Deaths from myocardial infarction

chronic metabolic condition that affects the manner in which the body produces adequate amounts of insulin leading to elevated levels of glucose in the blood. When it is untreated or uncontrolled it can lead to stroke, kidney damage, heart attack and death. Houstonians who receive care at the facility have to drive a minimum of 40 minutes due to their residing counties lacking local diabetes care specialists. In addition, other noted challenges are lack of transportation which forces patients to…

Did you know that there is a murderer around us? The number one killer in most countries is a heart attack. It growing in recent years, and it creeps toward young people. Whereas, from several years ago we have watched a heart attack infect people in the sixties and seventies, it is now infecting people in the twenties. Also in all age groups, men are more at risk of heart attack than women, but if women reached menopause, they may be equal with men in incidence because estrogen has been the…

Case Study #3 Hypertension In this case, study there is an 42 year old African American women who was diagnosed with hypertension. There may be reasoning behind her having this health issue from her daily lifestyle. Hypertension will be explained in complete detail. Signs and symptoms of hypertension will be elaborated on. Most of the time when an individual is diagnosed with a disease, there is something that has lead them up to getting this disease. The factors of how a person can develop…

Aricept is a medication, which can help to decrease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by increasing the level of chemical in the brain called acetylcholine messenger (Health Canada, 2015). Medication does not treat Alzheimer’s disease; however, it helps patients to progress their thinking, memory and the capability to do their simple everyday jobs, which reduces the signs of Alzheimer’s disease (Aricept, 2016). Aricept is a medication that helps to stabilize dementia that is associated with…

to my preceptor over the phone. I had the opportunity to go with the charge nurse to transport the new admission from the Emergency Department to our unit. Upon our arrival back to SINU, we transferred the patient from the stretcher to the bed, performed a bed bath, and changed the patient’s gown. My preceptor hung two units of blood and once this patient’s blood pressure elevated from a systolic in the 50’s to the 100’s, the charge nurse and I accompanied the patient to nuclear medicine for a…

at four in the afternoon, the day after thanksgiving, and after a twelve hour surgery husband and wife were again reunited. He had made it through but the heart attack had taken its toll. He was alive but would never be the same again. The recovery from such an attack would take months, however, just as before his wife would be by his side every step of the…

care right away for episodes of chest pain. The sooner you get treatment, the sooner you may return to your normal activities. If a large area of heart muscle lacks oxygen and medical care is not provided; a weak heart muscle, heart failure or sudden death may result. WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF A HEART ATTACK IS SUSPECTED Aspirin may be given, if you are able to take it. This makes your blood "thinner" (less likely to clot). Thrombolytics ("clot busters") may be given as long as it is safe and…

Blood flow and volume. The SOMATOM Definition Flash provides dynamic myocardial stress perfusion imaging, while the hemodynamic relevance of stenosis can be evaluated by syngoVolume Perfusion CT (VPCT). The ability to obtain accurate cardiac perfusion information, in addition to morphologic information from CT coronary angiography imaging, has significant implications. In a situation of intermediate coronary stenosis, the quantitative…

daily, to help maintain a healthy immune system and provide needed vitamins that are not taken through his diet. Multivitamins are a combination of different vitamins found in foods and other natural sources (Multivitamin (multivitamins) medical facts from Drugs.com, 2015) Nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur). Mr. Borg was prescribed a nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur) patch to be applied in the morning and removed at bedtime qd. This medication is used to reduce the number of angina attacks over time…

Patient falls under the Stage I hypertension and is currently being prescribed a loop diuretic called Furosemide (Lasix) that can cause xerostomia, lichenoid (rash), and orthostatic hypotension. (Little, 42,44) Patient should be reclined slowly from their position and monitored to avoid orthostatic hypotension. Immediate changes in posture can cause a patient to become dizzy or lightheaded. After some time has passed, clinician should support patient until it is known that equilibrium has…