Atrial fibrillation

channel blocker drugs include a slowing of the heart rate. Body environment is also important with slow heart rhythm abnormalities.Hypothermia, or low body temperature, is a potential cause. 3. The symptoms of heart rythm disorders are Premature atrial contractions (PACs) and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are variations of normal and most often, people are unaware that an extra beat has occurred. However, some patients are keenly aware of any extra heartbeat, even if it is a…

I was assigned into a group of 3 people to work on a case study on an elderly patient who showed-up into the ER who had an ischemic stroke that is caused by an occlusion of a cerebral artery. During this group case study, I have learned so much about the critical care of older adult, such as the relationship of stroke and cardiovascular diseases (a-fib), complications of stroke, and the nursing critical implications of caring for older adult who suffers from cerebrovascular events. Upon…

the risk of stroke Migraine with aura more common in women doubles the risk of stroke. Risk is higher in women who smoke or take oral contraceptives. Clotting disorders-women who have a bad obstetrical history are at increased risk of stroke Atrial fibrillation quadruples stroke risk and is more common in the elderly women Risk factors are cumulative, the more the number of risk factors greater are the chances of having a stroke.. Having a stroke is one of the most devastating and life changing…

Peter had Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) resultant episodes of Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) and Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). Cardiomyopathy describes a family of heart diseases affecting the heart muscle resulting in structural and functional abnormalities. (NICOL BOOK). In DCM a portion of the myocardium in the ventricles is dilated leading to progressive cardiac enlargement and hypertrophy. (cite cardiac book) Peter had a familial history which was compounded by alcohol misuse which further…

other nurses liked Justin, they had gotten into the habit of checking behind and covering for Justin, and if need, the next shift dispensed the medicines Justine failed to give the patients. Finally, Justin missed giving a patient who was in atrial fibrillation her medicine. There is two issues raised here by this mistake. The first issue deals with the fact that Justine continued to not complete his required duties. There are one out of two reasons for his actions, he is either incompetent…

December 12, 2016 from Stonewall hospital in Lexington in order to receive pulmonary care. Though she was admitted for unspecified dementia without behavioral disturbances, she was originally hospitalized at Stonewall since September 21, 2016 for atrial fibrillation with a low ventricular response rate, and dyspnea. She has co-morbidities of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, and will be discussed first with the inclusion of signs, symptoms, related lab tests, and diagnostic values. She…

Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor What is the Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor? The Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor is 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…

Introduction In this paper the illness stroke, specifically ischemic stroke (IS), will be discussed. The majority of strokes are ischemic; they are one of the prominent causes of death worldwide making it a major global health problem. The number of people who have suffer from stroke every year, or who have suffered, or have died from their stroke, are significantly increasing (Feigin et al., 2015). Ischemic stroke has been increasingly effecting people globally. Feigin and collegues (2015),…

stomach. This CT was however not read until the next morning. During the night the patient was in a lot of pain. She became severely worse and developed nausea and vomiting. The patient ultimately went into atrial fibrillation. An electrocardiogram was done and resulted in atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular response and a left bundle branch block. Once this was treated and under control the patient went for an echocardiogram and the results from this were: left ventricle ejection…

What does the classic triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus correctly consists of? A: Gait disturbance, aphasia, dementia • The reason this is the wrong answer is because aphasia is not consider to be part of the triad in normal pressure hydrocephalus. It is possible for some patient exhibit symptoms of aphasia, agnosia and apraxia which are known as cortical features. B: Gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia • Normal Pressure hydrocephalus is a condition caused by enlarged…