Echocardiography

Psychological Stress Test The acute psychological stress test we used was a ten-minute version of the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) (Gronwall, 1977). This has been shown to reliably perturb both the cardiovascular system and salivary cortisol levels (Phillips et al., 2005, Phillips et al., 2006, Phillips et al., 2009) and demonstrate good test-retest reliability (Willemsen et al., 1998). In this task, the participants were presented, via a compact disc player, a series of single…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited multisystemic disease of unknown etiology that typically causes fever and acute inflammation in young children. It is also referred to as "mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome," because of its involvement of the mucous membranes, skin, and lymph nodes. It has 3 stages that lasts about 12 days which are comprised of the acute, subacute, and convalescent phases. This syndrome may result in the complication of damage to the coronary arteries, due to inflammatory…

Obesity is a chronic disease that is excess body fat that has a major impact on a person’s health. Obesity is associated with many chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, osteoarthritis, and cancers. Over sixty percent of adults are considered overweight or obese. Obesity is attributed to an estimate 34,000 new cases of cancer. Obesity is not being talk enough about. People are still eating less fruits and vegetables. People are going to fast food restaurants eating…

Results The consumption of alcohol has severe effects on college athletes and their bodies. For example, alcohol can affect college athletes by “loss of balance and coordination, reduced reaction time, and increased appetite” (SCAN Registered Dietitians, 2013). This decline in cognitive function plays a large role in sports related injuries, along with vitamin and mineral deficiencies which affect the immune system (SCAN Registered Dietitians, 2013). Consuming alcohol after an athletic…

of breath, irregular heartbeat, difficulty swallowing, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, light-headedness, pain or discomfort in in the arms, shoulders, back, neck, jaw, or stomach.(Cleveland Clinic, 2014) If a patient conveys symptoms, a stress echocardiography can be used to diagnose CAD, but the first tests given will usually be an electrocardiogram and a blood test. Other tests include Coronary Angiography and Cardiac Catheterization, Positron Emission Tomography (PET scanning), Intravascular…

Valvular Heart Disease Luke White – C14367136 Introduction In this report I will discuss valvular heart disease. Firstly I will discuss the disease itself, what it is, what its symptoms are and what effect it can have on a person if it is left untreated. Then I will examine the role of the Clinical Measurement Scientist in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of this disease. I will then go on to write about the importance of professionalism as a clinical measurement scientist. This will…

Preoperative evaluation Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting and surgery for valvular disease, represents one of the most common classes of surgical procedures performed worldwide. Advances in the percutaneous management of coronary artery disease as well as in cardiac surgical techniques have led to improved outcomes with consequent longer life expectancy for patients. Greater numbers of patients with depressed left ventricular function, multiple comorbidities, failed…

A PMI located outside these landmarks indicates possible cardiac enlargement, such as with left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac enlargement is not necessarily associated with atherosclerosis or carotid artery disease. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application) REF: 697 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 4. To auscultate for S3 or S4 gallops in the mitral area, the nurse listens with the a. bell of the stethoscope with the patient in the left lateral position. b.…

Reflection 4: The road to the Phoenix VA wait-time nightmare Rafael Martinez-Cruz HCM 4310 August 25, 2017 Dr. Robert C. Miner Thesis Statement Though many veterans’ used the Phoenix VA as their main health care facility, their trust in the VA system has been declining throughout the years. The Phoenix VA offers to the veterans a place that understands their needs and also can accommodate their necessities better than any public hospital.…

Breast cancer in females TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION ? Malignancy that develops in the cells of the breast which proliferates uncontrollably; most commonly ductal and lobular carcinoma ? Diagnosis requires a tissue biopsy for microscopic examination to determine pathology CLASSIFICATION ? The TNM classification is used for clinical staging of breast tumors. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th edition stages breast cancer as follows:?26 ? TX: primary tumor cannot be…