Kate Marsh 04 April 2014 Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure affects almost 6 million Americans. About 670‚000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is also the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Congestive heart failure means that the heart is still pumping blood‚ but at a slower rate than normal‚ so the pressure in the heart starts to increase as a result. This slower heart rate causes the heart to be unable to pump enough blood to provide the rest of
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those at risk‚ will be able to gain a better understanding of different preventive measurements that will help promote a healthier life. What exactly is congestive heart failure one may ask? Congestive heart failure also called Coronary Heart failure (CHF) is manifested by the hearts inability to adequately perfuse blood to the rest of the body. Heart failure can affect both the left and right side of the heart. The left side of your heart is responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood into the lungs
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Approach to Care Pathology and Nursing Management of Clients Health NRS - 410V Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States‚ exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data‚ there were more than 1.45 million people
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to evaluate Holistic care approaches used in healthcare within the acute care setting specifically relating to the role of Assistant Practitioners. Holistic care takes into consideration an individual’s psychological‚ sociological and mental health needs. Using a holistic approach to care enhances the experience for my patients and families (Erickson 2007). The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) defines holistic medicine as a system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical
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Pathophysiology Paper Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure I. Description: Congestive Heart Failure is more of a syndrome than a disease. Heart failure may be classified according to the side of the heart affected‚ (left- or right-sided failure)‚ or by the cardiac cycle involved‚ (systolic or diastolic dysfunction). (Schilling-McCann p. 176). The word "failure" refers to the heart’s inability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs. (Schilling-McCann p. 176). When the heart
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The Approach to Care of Cancer Kia Nordenskiold September 30‚ 2012 The Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer refers to a group of diseases that involve uncontrolled cell growth (Corner & Bailey‚ 2008). The unregulated cell division and growth leads to the formation of malignant tumors that invade bordering body parts. Cancer may also spread to distant areas of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Determining the causes
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Care Programme Approach (CPA) Background The Care Programme Approach (CPA) has been called the cornerstone of the Government’s mental health policy. It was introduced in 1991 and is intended to be the basis for the care of people with mental health needs outside hospital. It applies to all people with serious mental health problems who are accepted as clients of specialist mental health services. In many cases‚ the CPA comes into play while someone is a psychiatric hospital in-patient (not
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called the SADHART-CHF trial. The SADHART-CHF trial was a “randomized‚ double blind placebo controlled trial of sertraline 50 to 200 mg/ day versus placebo for 12 weeks” (O’Connor et al.‚ 2010). Patients who were eligible for the study had to be 45 years or older with heart failure and diagnosed with depression according to the DSM IV edition. The sample size of the study was 469 patients and 234 of the patients were randomized to the sertraline trial. In the analysis of the SADHART-CHF‚ it was demonstrated
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Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent
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Maria’s recent history showed that she was experiencing difficulty breathing on exertion‚ fatigue‚ abdominal bloating‚ lower edema‚ diaphoresis and dizziness among other symptoms. All of these symptoms and medical history point to chronic heart failure (CHF). Maria experienced an intensification of these symptoms while flying from Florida to Denver. If Maria would not have ignored the signs that were presenting themselves‚ she may not have flown. The cabin air system in today’s jetliners is designed
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