Pulmonary artery

system is to transport materials around the body with blood serving as its transport medium. Blood is contained and transported in hollow tubes known as blood vessels. The body has three main types: Arteries, capillaries and Veins. All arteries (with the exception of pulmonary and umbilical arteries) transport Oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. They branch off into smaller structures named arterioles which lead to the Capillaries. In the capillaries the blood exchanges…

with a history of a high-fat diet resulting in a “beer belly” and large waist circumference, and the desire to be anywhere rather than the hospital. After further testing involving a cardiac catheterization, the patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease, which was the underlying…

heart rate are the initial simple exam techniques that provide the doctor with clues about the health of the heart. The basic electrocardiogram (also known as EKG or ECG), an electrical recording of the heart action, aids in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, valves disorders, arrhythmias, heart blocks and myocardial infarction. Echocardiogram, also known as ultra-sound cardiography, is a noninvasive procedure that examines the size, shape and motion of the heart structures, like valves…

device on a catheter is introduced from the inguinal femoral artery or radial artery until they reach the site of blockage in the heart under X-ray imaging guidance. At the blockage, the balloon is inflated to open the artery, allowing blood to flow. A stent is often placed at the site of blockage to permanently open the artery. (Kushner et al., 2009). The part of the heart muscle does not die immediately after occlusion of coronary artery. If blood supply is restored within a few hours, much of…

network of arteries and veins, blood is a very important part of our body. Without blood, we could not live. This is because it keeps us warm, fights off infections, and helps get rid of waste(Durani). Blood also transports oxygen and hormones throughout our body. Our circulatory system is made up of the heart and blood vessels. They also include arteries, veins, and capillaries. There are two parts to the circulatory system: the pulmonary circulation and the systemic circulation. The pulmonary…

The activation of these systems can lead to blood clotting and inflammation at the site of the medical device. This can result in occlusion of the vessel, restricting blood flow and causing many complications up to, and including, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, and stroke. There are many different types of…

distention. Rales or crackles can also occur because of the buildup of fluid in the lungs that can be heard when the patient inhales and exhales. When there’s fluid in the lungs it can also cause cyanosis which will then develop as a late sign of pulmonary edema. Left sided can cause a backwards failure of the atrium and ventricles that will which causes the patient to become dyspnea on exertion. When a patient lies down they will become breathless and feel like they are drowning which is called…

and a nitroglycerin patch (Nitro-Dur). The ECG revealed that the distal two thirds of the left ventricle were akinetic, and his cardiac catheterization revealed that he had an 80% occlusion of the left coronary artery and severe diffuse disease of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Physical Examination Height. Mr. Borg stands 5 feet 11 inches tall. Weight. Mr. Borg weighs 210 pounds. Vital signs. His vital signs are as follows,…

quickly travel to all parts of the body and back again quickly. There are three major types of blood vessels in the human body. The first are the arteries which face high blood pressure levels due to the fact that they take blood away from the heart, Because of this they are thicker and more elastic then the other blood vessels. Branching off of the arteries are arterioles which carries blood to the second type of blood vessels the capillaries. These are the smallest and thinnest of the three…

approximately one cell layer in thickness are called respiratory bronchioles; they terminate into hollow sacs of air called alveoli which are also approximately one cell layer thick. Blood is pumped to the lungs from the right heart via the pulmonary arteries which transition to capillaries that have an endothelium one cell thick. These capillaries surround the alveoli. There is a thin basement membrane between these structures. This thin walled interface is the site of gas exchange. Its thin…