Introduction Cardiac contusion is an injury‚ or bruise‚ to the heart. This means that the chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) are injured by a strong blow (trauma) to the chest area. Mild injuries to the heart may cause no symptoms. More serious trauma to the heart may cause pain and an irregular heartbeat. In rare cases‚ it can lead to shock and death. Depending on the trauma or accident‚ other body parts‚ such as the lungs and ribs‚ may also be injured. Prompt treatment is important to
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Veins are blood vessels that return blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart. Veins have different sizes that depends on their location and function. The veins that are deeper and closer to the center of the body are called deep veins. Varicose veins are veins that have become bulging‚ widened and twisted. They usually look blue or dark purple. Some other symptons of varicose vains include: aching‚ heavy and uncomfortable legs‚ swollen feet and ankles‚ muscle cramping and swelling
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It is believed that‚ in the majority of patients who have involved prolonged ischemia‚ significantly reperfusion cause necrosis and increase infarct size‚ therefore therapeutic interventions is vital [101]. Adenosine A2 beta receptor agonists [102‚103]‚ sodium calcium exchanger blockers [104‚105] and cyclosporine A [106‚ 107] at the ischemia reperfusion injury‚ two defined pathways cause necrosis. The first one is sarcolemma damage and hypercontraction at the time of reperfusion and the second
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Venous Ulcer A venous ulcer is a shallow sore on your lower leg caused by poor circulation of the veins. This condition used to be called a stasis ulcer. Veins have valves that help blood return to the heart. If these valves do not work properly‚ blood flows backward and backs up into the veins near the skin. This causes the blood to pool in your lower legs. The blood can then can leak out of your veins and irritate your skin. This may cause a break in your skin and lead to stasis venous ulcer
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To inform my audience about the four major heart diseases. Introduction I. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. My name is ______________ and today I will be talking to you about the four major heart diseases. These being Atrial fibrillation‚ Cardiomyopathy‚ Coronary heart disease‚ and Valvular heart disease. My research includes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ www.emedicinehealth.com and www.webmed.com. As a result
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Heart attacks‚ heart attacks is one of the most leading cause to so many deaths there is about 380‚000 people annually that die of a sudden heart attack. Their are not that many treatments and many wonder is it even worth to take the risk for. A stent is a small mesh tube that is inserted into the artery that is clot A stent is placed in an artery as part of a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)‚ also known as coronary angioplasty. PCI restores blood flow through narrow or blocked
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Outline for Research Essay Topic: Heart Disease Research Question: How do you have heart disease when your all healthy? Introduction ○ Hook something that catch it the reader. ○ General Information / Stating the Main Points ○ Thesis Statement Body ○ Main Point #1 What is heart disease ? Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. ○ Supporting Details #1 What cause Heart Disease? begins with damage to the lining and inner layers of the coronary (heart) arteries. Several factors contribute
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Heart Disease in Cats Research: http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/cardiomyopathy-heart-disease-cats http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/Health_Information/HeartDisease.cfm Meta Description: Heart disease can affect cats as well as humans. Here are the signs and symptoms you need to watch out for‚ along with information on diagnosis and treatment. Meta Key Words: Cat heart disease‚ Feline heart disease‚ Pet heart disease‚ Heart disease cats Cardiomyopathy in Cats—What to Watch Out For Human and
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Sepsis is a systemic‚ deleterious host response to infection leading to severe sepsis (Dellinger‚ 2013). A more detailed description includes acute organ dysfunction secondary to documented or suspected infection and or severe sepsis plus hypotension is not reversed with fluid resuscitation (Dellinger‚ 2013). The definition of sepsis is further defined as the presence (probable or suspected) of infection together with systemic manifestations of infection (Neviere‚ 2015). Dellinger (2013) emphasized
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clinic of a large teaching hospital. Today your first patient is 70-year-old J.M‚ a man who has been coming to the clinic for several years for management of CAD and HTN. A cardiac catheterization done a year ago showed 50% stenosis of the circumflex coronary artery. He has had episodes of dizziness for the past 6 months and orthostatic hypotension‚ shoulder discomfort‚ and decreased exercise tolerance for the past 2 months. On his last clinic visit 3 weeks ago‚ a CXR showed cardiomegaly and a 12-lead
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