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    Heart Failure Case Study

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    history and find other causes of heart failure. (The signs and symptoms for heart failure dyspnea, fluid retention, peripheral edema, nausea.) The most helpful tools of the diagnosis is echocardiogram. The chest x-ray identify the heart enlargement. Character’s : • Heart failure symptoms, including unexplained right heart failure • Arrhythmias • Conduction abnormalities • Thromboembolic events • angina pectoris managements : Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Changes 1-Heart-healthy eating : •…

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    Heart failure results in low cardiac output and inadequate filling of the arteries which causes the heart to be unable to pump enough blood to meet with tissue demand of oxygen and nutrients. Consequently, the neurohormonal system activates several feedback mechanisms. The baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinus that normally inhibit sympathetic nervous system activity are blunted in the patient who is experiencing heart failure. This results in high levels of circulating…

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    year old male experienced muscle damage in the lower part of the heart because of blocked blood flow. As this happened he fell unconscious because the extra electrical pathways of his heart's chambers stimulated, causing a rapid abnormal heart rate and an insufficient blood supply to the brain. After placing sensors on his body to monitor his heart's electrical activity the healthcare provider established that the front of his heart experienced a blockage in the past. Both events were painless,…

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    On its webpage “Lifestyle Changes for Heart Failure”, the American Heart Association states:” Small changes may reduce symptoms, and give you time for what matters most” (American Heart Association [AHA], 2017b). It advocates for several behavior changes, with the content being mirrored in a presentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), about “Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Heart Failure Care” (Kinsinger, 2014). Given that this…

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    Heart Failure Lab Report

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    Introduction The human heart contains various parts. All the parts work together to perform different functions. Some of the functions include contraction, relaxation, receiving, distributing, opening and closing of valves. It is important for the various parts to work together for us to be able to breathe and perform our daily activities. Imagine when one part has a malfunction, how it could affect the others and the human body as a whole. In addition, science and medicine has worked so hard…

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    The heart is one of the major organs in the body that is essential. The heart is considered a pump that helps the blood flow, continuously, throughout the body. The heart is located under the rib cage, between the lungs, and more on the left side of the breastbone. It has two major coronary arteries, electrical impulses, four chambers, and four valves to help the blood flow one way. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the superior and inferior vena cava. When the right atrium…

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    old white female admitted to the unit on 10/29/15 for congestive heart failure and shortness of breath. This is her second time being admitted within a week of discharge for the same diagnosis. G.S. is a widow who lives along at home. She has never smoked and does not drink alcohol. She is, however, a little on the obese side. Her niece is her power of attorney and she does have an advance directive. She has a family history of heart disease and hypertension, and has stated that all of the men…

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    the heart into growing in a healthy way, pump more blood, repair heart damage, and improve blood flow in animal models of heart failure. Heart failure is one of the leading cause of death and disability in high-income countries and around the world. When a certain part of your heart dies, what's left of the heart will become to adapt and it will get bigger, but in a dysfunctional way and it wouldn’t help your heart pump more blood. Researchers have found a protein named CT-1 to help heart…

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    What side of the heart is affected by congestive heart failure (right, left, or both)? At the point when the right half of the heart starts to work less effectively, it can't pump much blood into the vessels of the lungs. Would Fluid accumulate somewhere? If so, Where? Explain your answer. Yes, Congestive heart failure (CHF) happens when the heart's pumping activity turns out to be weak to the point that liquid starts to amass in the lungs and other body tissues. This li quid development is…

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    Congestive Heart Failure The heart is fundamentally a blood pump. It pumps blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen. The oxygenated blood returns to the left side of the heart. The left side of the heart then pumps blood into the circulatory system of blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body. Heart failure is an illness in which the pumping action of the heart becomes less and less powerful. When this happens, blood does not move efficiently through the…

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