A Good Heart

a small, implantable device that constantly records data produced by the heart. Patients of various ages use this monitor to try and establish their specific cardiac disorder. Many different and sometimes rare cardiac disorders can be found from the use of this monitor (Medtronic, Inc. 1). The Reveal LINQ is a beneficial device that can help diagnose cardiac issues and spread awareness about certain conditions of the heart, regardless of the possible risks. The Reveal LINQ monitor is a small,…

- Your skeletal system consists of cartilage, ligaments, and tendons, which help connect all your bones and hold them in place. Your skeletal system is also responsible for the storage of cells, and your bones help protect major organs, like your heart. Muscular - There are three types of muscle in the human body, skeletal muscle, which helps with voluntary movement and is connected to bone. Smooth muscle, helps pass…

Identify or trace the path of a red blood cell through all anatomical/structural areas of the heart. • The red blood cell carrying oxygen is pushed into the aorta through the aortic valve by contraction of the left ventricle (Marieb, Mitchell, Smith, 2013, pg. 446). • From the aorta, the red blood cell travels into one of the arteries from the arterioles then will hit the capillaries (Marieb, Mitchell, Smith, 2013, pg. 446). • Within the capillary, the oxygen molecule that is taken by the red…

Bell’s palsy causes an unexpected weakness in facial muscles, in rare cases it can affect both sides. The patient’s history and neurologic exam will decide if the facial shortcoming is central or peripheral. If it is central and MRI is required to test for infectious and inflammatory diseases, if it is peripheral no tests will be suggested immediately. The median age is 40 years old for Bell’s palsy but can happen at any age, 3 years old has been the lowest. The number of cases for Bell’s…

Physical Therapy uses many interventions to help patients regain their muscular strength. One modality commonly used is Russian Stimulation. Russian stimulation was developed by Dr. Yakov Kotz in the 1970s. It was used to help individuals increase their muscular strength by using different “variation of alternating currents”. It can be used by those who have had an injury and are trying to strengthen the muscles that were hurt, or it can be used by athletes to increase their muscular strength.…

Contrast baths are offered to athletes and use the method of alternating vasoconstriction and vasodilation in an attempt to relieve symptoms after strenuous exercise (Bieuzen, Bleakley, & Costello, 2013). The therapeutic goal of using contrast baths is to increase blood flow and bring more nutrients to the site of the injury. By alternating cold and hot water immersion a pumping mechanism is created and this promotes soft tissue healing (Shih, Lee, Lee, Huang, & Wu, 2012). Summary In this…

Conclusion 1 : The degrees of exercise and the pulse rate are positively related. That means the pulse rate increases when the degrees of exercise increase. Explanation : - Pulse rate increases means the heart rate increases. - Heart rate increases means the frequency of the beating of heart increases. - Three reasons for the rise in pulse rate when the degrees of exercise increase. Reason ⅰ : To remove lactic acid in blood and skeletal muscle cells…

be terrifying? B. My cousin was on the transplant waiting list for eight months for a heart transplant that would never come. C. Picking who gets the organ must be a…

changes in the geriatric cardiovascular system, such as: increased heart weight; decreased number of myocardial cells with enlargement of remaining cells; increased left ventricle wall thickness; increased arterial stiffness; increased elastin levels; increased collagen levels; increased left atrium size; decreased aortic dispensability; and decreased vascular tone. This causes decreased diastolic pressure (during initial filling of the heart); decreased diastolic filling; decreased reaction to…

aged and is prevalent cardiovascular disease to older people (Eliopoulos, c2014 p270). Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries, which carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body (About High Blood Pressure 2011). If you have high blood pressure, the force exerted on your arteries is too high. It 's so high that it creates microscopic tears in the artery walls that then turn into scar tissue.…