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    In atherosclerosis, fatty deposits called plaque, build up on the inner wall of the coronary arteries. These fatty deposits usually develop over many years. Plaque is composed of porridge like accumulation of cholesterol and their compounds within a fibrous coat. After it builds up, the injury to the arteries signal the immune system to release white blood cells to the site. This initiates a process called the inflammatory response. Macrophages literally "eat" the oxidized cholesterol…

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    Yoga Substance Abuse

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    The inpatient stay ranges from six to eight months based on the severity of drug dependence. Patient with coronary artery disease and history of myocardial infraction cerebrovascular accident, congenital heart disease, episode of seizure in the past month, fracture and other condition that limit practice of yoga will be excluded from the study (Hariprasad, Arasappa…

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    Have you ever rejoiced when something bad happens to somebody? I am going to tell you about a story of a woman who rejoiced when a terribly tragic event happened to her husband. This story starts in 1894 when women had no power. The woman’s name was Mrs. Mallard, and she was married to Brently Mallard. She had a heart disease and any seriously shocking moments could trigger a fatal heart attack. Mrs. Mallard is an unsympathetic person based on her desire to become a widow, the perceived joy…

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    The concept of youth is like a double edged blade. On one side I have the feeling of invincibility on the other hand I have the inevitability of time. Being young could be deceiving; it could mean we do foolish things at times, or that we could be carless of our actions. We don’t think of the consequences. Because we live in the moment. It may not always be easy to make the right choices. We may pick or do certain actions just because it’s convenient at the time. I am well aware of all the poor…

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    Empirics: The Science of Knowing Carper (1978) describes empirical knowledge as the science of nursing where knowledge describes, explains, and predicts “phenomena of special concern to the discipline of nursing” (p. 14). There are several ways in which the nursing care I provided demonstrated the use of empirical knowledge. Initially, when Mr. Brown arrived, I was the primary nurse. Knowing he was presenting with chest pain, I started a thought process in my head that included possible causes…

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    1) Angina is a chest pain caused by your heart muscle not getting enough oxygen-rich blood. The pain from angina can also cause pain in your shoulders, neck, arms, jaw, and back. Why angina is a warning sign for something more serious. Any pain in your body can have an explanation and when you are getting pain it is always important to get it checked out because angina is a pain that is caused by your heart. This could be a warning that you are getting a heart attack, or you could have a heart…

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    Cardiac Arrest Heart failure is the sudden loss of heart capacity in a man who could conceivably have analyzed coronary illness. The time and method of death are surprising. It happens in a split second or not long after indications show up. Every year, more than 420,000 crisis restorative administrations surveyed out of the healing facility heart failures happen in the United States. The expression "heart attack" is regularly mistaken used to depict cardiovascular arrest.While a heart attack…

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    Cardiac remodeling or Ventricular remodeling surgery- Human heart is known to be the most important and continuously working organ in the human body which is constantly pumping purified blood in the different parts of the body through some specified patterns and along with that impure blood is being collected from the various parts and is sent to the heart for purification. Once after the purification the purified blood is sent to the lungs for oxygenation i.e. for mixing the blood with oxygen…

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    sort of heart disease. A few of the major heart problems amongst Americans include: Coronary heart disease, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias), congenital heart defects, weak heart muscles (cardiomyopathy), and heart valve problems. Adding to the risk, heart disease is often referred to as a “silent killer” because many of these conditions have no symptoms, leading to never having a doctor look closely. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a chronic disease accounting for over half of all cases…

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    DEFINITION of Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations is the rare abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the spinal cord. Untreated spine AVM can permanently damage your spinal cord. Oxygen-rich blood enters the spinal cord through the arteries which branch on to the small blood vessels. The spinal cord uses oxygen from the blood in the capillaries. The oxygen depleted blood and then passes into the veins that drain blood from the spinal cord to the heart and lungs. In the spine the blood passes…

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