Myocardial infarction

Sharon is a 70-year-old female who is diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia (C92.00), with 39% blast. She also suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, DJD, hypertension, depression hypothyroidism and obesity. Sharon was previously treated with decitabine, but still experienced disease progression. Your denial is due to an off-label diagnosis stating as not medically necessary for Venclexta treatment. Venclexta has received an FDA breakthrough therapy designation for use in combination with…

The heart Congestive heart failure is when the heart fail to pump blood to the body and other organs That can cause in several other conditions as - Coronary artery disease - Heart infections Page 650 chap 26 Yes both side of the heart can be affective that can led to shortness of breath congestive heart failure (CHF) specifically refers the stage in which fluid builds up around the heart. Fluid accumulate happen from lack filtration and other bodily functions, most important…

You may have witnessed someone struggle with it--a squeeze in the chest, the faster beat of the heart, a shortness of breath that may be accompanied by a wave of dizziness, nausea, or sweating. Or maybe the pain isn’t in the chest itself, but in their shoulders, arms, neck, or back. These are all the symptoms commonly found in patients experiencing a heart disease. Specifically, the coronary artery disease (CAD) is known to affect about 13 million people and remained the No. 1 killer in America.…

After electrical cardioversion, the doctor may prescribe anti-arrhythmic medications to help prevent future episodes of atrial fibrillation. Medications may include: dofetilde (Tikosyn), flecainide, propafenone (Rythmol), amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), and sotalol (Betapace, Sorine). Although these drugs may help maintain a normal heart rhythm, they can cause side effects, including: nausea, dizziness, and fatigue. Rarely, they may cause ventricular arrhythmias – life-threatening rhythm…

This patient is a 70-year-old male who required inpatient hospitalization due to concerns for acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure. He was presented to the emergency department due to the complaints of pain in the sub sternal/epigastric region accompanied by productive cough which worsen by movements. The pain was described as mild to moderate, constant and dull. His past medical history was suggestive of cardiomyopathy and hypertension. It was noted that he underwent cardiac…

SUBJECTIVE The patient returns today there was an ICS call on him last night, he still complains of the epigastric pains. He was seen yesterday at which time he stated that he had been having slowly increasing pain over the past five or six days prior. Denied any bloody stools or any black, tarry stools at that time. He is positive HIV he states a week ago. He was started on new medications. I do not really have the name of the medications at this time. I do have the consultant's note…

Definition and pathophysiology Stroke is a medical condition which occurs due to reduced or interrupted blood supply to the brain therefore causing death of brain cells as a result of inadequate oxygen and nutrient supply. Steves condition may have possibly resulted due to adhere to warfarin treatment therefore causing artery blockage (ischemic stroke). This type of stroke results when arteries supplying blood to the brain are blocked or narrowed causing reduced blood flow. This is as a result…

Cardiomyopathy is an unhealthy heart muscle that can't work or contract satisfactorily. Cardiomyopathy leads to the failure of the heart muscle to address the requirements of the body for oxygen-rich blood and evacuation of carbon dioxide and other wastes. There are numerous reasons for cardiomyopathy, yet the final outcome is a heart that is frail and can't keep up a normal discharge part or cardiovascular activity. Symptoms: There may be no symptoms or signs at the beginning of cardiomyopathy.…

Sleep apnea is growing over to world and we don’t even know about it. We should be taking action on this disorder so it isn’t as big as a problem anymore and because we aren't taking care of this. Deaths have increased over the years. People that don’t have this disorder think it’s no big deal but it is. Sleep Apnea should be acknowledged more because too many people are being affected. Many people in america that have sleep apnea and they don’t even know about it. eighteen million americans…

The purpose of this interview is to assess a community member’s ability to manage and adhere to his medication regimen. It will also be assessed whether or not he is at risk for health disparities, in need of teaching and how he could be affected by government or social policies. Priority Medications The person I interviewed is a 70 year old man who lives alone, his wife passed away about 4 years ago. He has a history of hypertension and has been taking Lisinopril since 1989. He has high…