Throne of Blood

ever inferred that you have a heart condition? 2) Have your GP ever recommended you to do some physical activity? And why? 3) When you practise physical activity do you feel dizzy, suffocated, or pain in your chest? 4) Have you suffered from high blood pressure? 5) Are you currently on any medication? If yes, what are you taking and why? 6) (For the women) Are you currently pregnant or have you give birth in the last 6 months? 7) How old are you? 8) How many hours do you spend doing physical…

DOI: 6/18/2012. Patient is a 64-year-old female employee who sustained a work related injury when she got struck with a metal bar in the bathtub. Per OMNI, she suffered injuries to her forehead, neck, and shoulders. Per IME report dated 01/26/15 by Dr. Katz, patient’s diagnoses include resolving cervical spine sprain/strain, status post right shoulder arthroscopic surgery on 04/24/14 and left shoulder sprain/strain, resolved with MMI reached. It w as opined that the IW’s right shoulders and…

The most useful are enumeration of white blood cells (WBC ), total number of neutrophils (TN), the immature relative to the total neutrophils (I / T) and C-reactive protein (CRP) . [ 4-7] However, despite the number of available tests, none of them is absolutely reliable for early and accurate diagnosis . Several cytokines, such as IL -1B , IL-6 , IL- 8 and TNF -a are important mediators in the systemic host response to infection. the high peripheral blood (PB) , the levels of these cytokines…

Physiological Effects of Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a disease of the heart, in which the heart’s normal rhythmic contraction is altered, changing the heart function (Ideker &Walcott, 1993). It is characterized by having a heartbeat that is too fast, although the disease itself is far more complex (Ideker & Walcott, 1993). Ventricular tachycardia often leads to ventricular fibrillation (VF), and together, they are among the most life threatening cardiac…

Epiphora is an excessive tear production (overflow of tears), usually caused by insufficient drainage of the tear film from the eye. The most common cause of epiphora is blockage of the lacrimal ducts located along the nose. This blockage can be from a variety of causes including membrane inflammation, injury, or tumors. Other causes of excess tearing may be corneal disorders, lower eyelid looseness, weakness of facial muscles as the result of a stroke, and eyelashes rubbing on the cornea. [1]…

The human body has approximately 5 liters of blood in circulation at any given time. Therefore, when a blood vessel is ruptured or damaged, as a result of an injury, it is vital that the loss of blood is minimalized. The process that enables this is called haemostasis. In terms of Rosemary’s ‘quite bad’ cut on her finger, as a result of slicing it with a kitchen knife, her body will react quickly by following all three stages of haemostasis. We can assume this as a result of the bleeding taking…

Atherosclerosis is a disease where arteries thicken as cholesterol builds-up on their walls. A chronic inflammatory response in the arterial wall by the macrophage accumulation, promoted by low-density lipids.5 It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries that can lead to stroke and myocardial infarction. Macrophages tend to rupture plaques by releasing lytic???? enzymes that break plaques in the arteries. Biomarkers such as plasma lipid estimation and myeloperoxidase,…

severe pain in the hands, feet, and calves, severe pain in the bones, and a brain frog. The patient also had a purplish discoloration of her toes. She was unable to wear compression stockings ( for her POTs) secondary to the pain in her feet. Her blood pressure was 117/88 mmHg. Her physical examination revealed a ruptured right tonsillar pustule. On 02/16/2017, her ANA test revealed a result of 1:160. On 05/10/2017, it was noted that the patient had a gadolinium count of 16 mg/g (high). A skin…

implanted in the heart of the patient where the damaged heart valve was removed. Artificial heart valves allows for correct blood flow through the heart by opening and closing with each heartbeat (St Jude Medical, n.d.). The Medtronic mechanical heart valve contains two leaflets (Medtronic, 2011). The pressure in the heart causes the leaflets to open and close, allowing blood flow in only one direction (Allen K, 2011). The valve is made of solid pyrolytic carbon and has a titanium strengthening…

There are many risks that arise with catheter ablation and cardioversion. Stroke and death are the main problems with these surgeries. What happens if these procedures don’t work? Is there another option for the patients to receive any treatment? If the heart is shocked three or four times in one cardioversion setting, how will the heart handle this treatment the next time the heart needs to be shocked? Is there a definite cure out there? Since antiarrhythmic drugs are potentially dangerous, is…