Congenital heart disease

Heart Failure: Who are the Heart Doctors? Princess Igwe, Mercer University College of Pharmacy/ InpharmDTM According to the American Heart Association, heart failure is a chronic, complex condition resulting from weakened heart muscle that is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.1 Because of this complexity, it is recommended that patients work in conjunction with their doctor(s) to manage this condition. But who are the heart doctors? Heart failure patients may have to work…

Daphnia’s Heart Rate. Introduction: The purpose of this experiment was to compare the resting heart rate of a Daphnia, to its heart rate after 5 different substances were tested on it: Aspirin, Nasal Spray, Alka Seltzer, Coffee and Tea. Daphnia’s are often used as an experimental animal in lab settings because they are small, have a short life span and are easily maintained, only needing water to survive. For this specific lab, it was important that we have a test subject whose…

According to United Network for Organ Sharing (2015) organ donations and transplantation are the removal of organs and tissues from one person and placed into another person’s body. There are currently 123,254 people in the United States awaiting an organ transplant. Every ten minutes someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. One organ donor can save 8 lives. Although there is an average of 6 transplants daily, 21 people die daily awaiting an organ donor. 90% of Americans say…

at Track because I want to be in 1st-3rd place in the 100-meter dash. My long-term effect is I will reduce the risk of heart disease because endurance will make my heart healthier. I believe the cardiovascular strength that is tested in the pacer test would be useful in my everyday life and I will get stronger. My long-term effect is there will be a lower risk for me to get diseases because. I also want to live a healthy and long life so that goals I have set up for myself are appropriate…

The University of Mary Master of Science in Nursing – Nursing Leadership and Management Program along with the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program of The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota collaborated to improve upon the ECMO simulation format currently used at the organization. ECMO is a medical treatment that serves as a form of life support to sustain life in those who are experiencing respiratory and/or cardiac failure. This modality of treatment is becoming more common…

A plethora of individuals have a clue about various heart related diseases, but are unsure of what it exactly is. One of the major cardiovascular diseases is coronary heart disease. In which, the arteries harden and narrow due to plaque buildup that is known as atherosclerosis. Coronary heart disease usually leads to heart attacks because of high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and abnormal cholesterol levels. Furthermore, a study conducted by Hambrecht et al. (2000) was to determine if…

decided to come down. As he was walking in the house he fell to the ground and his wife discovered him shortly after. She rushed him to the emergency room and upon arrival he was unconscious. He had suffered a massive heart attack. His wife describes him as active and no prior history of heart problems or respiratory complications. He underwent triple bypass surgery and is recovering. The man had suffered from a myocardial infraction. Part of his…

blood from the capillaries back to the heart. The arteries carry blood away from the heart to your tissues. The capillaries are the smallest of the body's blood vessels, only one cell thick and are found in the muscles and lungs. Q2. Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure because of the extra water stored in the body. The thicker the walls grow, they become less complaint and eventually are unavailable to pump forcefully as a healthy heart. The elasticity of vessels stiffens and…

of epidemiology in disease control and prevention of cardiovascular disease, by applying the ecosocial epidemiology pattern. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) encompasses many facets of understand the cause and effect on the human body, which can lead one down many rabbit holes. CVD is a leading cause of death in the United States, affecting millions of people (Lauer, 2011). In gaining a better understanding of variables that contribute to CVD, interventions to prevent the disease need to emerge. …

transplant, a man that suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease (fatal genetic disorder that breaks down muscles and kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that help the body move) has volunteered to be the first canidate in the experimental elective surgery.…