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    Aneurysm Essay

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    Severe pain of sudden onset could be caused by a dissecting aneurysm in the aorta. Distal dissection presents as interscapular pain whilst proximal dissection causes anterior chest pain. Likewise, a spontaneous pneumothorax may result in sudden severe pain and dyspnoea. Patient’s may describe a sudden intense pain followed by less intense sharp pain that is localised to one side of the chest. Chest wall and pleuritic pain increases with inspiration and is localised to a small area. Pain is…

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    The dispute stems from the audience and writer being at different “places” in terms of the stasis questions. The writer failure to meet some of the four basic stasis categories (fact, definition, quality and procedure/action), further establishes how participants might be at different "places" in terms of the stasis questions. The writer attempts to establish the fact that heart break can cause death. Participants may disagree with the existence of the disease, more specifically the idea that…

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    A study conducted in Israel by researchers at Bar-Ilan University shows promising results in the battle of alcohol addiction. Scientist test fruit flies to discover how to pleasure flies without alcohol consumption. The head of the research team, Galit Shohat-Ophir tested flies under the red-light district to see if they were affected by the red-light. This activated a protein, called corazonim (CRZ) located in their abdomen that caused them to ejaculation. As a result, to their exposure the…

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    What is Congestive heart failure? Heart Failure (HF) is also known as Congestive heart failure (CHF). The disorder occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to maintain blood flow to all parts of the body (Grimshaw & Khunti, 2015).It affects many people and causes numerous health problem in the developed world. Heart failure can affect 1-2% of the adult population and 6–10% of people over the age of 65 . This disease is associated with many visits to hospital, patients being re-admitted to…

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    and the symptoms of heart murmurs. Pay attention, because your son can be born with this. Causes of heart murmurs Pathologic heart murmurs are caused by structural abnormalities of the heart. These include defective heart valves, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart muscle), holes or abnormal openings in the walls of the heart (septal defects), aortic aneurysm, or other congenital heart disease. This causes blood flow into the heart to be really slow and does not allow the affected…

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    Cardiac Dysfunction

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    Cardiac dysfunction is the most severe side effect of DOX therapy. Previous studies demonstrate that cardiomyocyte death through apoptosis, necrosis, and other forms is a primary contributor to the development of DOX-induced cardiomyopathy(Zhang et al.,2009) The anthracycline doxorubicin-induced myocyte apoptosis is mediated by oxy radical chemistry. and change in level of antioxidant in the heart tissues(increase in CAT ,SOD and decrease level of GSH). On the other hand, a significant…

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    Abstract Muscular Dystrophy may seem like a well known disease but in all actuality it isn't. There are three types of Muscular Dystrophy; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy (Myotonic is then broken down into two other subcategories). Although each may be similar in some ways they are also completely different and each has their own level of severity. Treatments and outcomes stay rather similar but the symptoms and signs may differ quite a bit…

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    children with this disease will end up in a wheel-chair and will eventually need assistance to move their arms and legs (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). This disease can also cause the weakening of the heart which can lead to a condition that is called cardiomyopathy (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). During the pre-teen years the diaphragm that helps operate the lungs can be affect resulting in less effective lungs (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). Duchenne muscular dystrophies on average affects 1 in 3,500 to…

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    Heart Failure Case Study

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    diagnosis: Diagnosis is usually made from patient history and find other causes of heart failure. (The signs and symptoms for heart failure dyspnea, fluid retention, peripheral edema, nausea.) The most helpful tools of the diagnosis is echocardiogram. The chest x-ray identify the heart enlargement. Character’s : • Heart failure symptoms, including unexplained right heart failure • Arrhythmias • Conduction abnormalities • Thromboembolic events • angina pectoris managements : Heart-Healthy…

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    Finally, the last importance of congestive heart failure are treatments to help residents help maintain and ease the pain by understanding a healthy lifestyle. Through treatment plans with four different stages and in each one explains what is expected for the resident to follow by to help with having congestive heart failure. When a patient is diagnosing with STAGE ONE use a treatment of the patients to maintain regular exercising, to either to stop smoking or continue without starting to…

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