Pure Heart

According to the National Heart, Lungs and Blood Institute (NIH) (2014) atrial fibrillation ( Afib) is a heart arrhythmia which affects the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation causes the heart to contract very fast and irregular, which result in blood pooling in the atria. Atrial fibrillation affects the cardiac system and the respiratory systems drastically because the heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the lungs and body, thus…

no abdominal pain. Her past medical history was significant as she had series of health conditions. Firstly, she suffered poliomyelitis from childhood and developed arthritis. She is not hypertensive, diabetic or asthmatic. She is a known valvular heart disease patient diagnosed 10 years ago, has glaucoma, peptic ulcer disease and a breast cancer survival. She has had several surgeries in the past including knee replacement and gall bladder removal. She also had cardiac valve replacements in…

ibbs Reflection Model Introduction Engaging inter-professionally within seminars, practical classes and group work sessions in this module has developed my personal and professional skills significantly. Topics studied included Professionalism, The Patient Journey, Study Skills and Inter-professional Education but I will follow Gibbs Model of Reflection (1998) to illustrate how attending and participating in practical classes on Emergency Life Support and seminars on Teamwork were…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the second most common form of heart muscle disease and is the number one cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. It affects approximately one in 500 adults in the United States. HCM is a genetically determined heart muscle disease caused by more than 1400 mutations in 11 or more genes encoding proteins of the cardiac sarcomere (Maron & Maron, 2013). HCM is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) of various morphologies with a wide…

Progeria is an exceptionally rare genetic disease that causes premature aging, its estimated to affect one in four million newborns worldwide. The name originated from Greek, which means “prematurely old”. This genetic disease is fatal and it comes in many forms. Children diagnosed with Progeria usually appear normal, and throughout the first two years of life the disease will start to progress. Children with Progeria are expected to live about 13 years, although there are known cases in which…

The water is forced over the gills by the movement of the fish through the water. The fish 's blood absorbs the oxygen from the water and then transports it to each body cell for respiration. In the blood vessels the blood flows in the opposite direction to the water that flows through the lamellae. This flow is called the counter-current system. The amount of oxygen that diffuses into the blood is maximized by this system by maintaining the concentration gradient the whole way through. This is…

components of the shoulder I do not feel confident in. A few reasons I chose the cardiovascular system are arterial blood gas volumes, pharmacology, and some of the test procedures. The concepts that are the most clear to me is the anatomy of the heart, most of the pathologies pertaining to the cardiovascular system, the pathology of the airway of the lungs, percussion and postural drainage procedures, airway clearance and coughing techniques, gait patterns and gait terminology, lower…

adopt, Javed Butler discusses the problems with heart failure being the primary reason for “12-15 million…

227-previous 217. Fish oil and Crestor were d/c on 4/11/17. Previous treatment with Fish oil and Crestor was not effective. Lopid 600 mg Oral daily was started 7/10/17, lipid panel is being monitored every 3 months. Last dietary change 01/31/17 D/C Heart Healthy, evening snack @ 6:30 pm while awake; Start 1200 calorie diet. Encourage low calorie foods and sugar free beverages from outside…

I was born with Pectus Excavatum, a condition where the breast bone sinks directly into the chest. This condition is three to five times more common in boys than girls. Pectus Excavatum affects approximately 1 out of 400-1000 children ("Pediatric Surgery - Pectus Excavatum," n.d.) and becomes more severe as the child matures. Surgery to correct the deformity is typically performed when the patient is still young because the chest hasn’t fully developed and the bones are more malleable compared…