Coronary stent

plaque build up; can have diseases such as coronary heart disease, angina, carotid…

the heart as well as measuring the pressure in the heart and the electrical activity of the heart. (McEnroe-Petitte,2011). This procedure is a very effective diagnostic procedure but can also be used as a therapeutic procedure, for example to place stents in a blocked artery to increase blood flow (Fallon, 2007). Therefore the main reasons for a patient to undergo a…

her heart attack. This pain was described as if someone was putting pressure on her chest and it radiated down to her arms. Additionally, she felt as if she was struggling to breathe, nauseated, weak and sweating. This fits with the diagnosis of coronary artery disease that is the source of developing chronic stable angina and can induce a myocardial infraction like she already had because those with this disease often experience “sub sternal chest pains or pressure (squeezing, aching, tingling)…

happen in the atria (upper chamber of the heart). These contractions usually do not cause harm and don’t require treatment. Another one is Atrial fibrillation, it’s a heart rhythm that causes the atria to contract abnormally. Multiple things such as coronary artery disease, heart attack injury, and electrolyte imbalances in your blood can cause arrhythmia. Also remember arrhythmia can occur in normal healthy hearts also. When dealing with arrhythmia symptoms may include dyspnea (shortness of…

Lesson 8 – Problem Pitch Bibliography “Research We’re Watching.” Harvard Women’s Health Watch 22.9 (2015):8. Health Source – Consumer Edition. Web. 11 June 2015. The main point of this article is to inform the reader about research being watched by Harvard Health Publication regarding the benefits to an individual’s health from eating peanuts on a regular basis, why women fall and the symptoms of a heart attack in a female. I was interested in the symptoms of a heart attack for a woman as the…

Every person has the right to health and wellness. There is no requirement for it other than freedom of choice. An individual can be living a process of mental and physical soundness and remain physically challenged; of a particular age; suffering; flawed. No matter what the condition of health, an individual can start to appreciate themselves as a developing and transforming person that let them change concerning a happier life and optimistic health. Wellness refers to loving self and taking…

CC: Recurrent pneumonia. History of Present Illness: Mr. Cauley is a very pleasant 56-year-old gentleman who has multiple pneumonias over the last year and one prior pneumonia in 2013. He has been hospitalization recently at Portsmouth Regional Hospital for a right-sided pneumonia was treated with antibiotics and he had rapid resolution of his symptoms associated with radiographic resolution. In February of this year, he suffered a similar episode of cough, fevers, and chills, which was…

45% of deaths due to coronary heart disease. “Types and Conditions of CVD. The term cardio-vascular disease (CVD) encompasses a wide spectrum of disease, which include Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), heart diseses other than IHD, systemic arterial hypertension, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease (PVD). IHD is the prototype example of lifestyle disease; it is defined as a stake of lack of supply of oxygen to the myocardium vis-a-vis the demand due to narrowing of the coronary arteries as a…

thrombolytic, works to dissolve blood clots) or surgery if necessary to restore the crucial blood flow that is needed to keep the heart pumping effectively, or both methods may be used if necessary (Gaby, 2010). Surgeries include bypass grafting to coronary arteries or angioplasty (Gaby, 2010). Nurses will be involved in this process, as well as treatment to decrease the patient’s pain, and likely aspirin or other medication for anti-platelet effects, as well as beta blockers (Gaby, 2010).…

The Cardiovascular System also known as the (Cardio) system, is the most vital system in the human body. The Cardio system is comprised of the heart which keeps the human species alive. The cardio system is not only comprised of the heart but blood vessels, and arteries which transport blood throughout the human body. Frequently, women and men experience problems with the cardio system, although throughout history the focus has been on men and cardio diseases; research proves that women are…