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Frostbite Frostbite is a condition in which the skin and underlying tissues freeze and are damaged due to exposure to freezing temperatures. Commonly affected areas include the feet, hands (especially the fingers), nose, and ears. Frostbite ranges in severity. Mild damage may be reversible, but severe frostbite may result in permanent tissue death. When your skin is exposed to cold for a long period of time, the underlying tissues may freeze and suffer permanent damage. This condition is…

ACS with increased troponins in ERSD patients and mostly, it is dealt with in accordance with individual cases. Clinical stability and results of electrocardiograph should be monitored appropriately in such patients. It is advised that aspirin, beta-blocker, oxygen and nitro-glycerine should be given to the patients. Heart diseases should be diagnosed properly using echocardiogram and…

detrimental, resulting in high blood pressure, heart disease, and many other stress related ailments such as psychological disorders. In my case, I am currently on blood pressure medication, due to my anxiety causing rapid heartbeat. The medicine is a beta blocker which controls the imbalance of nerve impulses, allowing the heart to beat more efficiently. Furthermore, s oneI have learned from experience, taking proactive measures, help to maintain stress levels as well as aiding in the…

Chronic Chest Diseases Pathogenesis of chronic chest diseases Patients with chronic respiratory diseases undergo a downhill course due to persistent airway and parenchymal inflammation and tissue destruction. There is gradual increase in breathlessness on exertion and reduction in functional exercise capacity. Obliteration of the normal architecture of the lungs increases work of breathing and makes them more susceptible to infections. Increased secretions due to continuous infections…

Preterm delivery is a terrible problem that plagues the United States, as well as many other countries worldwide. Preterm delivery of infants remains one of the most intractable problems that contributes to perinatal morbidity and mortality (Slattery & Morrison, 2002). This issue contributes to a large amount of cost towards the health industry. The definition of preterm delivery is, “…those [deliveries] that occur at less than 37 weeks’ gestational age; however, the low-gestational…

which had been painstakingly tried on creatures in the first place, however, brought on genuine symptoms in people, including perpetual visual impairment, which had not shown up in any types of creatures tried (shirleyVaccines). The medication beta-blocker was, at last, pulled back from the market in 1976(81,p4). The vast majority of what we do creatures we could never do to people. Human 's ethical quality must extend to recognize and regard the privileges of non-human creatures. While…

Furthermore, radiation during childhood gives patients a greater chance of developing cancer. “Medical Imaging Exposes People to Too Much Radiation”, states that kids are exposed to radiation, and the radiation has time to settle and develop into cancer which makes children more susceptible to cancer (Brownlee, Wainwright❡17). In a few years, the number of cancers of these children will start to appear, and the number will be excessive unless doctors lower the exposure of radiation to prevent…

THE CAUSES OF HEART ATTACK The onset of heart attack is a result of a portion of cardiac muscle having necrosis, which is caused by an obstruction of a coronary artery through artherosclerosis, a thrombus or spasm. Heart attack often occurs when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of the heart muscle becomes blocked which is mostly a result of coronary heart disease (NIH, 2012). According to National Institutes (NIH), Coronary heart disease is a condition that is as a result of a waxy…

G.S. is a very pleasant 83 year old white female admitted to the unit on 10/29/15 for congestive heart failure and shortness of breath. This is her second time being admitted within a week of discharge for the same diagnosis. G.S. is a widow who lives along at home. She has never smoked and does not drink alcohol. She is, however, a little on the obese side. Her niece is her power of attorney and she does have an advance directive. She has a family history of heart disease and hypertension, and…

A Group Case Study on Sam the Runner Presented by: Jaclyn Kerby Meagan Greathouse Krista Young Erin Lofton Suzauna Adams Glossary Arrhythmia: occurs when the heart no longer beats in a pattern considered regular or normal. Cardiac arrest: the sudden loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness caused by abnormal or irregular heart rhythms (ex: ventricular fibrillation) Cardiomyopathy: a disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), may be acquired or…