Chief complaint is chest pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Ms. [Name] is a 49-year-old female who has a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with an _____ in place‚ and also has a history of atrial fibrillation. She comes to the emergency department today complaining of chest discomfort. It began 3 days ago and has been constant and persistent since then. The pain is located on center and left side of her chest. It is associated with some shortness of breathe. The pain feels like tightness.
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Rectal prolapse is painless protuberance of the rectum via the anus. Procidentia is complete prolapse of the entire viscosity of the rectum. Analysis is done by inspection. Ransient‚ minor prolapse of just the rectal mucosa often befalls in otherwise normal infants. Mucosal prolapse in grown-ups persists and might increasingly deteriorate. Procidentia is complete prolapse of the whole thickness of the rectum. The chief cause of procidentia is uncertain. Maximum patients are women above 60 years of
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Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to become familiar with the electrocardiograph to help us determine the electrical activity of the heart. As well as‚ to observe how exercise and different body positions(conditions) can affect the activity of the heart. Introduction Trained professionals can look at the EKG tracing and determine if the heart is normal or if the heart is abnormal. “An ECG records the electrical activity of the heart. The heart produces tiny electrical impulses which spread
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Atrial Septal Defect Only 1‚966 people our born with atrial septal defect (A.S.D.) each year. That is less than the amount of people in columbus by a huge margin. That does not mean it is not serious disorder. This is when there is an opening in the wall between the heart. This disorder can cause over flowing blood in the lungs and problems pumping blood through the body. These can lead to right side heart failure. Atrial Septal Defect is a rare disease‚ to get a full grasp on the subject you must
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Initially we were presented with a 26 year old business executive presenting with many of the symptoms of a hiatal hernia. These include heartburn‚ especially after meals‚ a dull pain behind the sternum‚ Pain in the back‚ jaws‚ shoulder and inner arms can also be noticed and physical activity or lying flat can agitate his pain. Additionally his postprandial (or pain after meals) was accompanied by belching (homer simpson slide) Hiatal hernias occur when a segment of the stomach protrudes through
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During a health interview‚ the client states that she becomes increasingly short of breath when sitting in city traffic. The nurse views this information as: Your Answer: An internal environmental factor Correct Answer: An external environmental factor Rationale: External factors include but are not limited to inhaled toxins‚ including smoke‚ chemicals‚ and fumes; irritants that can be inhaled‚ ingested‚ or contacted through the skin; noise‚ light‚ motion‚ and any objects or substances
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Demographics: Mr. S. is a 37-year-old man. Chief Complain: He has low back pain. 1. What additional subjective data would you collect from Mr. S? • History of present illness Acute or chronic: The patient experiences of acute low back pain. Joint complaints: He might experience of back joint dysfunction. He doesn’t experience of swelling. Muscular complaints: The patient has low back pain‚ muscle spasms‚ and muscle weakness. Medications-rx‚ otc and herbal supplement: He just has
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The patient is a 62 year old Caucasian female who had a partial obstruction in the carotid artery on the right side for over two years and had a stroke in the right hemisphere 6 months ago. The main common carotid artery splits into the external carotid artery and the internal carotid artery. The external carotid artery supplies blood to the exterior features outside of the skull‚ primarily the exterior of the face and the neck. The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the interior of the skull
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Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment for severe respiratory failure irresponsive to mechanical ventilation‚ associated or not with haemodynamic instability‚ and its application fields are widening to refractory sepsis and also to elective thoracic procedures. ECMO is replacing conventional cardio-pulmonary by-pass (CPB) even during lung transplantation due to its potential advantages: the absence of full-anticoagulation and the possibility of maintaining the extra-corporeal
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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