Congested Heart Failure Education Sommer L. Kitchin NSG 4028 Concepts of Teaching & Learning May 16‚ 2015 Targeted Audience • Patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure also referred to as congested heart failure (CHF) including those newly diagnosed. • Family members to those with CHF‚ with a more stronger focus on those new to the diagnosis. • For those who do not have family members participating in the management of their care‚ but does have a strong support person and/or caregiver
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Heart Healthy Diet: Not Just for Those with Existing Heart Disease Teaching Project Ashley Page Fort Hays State University Heart Healthy Diet: Not Just For Those with Existing Heart Disease A heart healthy should be followed by the general population and not those with just heart disease. Men‚ women‚ children‚ adolescents‚ middle aged‚ and elderly can all benefit from eating healthy. If the heart healthy diet is followed properly it may decrease risk
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The Sociology of Personal Relationships Has intimacy been transformed in contemporary society? Discuss with reference to a relationship between a couple Intimacy‚ in the context of a relationship between couples‚ is widely accepted to mean the closeness shared between two people‚ Chambers dictionary defines it as ‘knowing a lot’ about each other. A deeper look reveals that it involves both sexual and emotional intimacy‚ most commonly heterosexual couples. Although intimacy can be interpreted differently
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grows or changes over the course of the play. Essay Topic: Who has the power in A Doll’s House? To complete this task successfully you must: Argue a clear point Develop reasons that support your argument Draw on textual evidence from the play that support your reasons Analyze each piece of evidence Explain the author’s purpose for the piece as a part of the conclusion
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An enlarged heart symptom is medically known as cardiomegaly. Usually‚ it develops in children because of some underlying health problems. Here are some of the causes of enlarged heart symptoms in children: One of the primary causes of enlarged heart symptoms in children is cardiomyopathy. If a child suffers from this condition‚ their heart is not in a position to pump blood properly; therefore‚ this can result in congestive heart failure. Typically‚ cardiomyopathy in children is caused by a viral
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DQ 3 Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body’s tissues. Heart failure that develops slowly over time is usually a result of other conditions. Conditions such as high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ serve lung disease‚ diabetes‚ obesity‚ thyroid disorders‚ life style reasons‚ gender and even ethnicity. These types of conditions tend weaken and damage the heart over time Heart Failure can also occur suddenly as the result of
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The history of this idiom goes back to XVIII century‚ but it hasn’t lost its actuality up till present times. The meaning of the saying is very simple – it shows that every person can be bribed in some way; the only thing the briber should know is his “victim’s” price. In our modern materialistic society we can come across such problem very often. Everywhere we go‚ the service and the attitude of the people around us depend greatly on our social status and the amount of money we are ready to give
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The heart functions to take deoxygenated blood from the body and pump it to the lungs to re-oxygenate it‚ to pump it back through the body. Without this system‚ body tissues wouldn’t get oxygen and therefore not function and the person would not survive. The function of the left side of the heart is to take oxygenated blood from the lungs and pump it out to and through the rest of the body. This is the systemic circulation of the heart. With every body system there are homeostatic imbalances and
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Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disease which affects more than five million Americans (Yancy et al.‚ 2013). HF negatively impacts quality of life and it is associated with frequent hospitalizations and high mortality. Evidence-based practice guidelines aid health care professionals with treatment management and provide pathways to optimize individual patient care. The main goal of treatment is to slow the progression of the disease and control its symptoms. These pathways address all stages
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Alanna McBride Nov.28‚ 2012 Nutrition A heart healthy diet A heart healthy diet is a diet where one watches intake of saturated and trans fats‚ as well as excess sodium. Heart Healthy means eating a diet that is low in sodium‚ cholesterol‚ and fats. Foods that best meet this requirement are whole grains‚ fruits‚ and vegetables. A diet high in sodium‚ fats‚ and cholesterol is associated with high blood pressure‚ increased weight‚ and elevated blood cholesterol levels. With these factors at
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