Beating Heart

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and eventually leading to signs of right-sided heart failure. Although, mitral dysfunctional may be asymptomatic to begin with, exercises can trigger fatigue, dyspnea and palpitations in the early years. 2. Palpitation is often described by patient as an increased self-awareness of heartbeats – feeling of heart beating faster, harder or skipping a beat. Palpitation is purely a…

the circulation of blood and transportation of nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hormones to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and prevent diseases, stabilize temperature and pH and maintain homeostasis. It consists of the heart and the blood vessels. This assignment contains different aspects of the same. The first question is about the various differences between the cardiovascular system of a normal adult and older adult followed by the brief description of the main…

Coronary Artery disease is a cardiovascular disease that develops from excessive plaque buildup in the arteries, which obstruct blood flow and increase the risk for heart attack and stroke. This disease can be heredity but may also develop as one gets older. The numbers of deaths reported yearly from this disease are quite high. There are many obvious symptoms and risk factors associated with this disease that one should never ignore. There are numerous amounts of measures one may take in order…

The body is filled with a copious number of vitamins and minerals. Each doing their own job, creating a seamless rhythm with one another, bringing energy, nutrients and life to a sack of flesh, blood and bones. It’s absolutely amazing to learn and understand how the body is made up of so made different and ever-changing things but can function as a whole. In this paper I will explain how just one mineral can play a massive role in keeping your nerves, muscles and bones healthy. Magnesium is a…

It’s You Or Me. (It’s probably going to be me.) I entered the first house my heart was racing, my palms were sweating, and I was frantic to get in and out. I had never done this before but I was desperate as if this was the last thing I could do to survive. I yelled out “hello!” No one replied I did a quick look of the downstairs and then slowly and quietly went upstairs all I could hear was my heart beating out of my chest. I was looking for one thing and one thing only and that was gold,…

The sound of the gun resonated through the air and hundreds of feet pounded the ground. As I trampled the wet grass beneath my feet, I could feel my heart beating faster and my breaths getting shorter. It was my first Cross Country race of the season and I was entered into the Junior Varsity competition. As I kicked up my heels, I started to pass some girls from Conant High School and I could feel a sense of euphoria as I ran alongside the one-mile mark. I took a monstrous gulp of air into my…

multiple examples of when a person is given the chance to forgive someone else for their wrongdoing. These examples fail to include mild cases of offenses on another. But instead use extreme cases such as a child failing to forgive their parents for beating them in their youth, and…

Pain shot through the left side of my head caused by my skull being banged into the locker. A groan escaped my throat; thoughts raced around my head somehow faster than my heart beating rapidly in my chest. I never thought I would be in such a situation. I was yanked from the locker, my body being slammed back into the cold metal again, this time my back was against it. I opened my eyes, in my peripheral vision was a boy with the build of a 30-year-old weightlifter towering above my small…

average reclining heart rate is 69.1 beats per minute, and the average standing heart rate is 82.9 beats per minute. The standard deviation for reclining heart rate is 9.8, and the standard deviation for standing heart rate is 17.8. The average…

for help first by calling 999 or 112 and request an ambulance, if you are unable to call for help then let someone else. STEP 4 – Begin CPR •Next, begin CPR which consist of chest compressions and rescue breaths in order to keep their heating beating. When giving chest compression you must kneel down next to the individual on the floor level with their chest and put the heel of one hand in the centre of their chest on the end of the breastbone. STEP 5 – Giving chest compressions…