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Gerhardt, a 58-year-old male, presents to the doctor’s office with a low pulse rate, often times as low as 28bpm, and a feeling of sleepiness. Patient denies dyspnea, chest pain as well as palpitations. Physical examination revealed a high pulse pressure of 70 mm Hg, mid-systolic murmur and an occasional mid-diastolic sound suggestive of structural heart abnormalities. Question: What is an echocardiogram and how is it used diagnostically? Generate: Echocardiography is a modality that uses…

influence blood pressure and the other type can negatively influence blood pressure. A more detailed comparison will now be made between beneficial and harmful humour. Harmful humour can be sarcastic or aggressive, e.g., “Madame, I’d like to drink to your beauty…So you can imagine how hard up I am for a drink!” (Groucho Marx) Harmful humour can also be self-deprecating (ingratiating oneself), e.g., “My father had an ulcer for a long time, but he finally got rid of it…I left home.” (Alan Feiman)…

preventable risk factors occurring in heart and stroke deaths include smoking, obesity, elevated cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure. These tragic deaths effect minorities more than non-Hispanic white men. African American men have a 30 percent higher risk at heart attack and stroke then non-Hispanic white men, due to increased risk factor such as elevated blood pressure. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for American women. The Million Hearts Campaign is striving to save…

practitioner is to ensure that the A. line is not entangled in other intravenous lines or monitoring equipment- This would decrease the chance of displacing the A. line. If a line is suspected to have tissued, it’s immediate removal is required and pressure is to be applied for a minimum of five minutes; once completed a re-evaluation of the patient is required to establish hemostasis. (Wake County EMS System STANDARDS and PRACTICE 2013,…

THBT the media puts too much pressure on young women In today’s society, the idea of self-perfection is one that arises as the answer to many of our current problems, specifically those of our younger demographic. The irresponsible and unethical actions performed and displayed by this group are often linked to the supposed negativity that the media of today publicizes. However, when clearly analyzed, these so-called “destructive messages” are simply a product of our biased perceptions within…

how to interpret this symptoms with pulmonary arterial hypertension (Le et al 2011). The patient would require to have an echocardiogram to determine if he had right ventricular hypertrophy. The patient had the 24 hour BP monitor with normal blood pressure reading however as previously mentioned the abnormal results with a diastolic of 102mmHg which indicates hypertension. As the side effect of Midodrine is hypertension,…

8)Thermoregulation is the process your body goes through to keep your body's temperature regulated to 60-38°C. 9)The hypothalamus is the portion of the brain that monitors and regulates the body's temperature. 10a)The body will expand blood flow in the skin and have the sweat glands produce more sweat. 10b)The body will restrict blood flow in the skin and have muscles shiver to generate and keep heat. 11a)The stimulus is the hypothalamus sensing to little heat in the body and the response is…

Mr. Borg’s dopamine drip was titrated to 9 mcg/kg/min in 500 ml D5W to maintain a systolic pressure of 90 mm Hg. Dopamine is an organic chemical that occurs naturally in the body to keep the heart pumping. Dopamine (Intropin) can be used to treat low heart rate during shock (“Dopamine Injection: Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com,” 2015)…

levels of intensity, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). These illnesses occur when someone is exposed to levels of higher elevation, reduced oxygen levels and lowered air pressure. Altitude sickness causes the veins and capillaries to expand in order to take in more oxygen. Some scientists also believe that it can cause the brain to slightly swell. Altitude sickness can affect anyone over 6000 feet in elevation. It can…

vital signs, which included taking blood pressure manually. This was a skill that I was not entirely confident in, but I knew it was crucial and something I needed to do; it was essential to put my patient first. I felt for my resident’s brachial pulse, placed the cuff on his upper arm, put the diaphragm of my stethoscope where I felt the pulse, and began squeezing the pump. When I had finished taking his blood pressure, it was very low. I took the blood pressure again, and the second time was…