Running Head: Congestive Heart Failure Kimberly A McCarthy Week 5 Assignment 2 Pathophysiology Congestive Heart Failure September 24, 2014 Running Head: Congestive Heart Failure Congestive Heart Failure Congestive Heart Failure is when the heart is not properly doing its primary function, which is pumping blood efficiently through all four chambers of the heart. The heart is easily recognized as a “pump.” Many people get this confused and assume that Congestive heart failure is when the heart just stops working all together which is false. When the heart is not properly pumping blood, tissues and other body organs are not receiving the amount of blood and oxygen required to properly function. Congestive heart failure will
The irregular rhythm, or arrhythmia, results from abnormal electrical impulses in the upper chambers (atria, singular=atrium) of the heart that cause the heartbeat (ventricle contraction) to be irregular and usually fast. The irregularity can be continuous, or it can come and go. Some individuals, especially patients on medications, may have atrial fibrillation constantly but not have a rapid (>100 heartbeats per minute) rate at rest. Variations of A fib may be termed paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent (these are further described below). A fib is the most common heart arrhythmia.
CORRECT Hypertension is one of the primary causes of CKD. The vast majority of clients with CKD have hypertension, which may be either the cause or the result of CKD. C) Use of diuretics. INCORRECT Use of diuretics is not a cause of CKD, but obtaining a medication history is important since many medications are nephrotoxic. D) Hysterectomy at age 35.
4. A 68-year-old male presents to the office complaining of pronounced weakness on the right side of his body and slurred speech for the past 24 hours. Based on the examination, the physician orders an MRI to investigate a possible transient ischemic attack (TIA). The range of codes that would be used for this patient would be Codes 390-459 because the treating physician ordered and MRI to rule out a transient ischemic attack. These codes are for Diseases of the Circulatory System 5.
R’s past medical history includes acute renal failure, removal of gallbladder stones, hypertension, angiograms x 3, CABG in 1984, arthritis, prostate cancer with bony metastases, AMI 2004 and panic attacks. Mr. R’s current medications include Slow K, Lasix, Losec, Zoladex, Pravachol, Plavix, Cosudex, Coversyl, and Zyloprim. Mr. R is allergic to morphine At 1345hrs following episodes of chest pain radiation to his left arm since 0100hrs. Mr. R called an ambulance in which he was transported to Hornsby hospital. Mr. R described his chest pain as tightness in his chest and rated pain 8/10 he was given 300mcg of anginine and 300mg of aspirin, oxygen was applied, the pain was relieved slightly, rating the pain 6/10 then 1/10 enroute to hospital.
These occupations can increase the risks of COPD. COPD is rarely found to be genetic however, there has been a few that shows genetic signs of the disease. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can be very critical, if the symptoms are not taken note of and take actions to treat the disease, because there is still no cure for the disease, just treatment to slow down the
It shows that 1.8% of adult population has had a heart attack. Myocardial infarction can result in people in High blood pressure, smokers, alcohol, and oral contraceptive pills. Sickle Cell A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in red blood cells that assume an abnormal sickle cell, sickle cell interferes with normal blood flow, resulting in damage to the most the body system. The risk factors result in most often among people whose ancestry can be linked to sub-Saharan Africa, south & central America, Caribbean, and India showing that third largest visible minorities in Canada, behind the Chinese and South Asians. The 2001 Census reported a total of 662,200 blacks in Canada, representing approximately 2 percent of the overall Canadian population and Third largest visible minorities in Canada, behind the Chinese and South Asians.
Running Head: PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION Premature Ventricular Contraction [Writer Name] [Institute Name] Premature Ventricular Contraction Introduction Premature Ventricular Contraction is premature stimulation of the heart that occurs under the influence of impulses originating from different parts of the conduction system of the ventricles. The source of ventricular arrhythmia in most cases the branching bundle of His and Purkinje fibers. Ventricular premature beats are the most common disorder of cardiac rhythm. Its frequency depends on the method of diagnosis and contingent surveyed. When you register 12-lead ECG at rest are determined by ventricular extra systoles in about 5% of healthy young adults, whereas the Holter ECG monitoring for 24 hours, the frequency is 50%, although most of them represented by single beats can be detected and complex forms (Abdulla, 2001, 131-136).
A research of “American Lung Association and American Heart Association” reviewed by “Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC” on May 08, 2012. http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure says that about 30% of all deaths from heart disease in the U.S. are directly related to cigarette smoking. That's because smoking is a major cause of coronary artery disease, especially in younger people. Smokers are more likely to get cancer than non-smokers. This is particularly true of lung cancer, throat cancer and mouth cancer, which hardly ever affect non-smokers. The more cigarettes you smoke in a day, and the longer you have smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer.
Other cancers include acute myeloid leukemia, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the pharynx, cancer of the cervix, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the larynx, stomach cancer and a very aggressive cancer called pancreatic cancer. It can also cause coronary heart disease. This is a disease in which causes plaque to build up in the arteries. This can cause angina, heart attack or heart failure, but because these affects are not instantaneous, smokers think they can get lucky by not getting any side-affects. They do not realize that people die a lot more often from smoking than any illegal drug or alcohol-related problems.