getting better and better, and I’m not just talking about its taste. It is well known dark chocolate has beneficial effects on cardiovascular health. What you may not know is that a recent study has found chocolate may prevent the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Mostofsky et. al published a prospective cohort study that found an association between moderate chocolate intake and a lowered risk of AF.1 This isn’t just great news for chocolate lovers, but also for individuals who want to maintain
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Systole: heart muscle is contracted Diastole: heart muscle is relaxed Cardiac output is the amount of blood flowing from the heart.= Stroke volume (Volume of blood) X Number of beats in a given time (Heart Rate) 1 22-Sep-12 1. Atrial and ventricular diastole 2. Atrial systole 3. Ventricular systole •It describes how blood flows from veins to atria Both atria and ventricles are relaxed •Atria pressure lower than in veins so blood moves into atrium, which is achieved when atria muscle relaxes
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diastolic dysfunction, which leads to increased mean left atrial pressures. As AS progresses, the increased wall thickness may become inadequate in offsetting the increase in pressure with afterload mismatch, leading to increased wall stress, and decreased LV systolic function. Such reduction in LV systolic function also results in increased mean left atrial pressure, which with time, induces left atrial dilation, which may lead to atrial arrhythmias. Furthermore, hindered filling restricts LV preload
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The nurse recognizes atrial fibrillation on Larry’s ECG monitor. What are the major assessment findings with this dysrhythmia? (5 points) Tachycardia, palpitations, syncope, dizziness, angina, loss of P wave. 6. What is the major complication associated with atrial fibrillation? (5 points) Stroke due to increased risk for clots and heart failure. 7. Elective cardioversion is unsuccessful to convert
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Rate 60 to 100 beats a minute, regular rhythm with periodic irregularity Atrial Fibrillation describes a condition in which the atrial tissue randomly generates action potentials from many different regions. Physically, the atrial muscle appears to quiver (it looks like Jell-o). There are no noticable p-waves, and the overall rhythm is irregularly irregular. The reason you cannot see P-waves is that the atrial activity is about as scrambled as a breakfast omelette. The
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Week Eight Journal Entry: Renal Disorder Mrs. Kid Knee was a fifty-nine-year-old African-American seen in the clinic for complaints of shortness of breath. She skipped her dialysis the day prior. She had a medical history of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease with hemodialysis. She was a former one pack per day smoker for forty years. She quit smoking one
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat, Neurological System, and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin, Hair, Nails, Breasts, Peripheral Vascular System, Lymphatics, Thorax, Heart, Lungs, Musculoskeletal, Gastrointestinal, and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. |Student Name: xx
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osteonecrosis of the jaw.99 Osteonecrosis of the jaw was also reported in patient treated with pamidronate or zoledronic acid.21 Atrial fibrillation was also linked to the use of bisphosphates; cases of serious fibrillation was observed more frequently in patients treated with zoledronic acid33, in another study women treated with alendronate showed a high risk of atrial fibrillation compared to those who never used the drug.143 Another side effect of prolong use of bisphosphates are atypical fractures.
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After watching countless YouTube videos on how to use Microsoft Project, I was still having trouble with Microsoft Project 2013 in I-Lab and had to call the help desk twice. I finally got it working, but had to keep reverting to the YouTube videos for tips on how to perform certain tasks. I have learned a lot from those videos and consider myself an advanced beginner as in Patricia Benner's Theory of Competence. Course Outcome 1, 3, and 4 are demonstrated. I had a meeting with my Unit Manager, Rose
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function) 22% in Dec 2014, Atrial fibrillation on Coumadin, severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (poor heart function), chronic kidney disease status post (had) right Nephrectomy (kidney removal) in 2005, cervical cancer treated status post (with) bladder reconstruction who presented to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath and chest tightness that started 4 days ago.
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