Basilar artery

Obstructive Shock Shock is typically described as blood flow that is inadequate to meet the oxygen concentration for normal functioning of the body tissues. Obstructive shock in this case results from mechanical obstruction of the left ventricle stopping the flow of blood out of the heart. With the limited blood flow, the tissues results in anaerobic metabolism since there is limited supply of oxygen. The anaerobic respiration produces a lot of carbon dioxide together with the inherent…

What is Cardiac Catheterization? It is a procedure to examine how well your heart is working. A cardiologist places a thin, hollow tube (sheath) into an artery that leads to the patient’s heart. This will allow guide wires and catheters to be used. A contrast dye is injected through the catheter that can be seen on x-rays. This shows how the blood is flowing to the heart and any blockages or deformities. During the catheterization, the physician can attempt stent or balloon any narrowings that…

Coronary artery Disease (CAD) is when there is build up of plaque within the arteries of the heart. Coronary arteries are blood vessels of the heart that pump blood to the outer part of the thick heart muscle wall. If the artery wall of the vessel were damaged, cholesterol would begin to deposit into the damaged wall. The white blood cells would follow after to remove the build up of cholesterol leading to an inflammatory response. Repeated inflammatory responses would lead to blood vessels…

Coronary artery disease is a potentially fatal and serious disease that affects the lives of many people all over the world. This disease is the most common form of cardiovascular disease in the United States. There is a serious financial impact on the population due to the prevalence and the severity of the disease. While there is no current cure to the disease, it is preventable. There currently are ways to treat coronary artery disease through lifestyle changes, pharmacotherapy, and surgery…

Introduction Coronary Heart disease is the expression that defines the 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…

Hypothesis: If subjects stretch for three five-minute intervals, then their individual blood pressures will be affected and increase because the movement and use of muscles is also being increased. Results: As shown in Table 1, the blood pressures for each subject varied. Isabella’s blood pressure started out high, with her systolic rates remaining within ten points of each other, and her diastolic rates within 12 points of each other. Her beginning blood pressure was 131/91 and after five…

Staying healthy in America is becoming a serious challenge to most people; cutting down on some fat and going for a weekly physical activities to the gym could make a substantial difference in one’s life. Dieting is so important, considering the amount of carbs and calories the average American consumes each day. In fact, about 1/3 of American adults are overweight or obese, not because they don’t have what they need, but the simple fact that healthy food 10 miles away is less appealing compared…

Smoking has a large effect on all systems of the body. W.R, a 48 year old plumber has a 36- pack year smoking history. One of the major effects of smoking is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels due to a fat and plaque buildup on the vessels. Some of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis include hypercholesterolemia, increasing age, sex- male being more prevalent than females, high blood cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, obesity, and…

Conclusion My hypothesis stated that Digitalis and Furosemide will both work upon the patient’s left side heart failure. However, the experiment concluded that only Digitalis was effective upon the patient’s condition. Administration of Furosemide led to a relatively quick death of the patient. I did not expect the patient to die while being administered Furosemide. In fact, I had hypothesized that while both drugs would work effectively upon the patient, that the Furosemide would work at a…

MI is the significant damage and death of heart muscles caused by a compromised blood flow. When blood flow to the heart is blocked by a blockage of a coronary artery, oxygen delivery to the heart muscles is compromised as well. According to Macon and Yu (2012), most common recognized sings of an acute MI are: anxiety, cough, tachycardia, pain in the chest, back, jaw or other areas of the body, and shortness of…