British Heart Foundation

nation, 75% of our health care dollars goes to treatment of chronic diseases (CDC). Heart failure is among these chronic diseases. About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure (CDC). Currently, heart failure has no cure. The disease can be medically treated as well as managed through lifestyle changes. There are many symptoms that people with CHF endure throughout the disease process. Congestive Heart Failure often leads to a lack of energy which we will be expressed as…

This can be caused by poor venous flow especially in the lower limbs due to either a deep vein thrombosis. Also, increased venous pressure caused by congestive heart failure ( right ventricle), this also causes a reduction in blood flow to the kidney. This then leads to retention of sodium and water, which then leads to the increase in blood volume. Happens when there is a decrease in osmotic plasma pressure which…

RL is an 87 year old male who was experiencing increasing numbness and tingling in his left arm and was unable to stand up from his chair. He came into the ED on 10.27 at an external hospital and received a CT scan, which presented a C4 mass. He was then transferred to DHMC on 10.28 for further management. Comorbidities involve Afib with bradycardia at baseline, HTN, arthritis, a recurrent parastomal hernia and a colostomy. RL also had a spinal mass 40 years ago that was removed. It is not clear…

I’m Flowey! Flowey the Flower.” You were shocked, but listened to what he had to say. “Golly, you must be so confused! Here! I can show you the way of the Underground!” Your eyes flashed and everything went black and white, except for this one red heart in front of your chest. “That’s your…

Blood. It filled my mouth. The metallic taste plastered on my tongue, clinging on to it with all its might. The shock blinded my eyes with tears. I could feel my mouth throb in perfect synchronization with my heartbeat. My feet felt disconnected from my body. I willed them to move, for my arms to swing, for my neck to turn, yet they disobeyed my every command. The only thing I could do was watch the floor and listen to the words floating around in the atmosphere, transforming into a blurred mess…

Results The CNS has an important role in functions of the body with carrying messages to and from the brain and body. Without neuro-messages being transmitted, the skeletal muscles would be unable to move. Therefore, the brain and body need to communicate. “There can be little doubt that the regulation of central motor output is crucial in determining exercise performance” (Hargreaves, 2008, p. 1541). Although with the complexity of the CNS understanding what the role the CNS has to…

This was the article that was chosen for discussion, because Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a disorder that is not noticed when individuals develop symptoms of the disorder. It is surprising to read that everyday symptoms of dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and etc. can lead to lead to something serious. When there is an increase in an individual’s rapid heartbeat on different occasions, that is a different story. Also, the cause of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome is, because of the Gardasil…

This patient is most likely experiencing digoxin toxicity. Common symptoms of this problem include nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, fatigue, weakness, visual changes, and severe cardiac arrhythmias in severe cases (Pincus, 2016). Elliot is complaining of more than one of these symptoms simultaneously, and considering the possible interactions between digoxin, lisinopril, and amlodipine, digoxin toxicity is the most likely explanation for this presentation. Digoxin inhibits the Na-K-ATPase…

My face was burning, yet my fingers were icy cold. My palms were clammy and my heart was pounding full of adrenaline. I thought it was going to jump straight out of my chest. Thump, thump, thump. I ran so fast without looking back. I fumbled upon a vintage-looking bench and plopped straight upon it before I fell to the ground. I sat for a moment fighting for breath and wiped my face upon my shirt. I could feel the sweat burning my eyes as droplets sat up top of my eyebrow. A few minutes slowly…

7:49 PM, the Concrete All I felt was the hard concrete floor on my face. I felt numb to the feeling of the rocks that was stabbing the side of my rib cage. And the glass that cut the right side of my thigh. All I would see was pure blackness, but once I open my eyes, I became blinded with blue white and red lights of an ambulance. Once I became conscious of where I was, I lifted myself from the floor and could feel the blood on my forehead role down to the side of my cheekbone. I lifted my…