Blood pressure is one of the most important and common irregularities within the cardiovascular system. It is a vital sign for a reason; it is essential to maintain adequate blood flow to carry out nutrients to our bodies and live. Variations in blood pressure can create a domino effect and can be a silent killer. Hypertension or the increase of tension in the arterial walls is the medical term for high blood pressure. This decreases the amount of blood flow. How do we measure this? The two components
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND THE AGING ADULT Acute Coronary syndrome (ACS) is an emergent situation characterized by an acute onset of myocardial ischemia that results in myocardial death (i.e.‚ MI) if definitive interventions do not occur promptly. (Although the terms coronary occlusion‚ heart attack‚ and myocardial infarction are used synonymously‚ the preferred term is myocardial infarction.) The spectrum of ACS includes unstable angina‚ NSTEMI‚ and ST-segment elevation of myocardial infarction
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Oxygen is a vital element for most of the organisms on earth. It was also thought to be the necessity for complex life until the anaerobic animals were discovered [1]. Although it is not the main requirement for all of the organisms in Kingdom Animalia‚ it carries out many important tasks in human bodies like the production of energy and oxidation-reduction cycle. Every day our bodies produce ATP as much as our body weight and even a slight drop in that production results in tiredness and moreover
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding By Paul M Choi | Submitted On November 15‚ 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Paul M Choi Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a very common condition that occurs
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Students will be shown different places where you can put a pressure bandage and also different ways to use it. Hypothermia: Students will be shown how to treat the fifth category of the MARCH Mnemonic which is Hypothermia. Hypothermia is a condition in which the core body temperature is below 95 degrees. Core temperature is defined as the parts of the body containing the vital organs. Students will be told a few common causes of Hypothermia which are Environmental conditions‚ water immersion
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The technical definition of disease is‚ “An illness that affects a person‚ animal‚ or plant‚ a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally.” Diseases have plagued mankind for thousands of years. In the past disease were thought to be caused by; demon possession‚ poisoned blood‚ or cursed inflicted upon them by God. Diseases have been “cured” through heinous methods. But through modern research we have learned that diseases are caused by genetics‚ viruses‚ and other bodily problems
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Name of Pathology: Pulmonary Embolism Definition/Description/Characteristics: Before I get started explaining what a pulmonary embolism is‚ I am going to say that a pulmonary embolism is a part of group of problems all known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). Venous refers to veins‚ while thrombus is the blockage of blood vessel and when the blockage breaks off and travels‚ is called an embolism. A pulmonary embolism is usually a clot that was originally from a deep vein thrombosis in the legs or
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Most of the cardiac injury ultimately results in development of cardiac fibrosis due to negligible regenerative capacity of heart. Cardiac fibrosis is associated with increased deposition of matrix proteins in the myocardium. The expansion of the cardiac interstitial space in absence of significant cardiomyocyte loss is “reactive interstitial fibrosis” and the formation of scar in response to myocardial infarction is called “reparative fibrosis” [10‚ 46]. Increased deposition of endomysial and perimysial
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Heart diseases are already a common problem in today’s world. When they are paired with diabetes‚ it becomes an even greater issue. ‘Having diabetes means that you are more likely to develop heart disease and have a greater chance of a heart attack or a stroke.’ according to NIDDK‚ a big player in research of heart disease. These are just a start to the list of problems you are likely to have when diabetic. The longer the diagnosis of diabetes‚ the bigger chance of heart disease. This does not mean
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Stroke has been around for many years. Galen first recognized stroke over 2‚400 years ago. Americans managed to cut the stroke death rate in half during the 1970s and the 1980’s. Greek physician Hippocrates described it as a medical condition in which people suddenly lose the ability to walk or speak. Because of the typically sudden and extreme nature of the symptoms‚ Hippocrates referred to the condition as apoplexy‚ a Greek term meaning‚ “struck with violence.” Today this condition is known as
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