Mitral valve

from the top of the upper parts of your body. The right atrium pumps blood through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. The tricuspid valve would open up once blood is ready to go to the right ventricle. Once blood has reached the right ventricle, the valve would close. The right ventricle’s job is to pump blood into the pulmonary valve and into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary valve would open up once blood is ready to travel out of the heart through the pulmonary artery.…

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder that affects the formation of bones. The term Osteogenesis Imperfecta literally means imperfect bone formation. People with OI have bones that break easily, usually caused by a mild trauma or no cause at all. Multiple fractures are common with this disease since bones are weak. Although, in severe cases fracture of bones can occur before birth. This disease is caused by defective connective tissue and the lack of Type One Collagen. There are…

Coronary Artery Disease Levi Gatherwright Morehead State University Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Artery Disease, CAD for short, is caused by a buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries that supply the heart with oxygenated blood. The plaque (Atheroma) is a waxy like substance that consists of calcium, lipid compounds, and blood clotting compounds such as macrophages and fibrin. The buildup takes many years to accumulate; the plaque eventually swells the arterial wall restricting blood…

GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is most commonly known as “heartburn”. It refers to the back flow of gastric or duodenal contents or both into the esophagus and past the lower esophageal sphincter, without associated belching or vomiting. The reflux of gastric contents causes acute epigastric pain, usually after a meal. Common causes are: food, alcohol, or cigarettes, hiatal hernia, increased abdominal pressure (such as with obesity or pregnancy), medications, nasogastric intubation for…

This essay is going to be talking about what body systems are affected by the symptoms provided in the case study and how the patient’s health can be improved. It will also be looking at the structure and function of one of the body systems affected. The patient from the case study has a BMI of 18.5, which means that she is underweight. According to NHS choices (2014), the immune system does not function properly when a person is underweight making them more susceptible to contracting the flu…

The impact on preload would depend on what the underlying cause of the left-side of the heart is. If there is an issue with the mitral valve, then preload would be decreased due to the impaired ability of the left atrium to push all the blood into the left ventricle. The afterload would increase (hypertension). Because he had an MI years prior, his heart’s contractility is already lower…

Introduction of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors LeMone & Burke (2011) stated that in other to accurately discuss angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, it is very important to first of all briefly discuss about the three forms of angiotensin. Angiotensin I is produced by the action of renin on a protein called angiotensinogen, which is formed by the liver. Angiotensin I is then transformed into angiotensin II in the blood by the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE.…

Identify or trace the path of a red blood cell through all anatomical/structural areas of the heart. The path of a RBC consist of it first beginning in the heart as the RBC transports oxygen into the aorta by the aortic valve through contracting of the left ventricle. From the aorta, the RBC then travels through an artery with the help of arterioles to reach the capillaries. When in the capillary, the oxygen molecule that is carried by the RBC then detaches and travels through the capillary into…

Abstract Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care and considered the cornerstone of high-quality health care. Nurses play an important role in that vital care. Nurses need to know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. A Nurse’s Role Providing patient safety is not the of a nurse. The nurse must also show commitment, from the code of ethics, to provide competent and ethical care.…

the human body. According to research, the heart is a muscle that repeats the same pumping action during the whole lifespan of an individual and is about the size of ones fist. The heart is made up of several elements like the aorta and the mitral valves, along with other vital parts. When we think of a muscle, we imagine skeletal muscles, the muscles that display how strong one is. In reality the heart is a cardiac muscle with thick muscle tissue that contracts to pump blood outward and when…