Coronary artery disease

vaccinations and makes sure to receive his Influenza A vaccination every fall with his annual physical. JK is aware of his strong genetic history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in his family. Risk factors that predispose JK to heart disease have an impact on his…

Many diseases like cancer, heart problems, diabetes, hypertention, and mental problems are genetically transferred from generation to generation. Asking about family health history during the physical health assessment is crucial. Knowing the patient family health history gives a better insight on what disease the patient might be at greater risk for. It is like a map that give you clues on what to look for in the patient (NCBI). According to Kardia et al., 2003, “A person inherits a complete…

intake and tobacco use, and removing trans-fat; these measures would work to make individuals healthier (Davis & Wright, 2012). The clinical part of this initiative is to focus on providing better care, as well as the use of the “ABCS” of cardiac disease (Davis & Wright, 2010). As discussed by Davis & Wright, the “ABCS” include the use of Aspirin therapy when necessary, controlling Blood Pressure and Cholesterol, and lastly to help those who would like to quit Smoking (Davis & Wright, 2010).…

cause of death in the United States is heart disease. About one million people die from heart disease every year. Heart disease is an umbrella term for a multiple diseases, including arrhythmias, congenital heart diseases, and coronary artery disease. Heart disease includes stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. The most common type of heart disease is coronary heart disease. Almost four hundred thousand individuals will be killed by coronary heart disease each year (The Heart Foundation…

fruits, vegetables and meats and whole grains. Although Jarrod BMI is normal, he should include some exercise in his diet and Roger should also include physical activities to decrease his BMI. Not only does it reduce diseases, if both men change their diet they can prevent these diseases from…

can infect each other mindlessly and cause themselves and others to be at risk. For instance, in the book The Ghost Map by Stephen Johnson, the majority of people living in that era were uninformed about the disease, cholera. People were in mass hysteria because they thought that the disease was caused by an odorless miasma. This caused thousands of citizens to die because not only did they not know cleanliness methods, but they did not even know what cholera was. In Tobias Raupach’s journal…

that have occurred in the last century due to the silent epidemics of heart disease. This disease is defined as an abnormality within the blood circulation of a person 's’ heart. These abnormalities cover a vast amount of conditions pertaining to the heart; conditions that range from a coronary artery that’s clogged, a lack of blood being pumped, or a an abnormal heartbeat (Nordqvist, 2015). The indicators of heart disease can’t be pinpointed upon just anyone or…

Wave Forms The P wave represents atrial depolarization. When the sinus node is in control, there should be a P wave for each and every QRS complex. Typically, sinus P waves do not plot through an ectopic from atrial tissue, since the premature atrial depolarization will reset the sinus cadence called a premature atrial complex (Blesi/Jones/Lewis pg136). The P waves is when the valves between the atria and ventricles open 70% of the blood in the atria and the atrial contraction is only…

American based their diet in processed food and every processed food had a big amount of sugar that can cause diseases like obesity, heart diseases, alzheimer, liver problems, diabetes and others. One of the problems with sugar is that make Americans sick without their knowledge. Also, sugar is addictive and life without it is impossible. Americans have to know the way to change their diet. It is hard to avoid processed food when Americans do not have time to cook because of their life style.…

lower cholesterol or blood thinning medications to help prevent blood clots along with heart failure medication. Moreover, in some cases, doctor recommends surgery to treat the underlying problem that led to heart failure. Some of the surgery are coronary bypass surgery, heart valve repair or replacement, implantable cardioverter0 defibrillators (ICDs), Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) or biventricular pacing, heart pumps, and heart…