Atmospheric pressure

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and is one of the leading causes of disability. Just like everything else in our body, our brain is fed by blood through arteries. And just as high blood pressure can damages the arteries of our heart, it can damages the arteries leading to our brain. If the arteries to our brain are only partially blocked, you can experience a transient ischemic attack- kind of like mini stroke. Its a brief, temporary disruption of blood to your brain caused…

infection of the blood or tissues that affects the whole body. Septic shock is the final, most serious stage of this infection. It is a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment. What are the causes? Septic shock is caused by a drop in blood pressure. The drop keeps your organs from getting enough oxygen, causing them to fail. What increases the risk? You are more likely to develop this condition if: You are very young or elderly. You have AIDS or another disease that weakens your…

Until I met Brandy, all I wanted was for somebody to ask me what happened to my face. “Birds ate it,” I wanted to tell them. Birds ate my face. But nobody wanted to know. Then nobody doesn’t include Brandy Alexander. Just don’t think this was a big coincidence. We had to meet, Brandy and me. We had so many things in common. We had close to everything in common. Besides, it happens fast for some people and slow for some, accidents or gravity, but we all end up mutilated. Most women know this…

Like every drug, atropine has side effects. Common side effects that atropine causes are dry mouth, blurred vison, urinary retention, tachycardia, constipation, hyper/hypotension, convulsions, fatigue, headaches and increased intraocular pressure. For emergency uses, the doses needed to treat an adult patient with symptomatic bradycardia would be 0.5-1.0 mg IV, 2 mg ET. It may be repeated every 3-5 mins up to 3.0 mg. The dosage needed to treat or restore cardiac function in bradyasystolic…

IVC Filters May Have Deadly Complications Inferior vena cava filters, or IVC filters, are implanted in individuals who cannot safely take blood thinners in order to prevent clots from traveling to the lungs. These filters are designed to catch any clots and allow them time to safely dissipate. The FDA has received many reports of complications from retrievable IVC filters. The filters have punctured organs, migrated to other parts of the body, and fractured. As a result, the FDA has issued…

However, at the α1-adrenergic receptor, blood pressure is lowered by reducing the release of phenylephrine and causing vasodilation. When the blood vessels are vasodilated, the peripheral vascular pressure is reduced.1 Coreg is a high tolerated drug but it does have some adverse effects; for example, headaches, dizziness (most common), bradycardia, and weight gain.1,3,4,6 Coreg…

Teenagers are at a stage where they want to express who they are and they usually express that by wearing clothing that fits their personality style. Being athletic shorts, choker necklaces, they type of shoes they wear or what brand of clothing they own. Many teenagers are judged when they wear these things by other teens and even adults. While at school teenagers face being judged by students and their friends sometimes. This can lead to physiological things like depression, insecurity, and…

children. Her brother has noticed that her memory impairment has gradually progressed. Other family members have said they have noticed a decrease in her housekeeping and also she has forgotten to pay her bills. Mrs. January has an elevated blood pressure, but she has never taken medication. She is a well-groomed woman and is alert and friendly. Her neurological exams were normal. Her speech wasn’t the greatest. She would easily forget words and say words like “things” and “stuff.” She did…

Care. During admission to hospice at home, Mrs. McGinnis fell out of bed. Hospice called the ER and Ms. McGinnis was admitted to WBMC. Upon admission, she appeared heavily sedated and minimally responsive. She was hypotensive with systolic blood pressure in the 80’s. Urine toxicology report showed positive for benzodiazepine, opiates, and methadone. The benzodiazepine and opiates positive reading was expected. However, Ms. McGinnis does not have a prescription for methadone. On 10/29 worker…

Atherosclerosis is a condition that can be explained by integrating various concepts from Biology, Physics and Sociology.Biology allows us to understand the effects of this disease on the circulatory system. Physics incorporates Poiseuille’s law in order to explain the three key factors in blood circulation which are blood flow, resistance and the flow rate. Lifestyle and Culture are sociological factors that can influence how the disease takes a toll on an individual. Atherosclerosis is a…