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Clinical Decision Making Pathophysiology: Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) A cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is defined as “a sudden loss of brain functioning from a disruption of blood supply to a part of the brain causing temporary or permanent loss of movement, thought, memory, speech, or sensation”(Belleza, 2016, p. 1). CVA is categorized as ischemic or hemorrhagic. Hypertension accounts for the majority of ischemic CVAs or strokes. According to the American Heart Association, ischemic…

Question 1. Using medical terminology describe the symptoms Mr. B is complaining about. Mr. B has described polydipsia as a feeling of very thirsty and complained polyuria as frequent urination. Question 2. What does HbA1c measure? HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin which develops when haemoglobin joins with glucose in the blood, becoming ‘glycated’ (Choudhary& Kishanrao, 2015). The HbA1c test counts the number of glycosylated red blood cells and reports it as a percentage (Little& Sacks,…

Coronavirus comes from the family of coronaviridae, they are pathogens found in birds and mammals. Coronaviruses is a positive sense RNA virus and it was classified into four genera: Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus. There are many human types of the virus, for example, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV. SARS-CoV is a Severe acute respiratory syndrome. The Severe acute respiratory was found in 2003 when it first hit China and caused a big outbreak. Studies have shown…

Hypertension is the most common medical disorder in pregnancy ranging from 12% to 22%, and is directly responsible for 17.6% of maternal deaths in the United States (Davidson, 2012, p. 461). Hypertension in pregnancy is classified into four groups: preeclampsia-eclampsia, chronic hypertension, chronic hypertension with superimposed eclampsia, and gestational hypertension. The most common type of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy is preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a syndrome that affects…

experience hemorrhagic strokes experience nausea and vomiting, extreme headaches and can even go into coma [6]. It is recognized that patients who have experienced a stroke more commonly have antiotensinogen (an alpha-2 globulin that gives rise to angiotensin which creates vasoconstrictive activity) gene alleles [14]. Stroke in SCD patients causes almost a tenth of deaths [14]. Pediatric patients who survive a stroke are hospitalized, where they under go intense and aggressive intracranial and…

patient with heart failure. It is likely to prevail in the majority and subsequent and urgent treatment should be done, or the patient would suffer more on account of organ damage. Enzyme inhibitors, aldosterone antagonists, beta blockers, and angiotensin were given to Lydia as long term treatment which would reduce breathlessness. Strong follow ups are required after discharging Lydia. Morphine can also be used with great care as prolonged use might result in…

Hypertension can be defined as persistent continuous raise of both diastolic and systolic pressures. Any systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg and a diastolic of 90 mm Hg and above is regarded as hypertension. For one to make a diagnosis of hypertension three different readings need to be obtained in different settings (Bothe, 2014). This paper discusses hypertension as a disorder and its process when it affects someone, its relation to the HFSON conceptual framework including the integration of the…

Terminologically, a nut is described as a dry fruit which contains kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery skin. Some example of nuts is Walnut, Pistachio, and Cashew which can almost be found around the globe. Pulses were described as the dried seeds of the legumes which are beans, peas, and lentils while grains were described as the small, hard seeds from cereal plants such as rice, wheat, and oats. For nuts category, there are two nuts that will be discussed which are almond and Brazil…

Vicki is a 42 year old African American woman, who was diagnosed with hypertension a month ago. Vicki went to her doctor’s appointment the medical assistant took her blood pressure. She was told by the medical assistant that it was high, and it was BP 158 over 98. The medical assistant told her she is next to see the doctor and that the doctor will repeat in taking her blood pressure. As she was called in to see the doctor, he repeated taking her vital signs and the doctor found that both of her…

The Three Levels of Health Promotion Prevention in Nursing Practice Maylen Rodriguez Grand Canyon University NRS – 429 V September 14, 2014 The Three Levels of Health Promotion Prevention in Nursing Practice The three levels of health prevention involves; primary, secondary, and tertiary. These levels are related to the normal disease process, and are a key element to nurses when creating a care plan for a client. In the book Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span the author mentions,…