Cardiac catheterization

iii. By striving to comprehend and appreciate the cultural differences of patients, healthcare institutions and professionals indicate the significance of non-discrimination, dignity, self-determination, and respect for the patients, which boosts patient’s satisfaction. iv. Some issues such as child neglect and abuse are not unique to certain communities. When healthcare institutions and workforce become willing to understand the needs of patients separately, the latter becomes more willing to…

products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis is a progressive disease related to and accumulating atheroma (fibrous fatty plaque), which damage the supporting vessels of the heart and eventually progress to cardiac complications such as angina pectoris, MI, heart failure, and extracardiac complications.…

I have had several tests performed to observe the condition over the course of my life including: stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, MRIs, chest x-rays, ECGs, and Holter monitors. Each of these data-recording methods provide invaluable insight to the referring cardiologist. MRIs with and without contrast can give much more accurate and detailed images of the severity…

happens throughout the heartbeat it means you have a continuous heart and may mean you have a heart problem. If you have a continuous heart more testes will have to be done. These testes include of chest X-ray, ECG, echocardiogram, blood test, and cardiac…

Coronary angiography (also known as cardiac catheterization) is usually employed to diagnose the majority of cases of CAD, which involves the introduction of a long, flexible tube (that is, a catheter) into an artery (generally the femoral artery due to its accessibility) wherein it is then pushed…

does not work well in full term infants. Ibuprofen is also used because it acts in the same way as Indomethacin in the closing of the hole. Catheter -based procedures “are thin, flexible tubes that doctors use as part of a procedure called cardiac catheterization. Catheter-based procedures often are used to close PDAs in infants or children who are large enough to have the procedure” (NIH, 2017). Ultimately, surgery would be the least desirable option, conversely, it is important to fix PDA…

stomach.(Cleveland Clinic, 2014) If a patient conveys symptoms, a stress echocardiography can be used to diagnose CAD, but the first tests given will usually be an electrocardiogram and a blood test. Other tests include Coronary Angiography and Cardiac Catheterization, Positron Emission Tomography (PET scanning), Intravascular Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In addition, Multifunction Cardiogram is currently being tested as a non-invasive way to detect coronary ischemia, and for…

Mr. Smith is a 58 year old African American male who is a married stock broker with five children. Three of his children are in college while the other two live at home. His normal workday consists of working 10 hour days with an hour drive time to and from his office. This means Mr. Smith has little time to dedicate to exercising. Mr. Smith often experiences headaches, fatigue, malaise, dizziness, vision changes, nausea, and dyspnea. Mr. Smith has been seen by his family physician on four…

Nursing Educator Interview I recently had the opportunity to sit with the Nursing Educator at my local hospital to ask her a series of questions regarding her profession. During her 30 years as a nurse she has gained a plethora of knowledge, experience and critical thinking skills. As a nurse holding a masters degree in the science of nursing, she actively uses her clinical abilities within the acute and critical care unit while also successfully functioning as a nursing educator. After 5…

several admissions over the last six months related to her atrial fibrillation (5). One admission was related to a gastrointestinal bleed from the Xaralto. She denies HTN, MI, cancer, or stroke. Past Surgical History (PSH): 2016 Cardiac stress test/catheterization (Chest pain), 2016 cardioversion/TEE (AF) 2016 colonoscopy (GI bleed), 2016 permanent pacemaker/ablation (atrial fibrillation), 1975 Tubal ligation (method of contraception), 1970 Appendectomy (Appendicitis) OB/GYN History: G.…