Broken heart

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 hereditary Defibrillation: administration of a controlled electric shock to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heart beat (fibrillation) and restore heart rate to a normal…

This paper explains how to asses a new patient coming in for chest pain and how an Electrocardiogram (EKG) and other tests would be performed to diagnose the patient’s condition. Using two scholarly resources the paper will further explain the information that will be needed to know before performing the EKG on this new patient. A physician can request an EKG for different reasons in this scenario the patient has had a history with Myocardial Infarctions (MI’s) and when he comes in to the ER…

Of many debilitating conditions that are out there in the world, one I want to discuss is a condition known as scoliosis. This can be very debilitating and in some extreme cases can affect respiratory function. What will be discussed is what scoliosis is and what it does to the body, who and how many people are affected by it as well as who is most likely to develop this condition, the signs and symptoms of the disease, how to identify scoliosis and prognosis of this degenerative condition.…

Since the mid-1800’s, research contributing to the vast amount of information we know today about stem cells has broadened our horizons in the field of medicine, as well as led to several discoveries involving humanity’s origin. Although they comprise only a small portion of known stem cells, muscle stem cells are indeed equally as important to science because of their aid in helping us to gather new facts about the human body. Therefore, to completely understand how these cells affect our…

begin with discussion Arrhythmia (abnormal heart beat). There are different types of Arrhythmia, and they include Premature atrial contractions, theses are extra heartbeats that happen in the atria (upper chamber of the heart). These contractions usually do not cause harm and don’t require treatment. Another one is Atrial fibrillation, it’s a heart rhythm that causes the atria to contract abnormally. Multiple things such as coronary artery disease, heart attack injury, and electrolyte imbalances…

specific metabolites like AMP, H+, and K+. Consequently, an increase in blood flow accords with a higher cardiac output that is determined by heart rate and stroke volume. At high work rate, cardiac output (amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute) composed by the product of stroke volume (amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle per beat) and heart rate can reach up to 90% of theoretical maximum value as well as having moderate to high increases in blood pressure. (Burton et al.,…

cause extreme internal bleeding in the abdomen. Nandrolone can also decrease HDL, which is good cholesterol, and increase LDL which is the bad. Since the ratio for LDL will be higher than HDL, this will increase the risk of arteriosclerosis and other heart diseases. Wild mood swings may also occur which is commonly known as “steroid rage”. Growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland and it is used to increase growth in children and adolescents. This hormone is widely found in a number of…

occur and the blood that leaves the lungs is now oxygenated and can be transported to the systemic circulation after traveling back through the heart and leaving the left ventricle. Within the systemic circulation, oxygenated blood is not only transported systemically, but wastes are removed from tissues and then returned to the right side of the heart for the pulmonary circulation to start its cycle again. In the pulmonary and systemic circulation systems, there are different types of blood…

The congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) while uncommon is treatable and will allow patients to live semi-normal lives. The most important part is early diagnosis so that treatment can be done in an orderly manner. While this is a disease that someone is born with it evolves into a chronic health threat requires constant observation and treatment. It is best managed most effectively by a group of Pediatric Cardiologists. Most children are treated by a team of Pediatric…

Coronary artery disease (CAD; also more simply referred to as coronary heart disease) is a specific type of atherosclerosis, which is in turn a form of arteriosclerosis (Dulson, Fraser, LeDrew, & Vavitas, 2011). All of these medical conditions entail the same problem, which hinders proper blood flow of oxygenated blood in the arteries: the sclerosis (that is, hardening) of arteries in the circulatory system (Sclerosis [medicine], 2016). Arteriosclerosis is a general term used to describe the…