicker patients. Premature extubation may lead to hypercarbia, hypoxia, pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and myocardial ischemia (Sabzi and Teimouri 2007). Cardiac surgery carries a relatively high morbidity and mortality compared with