Atheroma

Part A Using a picture to determine cause of death is not reliable for a forensic pathologist. A photograph could show external injuries and the environment where the body was found but a forensic pathologist cannot properly identify how the victim died from a photo. There could be indications of a specific cause of death but forensic pathologists have to be able to touch and analyse the body for a concrete answer. A number of analyses are completed on a deceased body, including blood work and…

In Year 5 we had to dress up for a day as the person we wanted to be as an adult. I woke early and dressed in a white garment, instruments and tools tucked into my breast pocket, pad gripped in hand. I wanted to be an artist then but now I have made the decision to be a doctor. Being an imaginative youth, the human body: the intricate structures of electrical and biochemical pathways working, or not, in synchronisation, is something I found amazing but also terrible. Intellectually I was…

blocked or interrupted of the heart's blood supply by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time, the walls of the arteries are stuffed with fatty deposits, which is called atherosclerosis and the fatty deposits are called atheroma (BBC 2013). Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major killer in the UK as well as worldwide. It’s the cause of more than 73,000 deaths in the UK. Each year around 1 in 10 women and 1 in 6 men die from CHD, Which suggests CHD generally affects…

A fatty like substance called “Atheroma” which is also known as plaque is built up in the arteries by smoking which narrows the arteries thus causes the heart to fail or how the whole world knows it as a heart attack. Another main cause of the arteries getting narrow is the damaging of…

Venous stasis ulcers ought not to be mistaken for ulcers identified with blood vessel inadequacy (fringe blood vessel ailment, Cushion) which are because of deficient stream of oxygenated blood (red blood) to the tissues. Fringe blood vessel infection creating blood vessel ulcers are from cutting edge atherosclerotic ailment in the blood vessel arrangement of the lower furthest points and are connected with diabetes, more seasoned age and elevated cholesterol levels (hypercholesterolemia) in…

Cardiovascular Diseases and its Pathophysiology Cardiovascular disease accounts for the major health care problem and leading cause of death in the US. Based on the recent statistics from the CDC (2016), almost 610,000 Americans die of heart-related ailments. The prevalence of this disease is such that it dramatically increase the health care costs approximately $ 207 billion in a year (CDC, 2016). Pathophysiological Process In normal conditions, the heart pumps blood through the arteries and…

lipoprotein (LDL) “bad” cholesterol. Cholesterol is essential for bodily function and yet too much can clog arteries, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. Casey states that elevated LDL and decreased HDL can be associated with the development of atheromas or lesions in large and medium-sized arteries (Casey, 2011), thus restricting blood flow through the body and to the heart. This restriction of blood flow can then lead to another risk factor of high blood pressure also known as…

Physical and psychological health is important to the success of musicians in numerous ways. I will be outlining the most important health issues in this essay, ways in which these issues can be prevented, and the importance of prevention of these health issues. Physical health is important to musicians as the act of performing a piece of music is a physical act. Without the correct physical action the performance can be negatively affected. Different musicians may depend on different parts of…

EFFECTS OF CAD Firstly, CAD involves certain physiological effects that impact oxygenated blood flow to the heart. As mentioned earlier, CAD involves the accumulation of plaque consisting primarily of cholesterol and other fatty deposits (known as atheroma) in the coronary arteries, which normally pump oxygenated blood to the myocardial tissue in order to ensure that the cells remain healthy and that cellular respiration takes place efficiently (Dulson et. al., 2011). Due to the extensive…

There are multiple factors that contribute to the build-up of plaque in the vessels and in turn, the development of atherosclerosis (Silverthorn et al., 2009 p327). The disease attacks different arteries in the body, but the most harmful conditions involve damages to the vessels of the brain and the heart (Silverthorn et al., 2009 p329). Understanding of the structures and mechanisms that take place in the heart and the brain to allow for blood distribution is a critical component for anyone…