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    Definition and pathophysiology Stroke is a medical condition which occurs due to reduced or interrupted blood supply to the brain therefore causing death of brain cells as a result of inadequate oxygen and nutrient supply. Steves condition may have possibly resulted due to adhere to warfarin treatment therefore causing artery blockage (ischemic stroke). This type of stroke results when arteries supplying blood to the brain are blocked or narrowed causing reduced blood flow. This is as a result…

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    heart transplant — relies upon which class of cardiomyopathy you have and how severe it is. 1. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is considered to be hereditary. It happens due to thickening of your heart walls and keeps blood from flowing through your heart. It can be occurred due to aging, long-term hypertension, diabetes or thyroid diseases. There are different occasions when the reason is obscure. The seriousness of ailment and prognosis differs generally as per the…

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    Sleep apnea is growing over to world and we don’t even know about it. We should be taking action on this disorder so it isn’t as big as a problem anymore and because we aren't taking care of this. Deaths have increased over the years. People that don’t have this disorder think it’s no big deal but it is. Sleep Apnea should be acknowledged more because too many people are being affected. Many people in america that have sleep apnea and they don’t even know about it. eighteen million americans…

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    coronary artery disease (CAD) and reducing mortality rates (Kee, et al., 2015,p. 666). High cholesterol is one of the causes of coronary artery disease which is a type of cardiovascular disease (Lewis, et al., 2014, p. 731). Chronic endothelial injury from hypertension, etc play a central role in the development of CAD. When there is already damage done cholesterol accumulates in the smooth muscle of the vessel called a fatty streak (Lewis, et al., 2014, p. 731). The next two stages are fibrous…

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    increase of obesity in the last decade and it has become an epidemic that needs to be resolved. There is many risks that come with obesity especially with someone so young. Obesity can make everyday tasks much more difficult and increases the chance of death. While many parents ignore that fact that their child is obese they are putting their child’s life is danger and suffrage. Obesity is dangerous in every age but it is more casual in a child because the body is so young and is not fully…

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    Bolek Case Summary

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    Plaintiff Joanne Bolek had been admitted to Ahuja Medial Center in early November 2013, for complications from congestive heart failure and fluid buildup in her kidneys. Upon discharge from Ahuja, Ms. Bolek was sent to defendant Menorah Park’s facility for rehabilitation. According to Ms. Bolek’s son, Peter Bolek, they sent Ms. Bolek to Menorah Park to have her regain her strength, “because she was very weak.” B. Admission to Menorah Park On November 22, 2013, Ms. Bolek was admitted to…

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    Atherosclerosis Essay

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    Atherosclerosis is a cardio vascular disease that is described when the arteries thin and toughen. This disease starts when the endiolethem lining in the body gets hurt. It can be caused by multiple things such as smoking, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Over time, a clutter of cholesterol and white blood cells make a panel in the artery. The symptoms do not usually show until older age, but it can cause pain or blood clots. This disease can also cause people to have strokes. Most of…

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    Randomized Control Trial

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    the patients in the experimental group in the Petrie et al. study. Patients in the other experimental group would receive three 30-minute intervention sessions and three 30-minute exercise sessions. In the intervention sessions, the same structure from the 2002 study should be followed. Patients should receive counseling on the pathophysiology, causes of their disease, how to manage it, lifestyle change plans, symptoms of their disease, and concerns about returning home. Then the patients…

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    to the body is greater than the risk of side effects. As the body adjusts to the drug, headache, dizziness, pounding heartbeat, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur. The most effective way to reduce dizziness is to get up slowly from a sitting or lying position. Also, this product may contain inactive ingredient and cause allergic reaction and other problems depending on the patient’s condition especially those with previous blood vessel problem, stroke, and kidney…

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    Project Definition: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2013, heart disease was responsible for 611,105 deaths (Leading Causes of Death, 2015). There are many factors associated with an increased risk of heart disease including cigarette smoking, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia (Teh et al., 2014). Genetics and diet both play a role in many of these risk factors. This study…

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