This can result in fast or irregular heartbeats such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation. • Obstructive blood flow can occur due to the thickened heart muscle. This can result in shortness of breath with exertion, chest pain, dizziness and fainting
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Case Study 5—Coronary Artery Disease It is midmorning on the cardiac unit where you work, and you are getting a new patient. G.P., a 60- year-old retired businessman, is married and has 3 grown children. As you take his health history, he tells you that he began feeling changes in his heart rhythm about 10 days ago. He has hypertension and a 5-year history of angina pectoris. During the past week he has had more frequent episodes of midchest discomfort. The chest pain has awakened him from sleep
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Temperature Electronic thermometers are most often recommended. The temperature is displayed on an easy-to-read panel. The probe can be placed in the mouth, rectum, or armpit. * Mouth -- place the probe under the tongue and close the mouth. Breathe through the nose, and use the lips to hold the thermometer tightly in place. Leave the thermometer in the mouth for 3 minutes or until the device beeps. * Rectum -- this method is for infants and small children who are not able to hold a thermometer
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to LACS History Is it acute onset, time of onset of symptoms essential for thrombolysis, witness account if possible Current symptoms (assess if focal or not) Past medical history- Diabetes, HTN, Dyslipidaemic, Ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation Smoking, lifestyle, medications(esp warfarin), intolerances Social history Examination Evidence of heart failure, AF, peripheral pulses Higher mental fns involved?- suggests cortical involvement Dominant- some variant of dysphasia
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Cardiovascular The cardiovascular system is consists of the heart and network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that transport blood throughout the body. There are two primary circulatory loops in the human body: the pulmonary circulation loop and the systemic circulation loop. The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a closed fist that functions as the body’s circulatory pump. It takes in deoxygenated blood through the veins and delivers it to the lungs for oxygenation before pumping
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The admitting diagnosis was chest pain, shortness of breath, decompensated congestive heart failure. You have a past medical history of hypertension, pacemaker, defibrillator, chronic systolic congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation. You advised that you were prescribed Xarelto, ejection in the dosage a fraction less than 20 percent. You are a 60 year old male who presented to the emergency room with the
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INTERVAL HISTORY: The patient reveals that she feels well. She has her usual "old age pains". These pains involve various joints and have not been progressive. She reports that she is still on Pradaxa following her episode of proximal atrial fibrillation. She is currently taking 150 mg
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Drug Brand Name: Synthroid Drug Generic Name: Levothroxine Classification: Thyroid hormone Action: Controls protein synthesis; increases metabolic rate, cardiac output, renal blood flow, O2 consumption, body temp, blood volume, froth, development at cellular level via action on thyroid hormone receptors. Adult Dose: PO 1.7 mcg/kg/day Side Effect: Life Threatening: Thyroid storm, cardiac arrest. Common: Anxiety, insomnia, tremors, headache, excitability, tachycardia
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Animal Sciences 306 Equine Science Exam #1 2/22/07 NAME________________________ I. Multiple Choice – Place the letter corresponding to the best answer in the space to the left. (38 pts.) 1._____Citrate Synthase and HAD activities of horse muscle _____ after birth (Changes in muscle profile) a. increase b. decrease c. stay constant 2._____ Cutting the superior
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include being over age of 55, being a make, being an African American, Hispanic, or Asian/ Pacific Islander, or having a family history of stoke or transient ischemic attack. The controllable risks factors are the following; high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, high cholesterol, diabetes, atherosclerosis, circulation problems, tobacco use and smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, obesity. High blood pressure means the heart is pumping harder to move blood through the body. This can weaken blood
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