heart causing the heart to beat too rapidly (tachycardia) or too slowly (bradycardia). Types of arrhythmias include‚ supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)‚ heart block‚ atrial premature contraction (APC)‚ atrial flutter‚ atrial fibrillation (AF)‚ ventricle premature contraction‚ ventricle tachycardia (VT)‚ and ventricle fibrillation. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is when the heart no longer pumps efficiently due to a prolonged underlying condition such as CAD‚ previous myocardial infarction‚ congenital
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Running Head: CLINICAL CASE STUDY Clinical Case Study History and Physical Signs & Symptoms S.S. is a 57 year old Caucasian male on the ICU floor‚ who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. After culture‚ the cause of the pneumonia was found to be coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). The patient showed presenting symptoms of a respiratory distress (SPO2 of 89%)‚ fever (102.4°F)‚ weight loss‚ productive cough‚ dyspnea‚ crackles and wheezing in lungs‚ pleural effusion
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student the realization hits that after all it is not as hard as it seems. Everything one doesn’t understand is taught in one class called EKG. One of the most important things to learn is the arrhythmias which are greatly different. The sinus‚ atrial‚ junctional‚ heart‚ and ventricular rhythms are all important part to learn and understand to fully complete such course. The first categories of arrhythmias which originate in the sinus node are called Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)‚ Sinus Bradycardia
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TIAs are powerful forerunners of stroke. Approximately 10% of patients diagnosed as having a TIA have a stroke in the 90 days following the TIA diagnosis‚ with half of them having a stroke within 2 days of the TIA. TIAs are short-lived episodes of acute‚ focal‚ nonconvulsive neurologic dysfunction presumably caused by reversible ischemia to an area of the retina or brain. Onset of symptoms is sudden and often unprovoked‚ reaching maximum intensity almost immediately. Completed Stroke A completed
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Geriatrics DATE OF CONSULT: 02/24/---- REASON FOR CONSULT: Acute on chronic renal failure. Patient is an 87 year old Caucasian male who has a history of hypertension‚ severe peripheral vascular disease‚ chronic renal insufficiency‚ and atrial fibrillation. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of an infected toe. The plan was to obtain an angiogram to check patients’ blood flow; however he was discovered on admission labs to have acute on chronic renal failure‚ patient states he is unaware
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occur with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm in which the top part of the heart has disorganized electrical activation. This sends multiple‚ fast‚ irregular impulses to the left ventricle causing the heart to beat rapidly and irregularly. Symptoms such as palpations‚ shortness of breath‚ or decreased exercise capacity may occur. The most dangerous rhythms from the left ventricle are called ventricular tachycardia fibrillation‚ which can cause death. In my opinion
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CVA Patients Profile Patient name: ABC Age: 32 yrs. Old Sex: Male Date of Admission: February 07‚ 2013 Admitting diagnosis: CVA prob. Thromboembolic Infarct GCS: 11 (Lethargic) V/S taken as follows: BP= 110/80 mmHg RR= 24 CPM PR= 82 BPM Temperature= 38.0 ͦC Patient’s History * Past medical history of Bell’s Palsy * Mild Stoke Introduction Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or Stroke‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the
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knee. Mr. Hamilton says he has been eating okay and now this afternoon his blood sugar is up to 300. He denies cough‚ congestion‚ chest pain‚ or urinary issues. I was told the scar looked good today. Review of systems reveals that he has had atrial fib in the past. He has not presently anticoagulated. He is sent to us on aspirin 325 twice daily as an anticoagulant. OBJECTIVE
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with ischemic heart disease and heart failure. Metoprolol has also been successful in treatment of some supraventricular tachyarrhythmias including paroxysmal SVT‚ reentry SVT‚ multifocal atrial tachycardia‚ and junctional tachycardia. It can also be considered for rate control in atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter in patients with preserved left ventricular function. (www.drugs.com) When used in conjunction with ACE inhibitors‚ diuretics‚ and cardiac glycosides it can be used to treat New York
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Hyperthyroidism Vs. Hypothyroidism The endocrine system is a series of glands within the body. These gland impact a lot of our body including calcium levels and what we find joy in ( the pituitary gland releases dopamine if we enjoy something). Because there are so many glands in our bodies‚ there are a lot of things that can go wrong. Two of the things that could go wrong are Hyperthyroidism (overactive Thyroid) and Hypothyroidism (underactive Thyroid). While they are both malfunctions of the Thyroid
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