Pulmonary edema

Congestive Heart Failure or CHF is a disease that makes it hard for the body to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the body's organs. The heart muscle becomes damaged from other conditions such as myocardial ischemia, hypertension and arrhythmia. When this happens the heart is very weak, but it works too hard to efficiently pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the body resulting in life-threatening congestion. Congestive heart failure can affect all ages, from children to the elderly. Almost five…

The financial impact of pharmacological interventions can be extremely costly. Even when assistance is available, basic needs tend to take precedence over affording medications when there is an out-of-pocket expense. Chronic diseases such as asthma tend to have a higher cost-sharing copayment tend to delay initiating therapy due to financial constraints (Woo & Wynne, 2012). In the case listed below there are many factors that would need to be addressed in addition to financial concerns,…

excessive protein in urine can development with in a short period of time. Symptom for severe preeclampsia include upper right abdominal pain increase of liver enzymes, elevated bilirubin, kidney damage, abruption of placenta, pancreas disease, pulmonary edema and, small amounts of urine less than 500 ML in a 24 including large amounts of protein. At that point preeclampsia is consider sever in the presence of multi organ disease. Severe Preeclampsia is also associated with increase risk of…

Hazardous Chemical: Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) In December of 1984 in Bhopal India there was an extremely large chemical leak (Schlager, 2008). The chemical was called methyl isocyanate (MIC) and was used as an intermediate to create a pesticide, or a substance that is used for killing organisms called Seven. Seven, which kills several different types of bugs and is used specifically in Asia but globally as well, is also an insecticide, or a beneficial chemical that kills insects (Living With…

Timing and Outcome of Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A study published in 2009 aimed to evaluate the effects of the timing of therapeutic hypothermia treatments on the survival rates and subsequent neurological function at hospital discharge and also 6 and 12 months after the cardiac event. This study evaluated both the effects of the time which it took to reach the target temperature and the time during which the patient was induced into a mold hypothermic state.…

Billie Holiday Also known as “Lady Day” and born Eleanora Fagan, Billie Holiday was one of the most prolific jazz singers of her time and also made a significant contribution to the civil rights movement occurring during her life. She is widely regarded as a unique and important figure in the in the jazz community and has relevance even 50 years after her death. GROWING UP: Billie Holiday was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1915 to Sarah Fagan and Clarence Holiday. She had a very tough…

the airway is constricted due to what triggered the antigen and no medicine is provided within enough time frame; a person would experience a asthma attack. When a asthma attack occur your airway becomes very constricted and inflamed, which causes a edema and swelling. According to Des (1993),” states that asthma episode can develop rapidly with symptoms that include a cough, wheezing, excessive mucus production, a feeling of chest tightness, and shortness of…

Data regarding the cardiovascular system of older adults is slightly limited, due to the fact that older people are usually not included in clinical trials. However, enough research has been done to identify common physiological changes in the geriatric cardiovascular system, such as: increased heart weight; decreased number of myocardial cells with enlargement of remaining cells; increased left ventricle wall thickness; increased arterial stiffness; increased elastin levels; increased collagen…

child getting infected with HIV and/or AIDS. (intelhealth.com) . In addition, drug and alcohol use can have other negative effects on the mother. Drug specific, if a person takes cocaine during pregnancy it can cause seizures, heart problems, and pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs). Other common effects of drug use during pregnancy for the mother include: convulsions or seizures, miscarriage, and preterm labor. A more recognized complication in pregnancy that can be associated with drug use…

Heart failure (HF) is a complex and progressive clinical syndrome that can result from any structural abnormality or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood.1 The term “heart failure” is preferred over “congestive heart failure” because some patients may show no signs or symptoms of volume overload.1 An estimated 5.1 million Americans >20 yrs of age have HF based on NHANES 2007-2010 data.2 By 2030, projection show that the prevalence of HF will increase 25% from…