Blood pressure

Introduction: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays have provided a significant contribution for the early diagnosis of cardiovascular events due to their ability to detect lower concentrations of troponin levels more rapidly. There is significant evidence about the association between the absolute value of elevated cardiac troponin levels with the prognosis of patients with chest pain (3). However, it is well-known that elevated cardiac troponin levels may occur in situations other than…

DOI: 8/25/2011. Patient is a 51-year-old male pharmacy technician who sustained a work-related injury when he felt a burning sensation in his back while mixing compounding intravenous medications in the clean room. As per OMNI, the patient is diagnosed with cervical facet joint arthropathy, thoracic spondylosis with radiculopathy and cervical spondylosis without myelopathy. IW is status post anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C5-6 and laminoplasty at C3-7 levels on 02/15.…

Myocardial infarction (MI), also known as heart attack, occurs when there is a complete occlusion of a coronary artery that causes ischaemia and death to the muscles in an area of the heart. In 2014/2015, MI was the main cause of 54,000 hospitalisations in Australia. Additionally, it is estimated that over 400, 000 Australian have suffered a heart attack at one point in their lives. In general, men are more at risk of MI than women. Also, men tend to experience MI almost 10 years earlier…

they receive prophylactic vancomycin dose and then later go through cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Vancomycin is given as an antibiotic prophylaxis to patients undergoing cardiac surgery. CPB is an extracorporeal circulation technique that delivers blood flow and oxygen to the body tissues during a surgery that requires the heart pumping action to be stopped (Garcia, Marti-Bonmati,…

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide in adults. In the United States, “heart disease and stroke rank first and third”, respectively, among the leading causes of death (Bogers, Bemelmans, Hoogeveen, Boshuizen, Woodward, Knekt, & Thorpe, 2007). CHD accounted for “34.4% of the 2.4 million deaths in 2003”, thus remaining one of the major cause of deaths in the United States (Brown & Mensah, 2007). This condition is becoming exponentially common in younger individuals;…

Patient F.C. physical exam presents with a male whose general appearance resembles his stated age. He appears ill with noted restlessness, sweating profusely and in acute pain (being bent forward on the exam table). His vital signs are abnormal with a low B/P of 85/60, elevated HR of 120, elevated respiratory rate of 35 and a temperature of 101.4. His weight is 154 lbs and a height of 5’ 7.5”; BMI is normal at 23.8. Patient is awake and oriented to person, place and time; able to follow…

A condition that the heart doesn’t pump blood at the quality that it should causing fluid to leak. This condition causes blood and fluid to build up in various places. This condition is extremely life threatening. It typically happens on the left side and less likely on the right, can happen on both sides at same time, if this happens it normally starts with left and moves to right. The causes of this condition are from other cardiovascular problems, such as, hypertension, coronary artery…

On October 30, 2009, a man was admitted to a Michigan emergency room complaining of pain and numbness in the left hand and arm and pain in the upper back and neck, which had persisted for 10 days. The back pain had improved after chiropractic intervention, but the numbness was getting progressively worse. The right arm showed normal mobility, but the patient was unable to lift the left arm even a couple of inches. A CBC and routine chemistry panel were performed and were normal other than an…

practicum because it presents the important of high blood pressure. Many individuals go day by day eating anything they want and not focusing on the harm that they may be causing to their bodies. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or more is too high. Risk factor that reflects high blood pressure is unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, genetics, diabetes, and tobacco use. Taking your blood pressure is a simple task and can be done at home if…

Anticoagulants are blood thinning medications that are used for the treatment and prevention of blood clots. They act mainly by slowing blood clot formation and thus preventing associated complications1.Their approved Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indications include prophylaxis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and preventing complications associated with atrial fibrillation such as stroke2. For the past years, vitamin-k antagonist (warfarin) has been…