Care Plan For Angina Pectoris Angina Pectoris Chief Complaint: Patient complains of having tightness and pain in his chest that seems to move down the left arm. Patient describes the pain as being sharp and can be sometimes a mild pain or an immobilizing pain. Medical Diagnosis: Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology of: Angina Pectoris Angina Pectoris develops when coronary blood flow becomes inadequate to meet myocardial oxygen demand. This causes myocardial
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Angina Pectoris Angina pectoris is a medical condition that literally means a choked chest. The victim feels acute pain in his chest for a few seconds‚ and then it goes away. This occurs when myocardium cells‚ the muscle portion of your heart‚ are temporarily denied oxygen. At this stage they do not die‚ but maybe weakened. If left untreated and the disease continues‚ a serious condition known as myocardial infraction or commonly called a heart attack may occur. This can severely damage the
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the number of deaths from cancer‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia and influenza‚ and others combined. One of the symptoms of coronary disease is angina pectoris. Unfortunately‚ a lot of people do not take it seriously‚ and thus not realizing that it may lead to other complications‚ and even death. The Human Heart In order to understand angina‚ one must know about our own heart. The human heart is a powerful muscle in the body which is worked the hardest. A double pump system‚ the heart
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1.10 Angina Pectoris: Angina–also sometimes called angina pectoris—is a symptom of an underlying heart condition. It means that the heart is not getting enough blood and as a result‚ not enough oxygen. This decrease of oxygen being delivered to the muscle of the heart happens if one or more coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked‚ a condition called atherosclerosis. This type of blockage may result in chest pain. And while angina does not usually damage the heart‚ and the pain might only last a
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give an overall explanation of the disease known as Angina. The discussion topics are; description‚ cause‚ immune response‚ treatment‚ and prevention. The definition of Angina is; a condition marked
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ANGINA DESCRIPTION Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is a recurring discomfort or pain in the chest that occurs if an area of your heart doesn’t get enough oxygen-rich blood. It may feel like pressure or squeezing in the chest. The pain also can occur in the shoulders‚ arms‚ neck‚ jaw‚ or back. Angina
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b DEPARTMENT OF NURSING NURSING CARE PLAN |Student Name: p |Age: 89 | |Course number: Basic Skills & Concepts of Nursing |
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Schultze | Clinical Rotation Area: | Starke Hospital/IU | Cultural/Ethnic Background/Needs: None | Religion: | Did not state | Primary Language: | English | Educational Needs: | Cognitive Impaired | Discharge Planning/Self-Care Needs: Discharged to hospice. Self-care deficit. | Admission Date: | 3/31/13 | Time: 0500 | | Admitted From: (Home‚ ECF or ?) | Nursing Home | Admission DX: | Aspiration related pneumonia | Chief Complaint (“patient’s own words” – PUT IN QUOTES): patient unresponsive
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Care Plans. Care plan for a long-standing condition called myxoedema‚ which is a condition I had never come across before. Therefore‚ in order to compile an accurate and comprehensive care plan I had to look into what myxoedema was. Myxoedema is caused by hypothyroidism (under activity of the thyroid gland). Myxoedema refers to the buildup of mucoploysaccharide in the subcutaneous tissues of the skin (Kumar and Clark‚ 1998). Signs and symptoms of myxoedema include oedematous swelling of the
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Data Base and Nursing Care Plan Student Name: Date: Pathophysiology (Include Normal Physiology‚ identify the Physiological Alteration‚ identify sings and symptoms). M.P. is a 56 year old African American male‚ with a history of progressive multiple sclerosis with multiple contractures‚ chronic decubitus ulcers‚ chronic indwelling urinary catheter and known osteomyelitis (infection of the bone). Mr. P. was admitted on October 25th with sepsis‚ a systemic response to infection.
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