Coronary artery bypass surgery

Skeletal muscle wasting or skeletal muscle atrophy is common symptoms in a variety of chronic diseases such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), muscle denervation, muscle immobility, Diabetes, and cancer. In the cancer cachexia, there is skeletal muscle wasting phenomenon. Skeletal muscle wasting may cause respiratory system dysfunction and reduce the patient’s mobility and quality of life. The prevalence of cancer cachexia is estimated to…

Heart and Lung Sounds Assessments The knowledge of the normal heart sound, S1 then S2, will aid in the identification of the abnormal heart sounds as the changes of loudness of S1 or the “lub” in “lub-dup” may signify heart pathology. “The second heart sound has been called the key to heart disease” (Shindler, 2007). It is widely transmitted, usually audible, sharper and shorter than S1, and easily heard. Ventricular gallop or S3 is normal in children but not in older populations as it may be…

The leading cause of death for men and women in the UK is heart disease, for example, coronary heart disease, heart attack and congestive heart failure(2). The most common heart disease is heart attack(2). The medical terminology of heart attack is myocardial infarction (MI)(1). In myocardial, the term myo means muscle; cardio refers to the heart; and the suffix ‘al’ means pertaining to, and infarction means death of tissue due to lack of blood supply(1). heart attack is a serious heart disease…

hours. Once all the tests have been completed, the researched nurses will make a decision on which of the three methods is the most effective and generates the most satisfaction with the patients. The research nurses believe that the Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes Decision Rule will be the best method to use, because they receive the results faster. The lead nurse of this research, Rick Body, supports this decision for the same reason, stating that the results take less than twelve…

As I went through reading both of these stories whether it was “Story of an Hour” or “Sweat” I found out that Mrs. Mallard and Delia each live a very constrained life, but not in the same way. In “Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard suffers from a severe heart condition, and in “Sweat” Delia lives a rough life having to deal with her husband Syke’s all the time. They each have a different psychological and emotional response to their situation. It is difficult to compare these two women, because as…

year ago, a woman by the name of Carla Camarillo was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. The main tumor was six centimeters, and it had metastasized throughout her body. It was said to be terminal, and the only options were chemotherapy and surgery, which would have only prolonged her life. However, she did not agree to undergo these treatments. She relied on a primarily vegetarian diet, which included juicing, vitamin C infusions, and supplements. After three months, the tumor had shrunk…

A diagnosis of hypertension requires many incidence of high blood pressure over a period of time. When the blood pressure is high, the arteries are working harder to push blood throuhout the body causing the heart to work extra. If high blood pressure is not treated accordingly it might lead to many other complications like cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke (Story, 2015, p…

Silent but Deadly When hearing the words “silent killer” most people picture a man or woman, dressed unusually, and holding a weapon. However, neither a man nor a woman is the silent killer in this case; heart disease is. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) “About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year” (CDC, n.d.). Out of all of those cases, about forty seven percent of deaths occurred outside of the hospital. This suggested that most people either…

Stress Countless exhausted and overworked people especially those who suffer from headaches and pain usually blame it on diseases and illnesses; what they do not realize is that the discomfort and troubles they feel are due to their stressful lifestyle. Anyone can experience stress symptoms on a daily basis without truly knowing that it is being produced by stress. Americans are working long unstable hours in critically demanding jobs this causes more people to suffer from stress. Stress can…

cardiovascular system. Approximately, “1 in 3 adults (85.6 million) live with 1 or more types of cardiovascular disease” (Healthy People 2020, 2016). Coronary artery disease is a common type of heart disease, “killing 370,000 people annually” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). This disease causes plaque to build up blocking the arteries and decreasing oxygenated blood to the body…