Pulmonary embolism

Ethics in nursing deals with doing what’s right when faced with everyday problems. “Ethics is concerned with doing the right thing and with being a certain kind of person, in terms of conduct and character” (Marquis & Houston, 2015, P.71). For the most part, every profession has its own values and norms. With that said, the normative ethical theory is applied to guide ethical decision making. In this assignment, there will be a reflection on an ethical dilemma that has occur in my nursing career…

Pulmonary vein abnormalities are predictors of bad prognosis for the success of the procedure (41). A doubled-walled cryoballoon catheter is thread through the heart and located in the ostium of the pulmonary veins. Selective contrast is injected to check if it has achieved total occlusion of the vessels as there is no backflow back into the atrium. Once…

1. INTRODUCTION Warfarin is a most common Anticoagulant in prevention and treatment of thromboembolic events despite the availability of new drugs such as Novel Oral Anticoagulants due to its affordability. The establishment of the International Normalized Ratio (INR) helps to guide the dosing requirement for patients receiving the warfarin therapy. However, over-anticoagulation leads to adverse events such as haemorrhage while thromboembolic events can happen even at a recommended dose.…

With a dilemma of not affording the cost of healthcare insurance and transportation, it limits one’s access to healthcare and often influences individuals like Raymond who has been diagnosed with hypertension and has a family history of pulmonary embolism and heart disease to make decisions of not receiving medical care when needed over a period of time.…

I withdrew from the University of Connecticut due to medical reasons. When I withdrew, I did not know what was causing my symptoms. The symptoms were, however, severely interfering with my ability to well in classes. I decided to withdraw from UCONN and focus my energies on addressing my health. Though I was extremely disappointed that my declining health forced me to leave UCONN, I knew I would not be able to do as well as I could, academically. Over the course of the following years, my…

diuretics, vasodilators, ACE inhibitors and anticoagulation therapies. Beta blockers help to improve ventricular relaxation and diastolic function, as well as increase ventricular filling time. Diuretics are used to lessen preload and help ease pulmonary congestion. ACE inhibitors also help to improve diastolic filling, but should not be used in patients with amyloidosis as it may have side effects like severe hypotension. For patients with arrhythmias like…

The case of Marlise Munoz happened on November 23rd of 2013. A 33 years old woman was found lifeless by her husband. She was taking to the hospital, where later her family was told that Marlise was brain dead from possibly suffering a pulmonary embolism. However, hospital refused to take Marlise from life support because at that time she was 14 weeks pregnant. Texas has a law that prevents withdrawal of life support from a pregnant woman. The family of Marlise Muniz had to sue the hospital in…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION 1 • Life-threatening condition characterized by the inability of the pulmonary system to meet the metabolic demands of the body with respect to oxygenation of the blood and systemic organs and/or CO2 elimination • May be accompanied by ventilatory failure 7 • Develops within minutes or hours as opposed to chronic respiratory failure that develops over several days, weeks or years CLASSIFICATION 2, 1 • Classification is mainly based on arterial blood gas (ABG)…

Leiden can be so severe that they can break away from their original position in the body and travel through the blood stream which is extremely dangerous as they could get stuck in the pulmonary artery which is the main artery linked to the lungs. These blood clots within the pulmonary artery are known as pulmonary…

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She was famous for painting. Some of her most famous paintings were, still life with parrot and fruit, thinking about death, and many many more. Diego rivera was born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. She was also a famous muralist. Some of Diego's famous murals were, Man at the crossroads, The flower carrier, the history of Mexico, and much, much more Frida and Diego were married December 8, 1940.…