Cyanosis

History The important and most common cardiac symptoms include having: - Chest pain, discomfort or tightness - Dyspnoea - Palpitations - Dizziness - Syncope The related cardiovascular history including any strokes, peripheral arterial disease, transient ischaemic attacks or peripheral oedema. Chest Pain One of the most important symptoms of heart disease is chest pain as it can be difficult to evaluate. The mnemonic PQRST is used to assess chest pain: Provocative or Palliative: What makes the…

Scenario: 70 year old Male, No fixed abode, currently living in a hostel. Complaint: Feeling hot, Productive Cough (Green) for a duration of 5 days. When a patient first presents to any point of care within the healthcare system, a number of key steps must be undertaken. As the patient enters into the GP’s room, one would introduce oneself by name and their role. This brief introduction would allow the patient, to begin to build rapport within the patient doctor relationship, this is vital as…

Ultrasound in Patients with Ebstein’s Anomaly Ebstein’s Anomaly of the tricuspid valve is a disease close to my heart, because I was diagnosed with it at birth and it has been a part of my life and a factor of inspiration toward the field of medical imaging. It has affected my health negatively, yet affected my life positively. I have seen every test and imaging modality involving this condition and its understanding. Ebstein’s anomaly is a congenital heart defect that counts for less than 1% of…

Q1) State the normal values for the partial pressure of O2 at sea level (with barometric pressure of 760 mmHg) in the following a. Inspired air b. Alveolar air c. Arterial blood d. Venous blood 1a- 149mmHg 1b-100-104 PaO2(mmHg) 1c-95-100mmHg 1d-40-50 mmHg Q2) Interpret the probable underlying cause when a person becomes unconscious and dies on exposure to an atmospheric pressure of 200 mmHg. When the human body is suddenly exposed to this pressure…

The primary symptom of MAS is respiratory distress, such as nasal flaring, retractions, cyanosis, grunting, rales, and rhonchi. The doctor may also notice low heart rate in the baby before birth, tachypnea, low Apgar score, limpness in the baby, and post maturity such as long nails in the baby. MAS can be prevented by giving the mother an…

According to Kozier et al (2014), client education is a professional nursing responsibility that can foster empowerment, improve health outcomes, and enhance the nurse-client therapeutic relationship. The goal of this teaching assignment is to provide Mrs. X with education about prevention of foot complications as well as diabetic diet. We decided to do this teaching because of three findings. Upon assessing him it was noted that he walks around his room with bare feet and he stated, “I always…

symptoms of left sided heart failure ( 1 point) In left side heart failure you can experience Pulmonary edema, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, crackles, wheezing, blood tinged septum, tachycardia, orthopnea , extertional dyspena, tachypcynea, and cyanosis. 8c Explain in detail the mechanism of development of pulmonary edema in this patient. How do diuretics help in his treatment? ( 3 points) If you have poor cardiac output blood will back up into the veins that connect the heart to the…

Patient, a 71-year-old, retired truck driver, presented to Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) due to an exacerbation of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) of 2 days presenting as dyspnea on the background of 5-year history of COPD with 1 or 2 exacerbations a year, previous peripheral venous insufficiency with ulcers, previous solitary pulmonary nodule and an ex-smoker with 100 pack-year history. Initial examination presented with respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation of…

cough and gag. Overheating is a big issue and is caused when the increase of panting swells and narrows the airways even more than they already are which leads to increased anxiety in the dog(CIDD). Excessive heat, exercise and excitement can cause cyanosis and collapse, and dogs that are overweight can exacerbate these issues even more (ACVS). A general severe dyspnea is very commonplace…

At 2:49 pm on April 15, 2013, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon, immediately killing three bystanders and injuring hundreds (Singh et al., 2016). Prior to the rise in terrorist attacks, most explosive injuries occurred in combat zones. Each blast injury comes with different injuries or a combination of injuries depending on the severity. The injuries have several negative effects on the body. Certain radiologic imaging can be used…