...Sacred Heart Health System is the one the main health providers in the Northwest Florida. Sacred Heart Health System is not-for -profit organization and is the part of system of Catholic health care facilities, Ascension Health. Headquarters of Sacred Heart Health System are located in Pensacola. In the area of Bay and Walton County Sacred Heart Health System owns the following facilities: hospitals Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Bay Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City, as well as numerous medical offices of primary care physicians, who are part of Sacred Heart Medical Group. Bay Medical Sacred Heart, former Bay Medical Center, is a hospital facility that is located in Panama City, FL in Bay County. Since 2012...
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...What is the Minnesota Heart Health Program (MHHP)? Please describe the details of this program. During 1980s, the MHHP research conducted for primary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke. This program was a community trial of prevention methods in three upper Midwestern communities with three matched comparison communities. This intervention program took 5-6 years, and used individual and community-wide health education to decrease population risk. The hypothesis for this program was that after the health promotion program was introduced, the fatal and nonfatal coronary hearth disease for men and women in 30-74 year old would decline differentially. 2. Was the MHHP a randomized or non-randomized study? It was a nonrandomized community trial with three community pairs. Two communities were selected for each pair, and they were similar in structure, size, and distance from Minneapolis. One community from each pair was chosen not randomized for comparison, and the other community for intervention....
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...Tiarra Ehret 6/27/2016 Heart Disease Exam Part One Your heart is an organ in your body that is a muscle, but it is the pump that supplies blood to your whole body. Heart disease is a term for any disorder that affects the heart. The name heart disease is also called an Umbrella term. In this umbrella term heart disease consists of coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure and congenital heart disease. Another name for heart disease is cardiovascular disease. There are many different kinds of heart disease like Angina, myocardial infraction and etc. Heart disease is a growing issue throughout the world. It is a public health concern because it can cause early death, disability and many other concerns. The...
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...organs include, the heart, blood vessels, lungs, mouth, bones, organs, etc. The smoke from tobacco has many chemicals that are harmful to your heart and blood cells. These chemicals damage the function and structure of your heart. Smoking is a major risk of heart disease. Damages to your heart can lead to the increased risk of getting heart diseases such as atherosclerosis. This disease causes the buildup of plaque in your arteries and hardens over time which limits the flow of oxygen rich blood to your organ and other body parts. Another disease smoking causes is coronary heart disease which is when plaque builds up in your coronary heart arteries. These diseases can cause chest pains, heart attacks, heart failure, and even death. When smoking risks are combined with other risks such as high blood pressure or bad cholesterol levels it increases your risk of heart disease more. For some people who have diabetes or women who use birth control smoking possesses even greater risk to your heart. Any amount of smoking harms your body and smoking can also cancel out the effort of taking medicines such as aspirin to help decrease the risk of heart disease. Other risks of smoking include, high blood pressure, decrease in good cholesterol, raises bad cholesterol, disturbs heart's rhythm, and cause inflammation. The best way to increase heart health is to quit smoking. Quitting smoking will decrease risks associated with heart disease over time and also reduces death from heart disease by one-third...
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...Non Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease By: Fawn R. Stephen-Odle June 2012 Cardiovascular disease is caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and includes coronary heart disease (heart attacks), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), raised blood pressure (hypertension), peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, and heart failure. The major causes of cardiovascular disease are tobacco use, physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol. Unfortunately, there are four non-modifiable risk factors that contribute to CVD (cardiovascular disease). Race and Ethnicity: Race and ethnicity have quite a bit to do with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Studies show that African Americans have a higher risk for Cardiovascular Disease because of higher blood pressure levels, overweight and obesity, compared to Caucasians. Higher blood pressure levels are among the highest in African Americans in the world. Mexican Americans and Native Americans are also at higher risk for heart disease because of higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and smoking. Studies also show that about 77% of African American women, 72% of Mexican American women, and 61% of Native American women are overweight or obese, compared to 57% of Caucasian women. Taking precautions such as eating a proper diet, exercise, lessen use of alcohol, and quitting smoking can reduce a person’s chances of contracting Cardiovascular Disease. All...
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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 it into the various arteries. The condition marked by the heart’s inability to pump enough blood to the rest of the body is called a heart failure, although it is generally long term or chronic, it may have a sudden onset. In the case study presented here the client complains: “I have shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, and swelling in feet”. Based on the above information during the initial interview the examiner will collect an additional subjective data in order to gain in depth understanding of what is the cause of the exhibited symptoms, and to rule out certain issues. Subjective data: 1) Dyspnea. (Shortness of breath) What kind of activities and amounts bring on shortness of breath. Did these activities bring the shortness of breath 6 months ago? Does shortness of breath come on suddenly? Is it constant or comes and goes? Is it changed by the position change, for example lying down? Does it wake you up at night? Does the shortness of breath interfere with ADLs? 2) Fatigue...
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...An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight portable device that delivers an electric shock to the heart after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The shock is needed to reset the heart after SCA. Cardiac arrest is a condition wherein the heart produces irregular rhythm and then stops beating. This is a medical emergency as the blood flow to the brain and internal organs will cease. If no immediate care is done for individuals having sudden cardiac arrest, the chances of survival will decrease since the condition may result in death within minutes. Automated external defibrillators make it possible for people to respond immediately to individuals that are having sudden cardiac arrest. This is one of the tools used by emergency medical responders and is used to provide electrical shock to “shockable” heart rhythms. What are “shockable” heart rhythms? The heart has its own electrical system that triggers the contraction of the heart muscles. It is responsible for the control of all of the events that occur in the heart during pumping out of blood to the circulation. When there are problems within the heart, blood vessels and electrolytes may cause a disruption of the electrical system and may result in arrhythmia. Arrhythmias are problems with the conduction of electricity in the heart that causes abnormal heart rhythms. There are a number of arrhythmias but not all of them are treated with defibrillation. The only “shockable” arrhythmias are pulseless ventricular...
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...of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Cardiovascular Health Complete the table below for 2 diseases that you have chosen that affects cardiovascular health. In each box, you are required to list 3-5 bulleted statements regarding the heading of that box. Cite your sources using APA format. This section is due in Week Three. Chosen Cardiovascular Disease or Disorder | Treatment Modalities | Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease | Epidemiological Statistics | Available Consumer Resources(ex. financing, information, support) | Impact on Society | Heart failure | * Getting to and staying at a healthy weight * Eating a Heart-Healthy Diet * avoiding secondhand smoke. | * Heart failure is not for strong men * Heart failure only affect older people * Heart failure is for the weak(myth) | * More than 5.8 million adults in the USA are living with heart failure * Heart failure affects more men than women, and its prevalence greatly increases with advancing age * Heat failure increased from 90 to 121 per 1,000 between 1994 and 2003 | * Cdc.gov * American heart association * | * Heart failure generates high medical resource consumption. * Heart Failure affects 6-10% of people over the age of 65 * Individual with heart failure are likely not to see their loved ones | *coronary artery diseases | * Quitting smoking and avoiding secondhand smoke. * Eating a heart-healthy diet *...
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...men? Cardiovascular disease has been found to be the number one killer of women. According to Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) experts women die from cardiovascular disease one in two; compared with one in twenty-five die from breast cancer.1 According to research women may not be as aggressively treated as men; and another known fact is related to symptoms which may vary differently from men who are having a heart attack compared to women. Within 1 year of a man having a heart attack statistics show that 24 percent of those men die, in comparison to women it is a significant increase to 42 percent. The differences for the reason women die more than men are still not understood. We do know that women are likely to get cardiovascular disease about 10 years later in life than men, and also have coexisting chronic conditions. In 2007, cardiovascular disease was the cause of death in 306,246 females.2 Often times in cardiovascular disease related to women is considered an “older women’s disease” and it is the leading cause of death in women over the age of 65. In women age 25-44 cardiovascular disease is the third leading cause and following in the second leading cause in women age 45-64. What is cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease occurs when a substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart (called coronary arteries). Plaque is made up of cholesterol deposits, which can accumulate in your arteries...
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...Disease The term heart disease is used to describe various types of heart conditions. Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths in the United States. It is also a leading cause in disability in the United States. More than 616,000 Americans die each year because of heart disease (National Center 2012). In 2010, all cardiovascular diseases together projected to cost $444.2 billion according to the American Heart Association (National Center 2012). In the United States, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common heart disease. Coronary heart disease can cause heart attacks, angina, heart failure and arrhythmias (CDC 2009). The coronary arteries are the first blood vessels that branch off from the ascending aorta on the heart. They supply blood to the atria, ventricles and septum of the heart. These arteries supply oxygenated and nutrient filled blood to the heart muscle. They consist of a right and left artery that surround the heart anterior and posterior (Bailey 2012). Coronary artery disease occurs when there is a buildup of plaque in the arteries. The plaque that builds up is made up of cholesterol deposits (CDC 2009). With the buildup of the plaque, the lumen of the arteries narrows over time (CDC 2009). When this process happens, it is known as atherosclerosis (CDC 2009). Atherosclerosis is a serious condition because it can lead to angina or discomfort. The most common symptom a person can experience is chest pain or discomfort because the heart muscle is not...
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...designed to save our lives. And he described it as “an emergency reaction that prepares an animal for running or fighting” (Tennant, 2005). Under stress circumstances your heart pounds faster, blood pressure rises, breath quickens ,your senses becomes sharper. These reactions increases your stamina, speeds your reaction, and enhance your focus preparing you to either fight or flee (Tennant, john hopkins university schools of education, 2005) .it is optimistic when a person feels stimulated and able to manage the situation, handle emergencies meet challenges and excel. (Tennant, 2005) But there is no doubt that the negative effects dominates over the positives. . Stress is often related to deleterious physiological complications, It corrupts almost every system in the human body (Melinda Smith, 2012).A recent study has shown that 80% of the most commonly prescripted medicines in the U.S. are those of relates to stress illnesses (institute, 2009) .Everyone experience stress, and stress in all of its kinds may affect people mainly by causing diseases in the cardiovascular system, increasing the probability of looking old in early age, and harming the reproductive system. Who said emotional sickness cannot be visual? When stress is threatening your life you begin to visualize its signs and tracks. That is when heart diseases start coming to light. All though the effect is...
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... Physiological Principles for Health and Social Care PHYSIOLOGY Introduction This assignment will investigate the human body organ system and how they work together . Appropriate or case study provided in this assignment will be used in order to investigate the functionality of body system. Main anatomic feature of the human body will be outline, how body system interact to ensure the body functions and grows will be discussed. The part two of the assignment will look at how the body responds to physical activity and it will also identify how the body coordinated internal activities. This assignment will also look at other human body conditions such as obesity, diabetes and discus as to deal with such conditions in order to ensure the wellbeing of individuals with such conditions. THE human body is composed of ten different systems which are made of organs working in coordination with one another. These organs have to work together as they need each another to fulfil its functions. Human organs support each other’s in order to perform their function. Below is brief descriptions and functions of human body system: 1. Central Nervous System (CNS): CNS is composed of brain, nerves, nerve endings, and spinal cord. It role is to control and coordinate the body functions (coordination of nervous). Will be responsible for sensory input, integration of data and motor output. 2. Cardio vascular system (CVS): is composed of heart, blood, and blood vessels wish...
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...diseases afflicting the system circulatory system is a vast network of organs and vessels that is responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, oxygen and other gases, and hormones to and from cells. Coronary arteries feed the muscle tissue of the heart. Is also the narrow or blockage of the coronary arteries? Hollow tubes are how the coronary arteries are shaped that the blood can flow freely through. At a very young age are gone coronary artery disease starts. Steaks of blood vessel walls fat start showing up at teen years. Many people who stroke are told to stop because is reducing your risk factor. United States is leading in heart disease cause death among men and women. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States. Coronary artery disease affects 16.8 million Americans. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that about every 34 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. In addition, the lifetime risk of having cardiovascular disease after age 40 is 2 in 3 men and more than 1 in 2 women. (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/cad/understandingcad) Plaque supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. Reference: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/cad/understandingcad...
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... also known as hyperglycemia, and heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, are two of the top chronic health conditions facing Americans today. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Americans are currently facing more diagnoses than ever before with type II diabetes and heart disease, which nearly triples the amount of diabetic diagnoses as compared to 10 to 20 years ago. It is estimated that nearly 26 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2010, with almost 2 million of those diagnosed individuals aged 20 or older. Would you believe that 26 million people is over 8% of our population with a diabetic diagnosis? Despite all of those suffering from diabetes, it’s heart disease that takes the prize for claiming the lives of more than 600,000 Americans each year. That means that 1 out of every 4 deaths was brought on from some form of cardiovascular disease. Even with these all-time high reported cases of diabetes and heart disease, it is suspected that there are millions of Americans whose cases never get reported to the Center for Disease Control because the disease was present and not detected, or the information was reported incorrectly to the agency. Diabetes is affecting more individuals without any regard to age, race or gender, while heart disease has been detected in individuals at much younger ages than in the past, effecting people as young as their 20s as opposed to their 60s and 70s. Heart disease too has no regard for age...
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...The reasons why smoking is dangerous and unadvisable are vast. It is important that smokers learn to avoid the practice because it slowly affects their health negatively and may lead to death eventually. Majority of the systems in the human body are affected by continuous smoking of cigarettes and other drugs. Usually, smoking involves inhaling of puffs of smokes of such things as tobacco and other drugs which have some effects on an individual. The person may be doing this as he seeks pleasure, relaxation and other means to satisfy his addiction. Smoking is not a practice to encourage and as we shall see, it affects the lives of persons negatively. Smoking affects the digestive system. This is where it affects the release of certain hormones that deal with digestion of food in the human body. Such hormones include rennin and pepsin in the stomach. These are the hormones involved in the digestion of proteins. Rennin is involved in the process of curdling milk while pepsin changes proteins to peptides. This may affect the health of a person excessively if it is no controlled. Some of these problems are digestion problems. Smoking may also slow down the release of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This is the acid that kills bacteria present in food. This makes food to pass fast enough before the aid is produced. When this happens, the hydrochloric acid ends up corroding the walls of the stomach when released since it does not find any food. The corroded walls of the stomach are...
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