broken heart is known as a metaphor for the intense emotional pain or suffering we feel after losing a loved one. We all know the damage that a broken heart can cause because we have experienced it ourselves or have seen the reproductions on our loved ones. But a broken heart in medical terms is known as Cardiovascular disease. * The National Institutes of Health states " that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure
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Acid base medical conditions Dominique Naudy Kaplan University Respiratory acidosis is a medical condition that occurs when the lungs cannot get rid of all the carbon dioxide that is produced by the body. When there is too much carbon dioxide in the human body it causes the blood to become too acidic. There are two types of respiratory acidosis. They are chronic respiratory acidosis, and acute respiratory acidosis. Chronic happens over a long period of time, “This leads to a stable situation
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depression on leads 2,3 and AVF Physical Examination: - heart rate was 110 (high heart rate) - respiratory rate was 22 (high respiratory rate. Should be 16-20) - blood pressure was 160/100 (high bp) - sweaty, pale, and had no obvious jugular venous distention - chest was clear on auscultation - abdomen was unremarkable - skin was slightly sweaty - chest x-ray was normal with normal heart size - lab work was normal Research: Heart Problems - closely linked to diet and lifestyle choices
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Heart Disease among African American Women Ciatta Jones, RN Excelsior College Abstract Heart Disease remains the number one killer among women. However, African American women have a higher rate of heart disease than any other ethnic group or demographics and subsequently have an increased mortality rate among other nationalities. They are disproportionately outnumbered when it comes to the obesity rate, stroke and diabetes amongst other groups such as the Caucasians and Asian’s. Contributing
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to make sense of research evidence and thus begins to close the gap between research and practice. q Randomised controlled trials can minimise bias and use the most appropriate design for studying the effectiveness of a specific intervention or treatment. q Systematic reviews are particularly useful because they usually contain an explicit statement of the objectives, materials and methods, and should be conducted according to explicit and reproducible methodology. q Randomised controlled trials
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Difference in Competencies of Nurses Prepared by Associate degree vs. Baccalaureate degree Grand Canyon University November 14, 2014 A “nurse is a nurse” right? Wrong! Nurses are prepared at different levels. Each level offers its own advantage that can be taken into the nursing career to serve patients and create individualized care to ensure the best outcomes. However, each degree does not prepare future nurses in the same way. A Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing or BSN is a four to
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satisfaction. A metaanalysis found that palliative care and hospice teams improved satisfaction, although most studies did not include satisfaction as an outcome. For other types of interventions, only two of six showed a significant effect. For heart failure coordination of care, only seven of 32 studies addressed this as an outcome; two of the three that compared satisfaction between groups showed a significant difference. Evaluations used many different measures, only one of which was designed for
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in chronic heart failure patients and its related factors. The aim was to (1) examine the associations among age, gender, New York Heart Association classification (NYHA), Ejection Fraction (EF), beta-blocker use, Hemoglobin (Hb), depression and fatigue in patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and (2) determine the contribution of physiological and psychological factors to the variance in CHF patients’ fatigue. Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with chronic heart failure, but little
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Educational Preparation Susila Patel Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V May 11, 2014 The differences in competencies between the Registered Nurse who is completing the ADN versus the BSN are many. In this country there are two types of Registered Nurses: the Registered Nurse who graduates from an Associate Degree program and the Registered Nurse who graduates from the Baccalaureate Degree program. Both types of RNs take the National Council Licensure Examination also known as the NCLEX-RN.
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is high enough to ultimately cause heart attack, aneurysm, stroke or left ventricular hypertrophy leading to congestive heart failure. Many people with hypertension do not realize they have because the symptoms are subtle and that it generally develops over a long period of time. Most often, vital organs like the kidneys and eyes may damage or other diseases may occur before it is detected; for this reason, it is often called the "silent killer (American Heart Association, 2014). According to Woo
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