Coronary artery disease

to reflect on for the last clinical experience was adherence. The patient that I was able to spend time with had a long list of comorbidities, some of which include, type 2 diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease. However, the patient had very poor adherence to the treatment recommendations for these diagnoses. Once diagnosed with heart issues, the patient did not attend any appointments at the hearts doctors and eventually presented back to 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 associated with heart failure (Huffman,…

There are a number of familial health issues that run on both of my parents ' sides of my family. On my mother 's side cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and diabetes seem to be common issues. On my dad 's side cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and gout are prevalent ( records on my dad 's side of the family only go up to my grandparents due to lack of clear records) My grandfather (dad 's side)also passed away from an aneurysm, but…

therapies compared to contemporary or traditional therapies to reduce the negative symptoms associated to menopause, improve the quality of life for perimenopausal females, and avoid complications associated with females who have breast cancer or coronary artery disease who cannot take traditional or…

are plenty of sources of protein, such as beef, pork and chicken. However, fish is not only high in protein, but it is also uniquely low in fat. The unique components of this natural food have been found by scientists to reduce the risk of heart disease.…

Finally, after eight months, the main tumor was less than two centimeters (scar tissue) and there was no active cancer present. By June 2016, Carla Camarillo was in remission (How Carla Beat Stage 4 Cancer). Cancer, in conjunction with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, accounts for approximately…

mortality when compared with an amlodipine based regime. The primary endpoint of the VALUE trial was time to the first cardiac morbidity or mortality event. The trial enrolled 15,245 hypertensive patients aged 50 years or older, at high risk for coronary artery disease. Patients were randomized to either valsartan or amlodipine groups and followed for 4–6 years. Investigators were instructed to treat patients until BP was reduced to less than 140/90 mm Hg in an effort to produce equivalent BP in…

The Road to Success Reading and writing are like the components of a workout; the more you practice, the better you’ll become. This comparison became my motto during a time I had to learn a new language. Although it wasn’t just any language like English or Spanish, this language involved codes, signs, abbreviations, and terms. I would have to learn this new language through the help of reading and writing in a mere three months. Having a hate-hate relationship with reading and writing…

She has atrial fibrillation, history of coronary artery disease, status post intervention back in 2004 with a CABG. She is feeling well from that standpoint. She is not having any chest pain. She is not having shortness of breath. She does have hypertension. She is taking her medications as prescribed…

the liver responds by turning the sugar into fat, forty minutes past by so the liver dumps the sugar and moves it into our bloodstream . Having a constant amount of sugar in your everyday diet can cause your body to be overworked, leading to many diseases. There are three types of sugars glucose, fructose, and galactose each causing a different effect to the body. The article “How an artificial sweetener increases appetite” says that “Sucralose is a chemical relative of sugar and the study of…