clinical issue in patients with end stage renal failure. Oftentimes, unresolved and unaddressed fluid overload leads to congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure is a progressive and systemic disease process that involves the interaction between the heart and kidneys. (Krishnan, 2007). Over time, worsening heart failure coupled with progressive kidney failure leads to diuretic resistance, consistent fluid volume overload and refractory heart failure. (Francis, 2006). Fluid balance is a goal for
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What is causing Ms. Jones’s kidney disease? Ms. Jones’s just underwent a major surgery which reduced the blood flow to her kidneys and sent her body into surgical shock. What are possible treatment options and prognosis? Restore blood volume and treat her for any type of infection she may have. The treatment mostly depends on the reason for the kidney disease. Why is the condition of Mr. Hodges’s kidneys affecting the rest of his body? The kidneys shift out waste products and extra water which
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data, and interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review).Major areas of epidemiological study include outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in clinical trials. Epidemiologists rely on a number of other scientific disciplines such as biology (to better understand disease processes), biostatistics (to make efficient use of the data and draw appropriate conclusions)
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Ischaemia is a term which is used to describe the deficiency in blood supply to any part of the body. In ischaemic heart disease there is a deficiency in the blood supply to the heart muscle which can be caused by an obstruction to, or even a narrowing of the coronary arteries. This in turn reduces the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle. Without an optimum oxygen supply the heart muscle is unable to function efficiently.(Boersma et al 2003) There are three ways in which an infarction
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need more health care services to provide them with the care they will need in the future. Health Care costs are very high and it is because of chronic conditions, such as, “diabetes”, “coronary artery disease”, “Heart Disease”, “Cancer”, “Stroke”, “HIV or Aids”, “congestive heart failure”, “depression and asthma”, and the growing population in the “increase of obesity” not to mention the “lifestyles” people are living (“Gathering and Using Data for value-based Health Care Initiatives,” 2012, pp. 33-34)
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ABSTRACT Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. At present, there are approximately 26 million heart failure patients worldwide (1). Heart failure is a life-threatening disease and addressing it should be treated as a global health priority. The prevalence and cost of the condition is set to rise due to Ireland’s ageing population and increases in diabetes and coronary heart disease (2). To a large extent, heart failure is a disease that is managed medically. Medications
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it down. All of the people within the age of 40 should have a cardiovascular assessment if you are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease there are treatments to help you reduce the high blood pressure, and high cholesterol and it should be advised if you are at risk of developing it. The meaning of congestive heart failure means your heart does not pump enough blood to meet with the condition of your body’s needs. Within over time the condition of the narrowed artery disease, and high blood
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Congestive Heart Failure FC IV Valvular Heart Disease Secondary to Rheumatic Heart Disease A case Presentation A Presented to: The Faculty College of Nursing Adventist University of the Philippines In Partial fulfillment Of the Course N303 Curative and Rehabilitative Nursing Care 1st Semester By: Tha Hnem Section F Presentation Date: September, 4, 2007 I. Introduction Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure (CHF), is a life-threatening condition in which
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her husband moved back to Delaware and opened one of the first video stores in the state. Patient stated that their life together had been quite an adventure. Patient was admitted to the hospital on January 26, 2012 with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Patient denies that she has difficulties obtaining or affording her medications and that she has oxygen at home. Patient is currently being prescribed the following medications and she has no known allergies. |Medication
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Access to health care is limited in the rural setting so it becomes imperative to educate the patient regarding their illness, treatments, management, medications and when to seek medical assistance. Providing this information to the patient and educating them, the patient is better able to self-manage their condition. Kouame (2010), identified the key challenges facing the rural population as: low population density, limited to no services, disproportionate numbers of elderly, low-income, and
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