My Foolish Heart

is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During development in the mother’s womb, the heart of the baby does not form correctly and this condition is the result. This condition is a congenital defect, meaning that the child is born with this condition. There are four defects of the heart and the blood…

achieve this, the cardiovascular system is divided into two circuits- the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit. The pulmonary circuit consists of the heart, lungs and pulmonary veins and pulmonary arteries. This circuit’s role is to pump deoxygenated blood to from the heart to the lungs; it then becomes oxygenated blood and returns to the heart. It then pumps the oxygenated blood to the body’s tissues, muscles and organs which provides them with nutrients. Once the oxygenated blood has…

of cardiac operations are performed every day in hospitals varying in complexity to treat several lesions such as coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve replacement and total heart replacement. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a crucial technique employed in the majority of these operations (Punjabi and Taylor 2013). It takes over the function of the heart and lungs during the surgery to maintain the adequate circulation of oxygen and nutrients over the procedure. 1.1.1 Coronary artery bypass…

3 reading of my beats per minute (BPM) to ensure I got an accurate result. I took 3 readings of 30 seconds and then multiplied them by 2 to get 3 readings of 60 seconds. I took my readings whilst sitting down and not talking having not done any physical activity (walking etc.) in the 10 minutes before I took my readings. Repeats Beats per 30 seconds Beats per minute 1 35 70 2 38 76 3 42 84 Mean 38.3 76.6 Decline of Pulse Rate after Exercise Once I had taken my rest pulse rate, my classmates…

The heart is an essential part of a human’s body. It is a muscular organ located at the center of the circulatory system that pumps blood throughout the body. The system comprises of veins, arteries, and capillaries, and these blood vessels carry blood to and from all areas of one’s body to sustain life. It beats around 100,000 times and pumps around 2,000 gallons per day. The heart is vital to one’s health and everything that goes on in his or her body. The heart is also prone to many different…

damage the supporting vessels of the heart and eventually progress to cardiac complications such as angina pectoris, MI, heart failure, and extracardiac complications.…

Scenario: You are a fitness coach and are instructing a personal fitness training session for an athlete in a gym. The session involves cardiovascular and resistance training. Questions: 1. You noticed that heart rate increased immediately before exercise (above resting levels). Why is this the case? Heart rate may increase before the start of any exercise; this is due to an involuntary…

Aneurysm is a common disease affecting about half of the world population, mostly find in men. Aneurysm origin is usually the walls of the blood vessels or the branches of the arteries. As the Aneurysm grows it tends to get larger in the walls of the arteries which can cause discomfort. There are two main types of aneurysm: cerebral aneurysm and aorta aneurysm. An aneurysm can be diagnose with .Regular screening or x-ray, and once taken place, the doctor can determine if surgery is needed…

Does life without medicine in today’s society, even seem possible? It doesn’t seem possible, but in 1350’s to the 1550’s in Europe diseases, and many other medical problems ravaged the people. This period of time is called the Renaissance or what others called the “re-birth”. It was during this time that cities in Europe just recently recovered from the Black Plague and were just starting to rebuild and regain the strength in their country. In addition to rebuilding their city, there was also…

narrow the arteries, which makes it more difficult for blood to pass through. This causes hypertension. The heart has to work harder to pump the blood through the narrowed arteries. If the coronary arteries become narrowed coronary artery disease occurs. The coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with blood. When blood is restricted to the heart chronic heart failure can occur. The heart cells become deprived of oxygen and die. C.M is taking atorvastatin to lower his LDL levels and…