resulting in a heart attack (Blank & Smithline‚ 2002). However‚ most individuals with coronary artery disease do not display symptoms of the disease for decades‚ even as it progresses. The first onsets of symptoms are often sudden resulting in myocardial infarctions‚ also known as heart attacks. (American Heart Association‚ 2011; DeVon‚ & Zerwic‚ 2003). Some but not all of the causes of the disorder are the same in men and women. Risk factors that increase the chances of heart disease are: high blood
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deaths worldwide and is responsible for one-third of all deaths in the United States (Scrutinio‚ Temporelli‚ Passantino‚ & Giannuzzi‚ 2009). Inpatient interventions are utilized to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of future myocardial infarctions (MI); however‚ the delivery of education following an MI plays a huge role in determining whether patients are successful with recovery (Pattenden‚ Watt‚ Lewin‚ & Stanford‚ 2002). Deciding how a patient prefers follow-up contact after
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suffered a myocardial infarction in 2006 and received cardiac catherization‚ transient ischemic attack‚ and
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1. A client admitted to the hospital with chest pain and a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is scheduled for cardiac catheterization. Which medication would need to be withheld for 24 hours before the procedure and for 48 hours after the procedure? 1. Regular insulin 2. Glipizide (Glucotrol) 3. Repaglinide (Prandin) 4. Metformin (Glucophage) 4. Metformin (Glucophage) 2. The nurse is reviewing an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves and QRS complexes are regular. The PR interval is 0.16
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Executive Summary Fibrinolytic therapy has been a significant means of establishing reperfusion in patients whom have had a myocardial infarction or some sort of blood clot. However‚ limitations to the use of thrombolytic therapy that must be taken in to account are intracranial bleeding‚ inability to start thrombosis in Myocardial Infarction flow in patients‚ and high percentage of recurrent ischemia and reocclusion. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become known
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Classification There are two basic types of acute myocardial infarction based on pathology: Transmural: associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. It can be subclassified into anterior‚ posterior‚ inferior‚ lateral or septal. Transmural infarcts extend through the whole thickness of the heart muscle and are usually a result of complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply.[13] In addition‚ on ECG‚ ST elevation and Q waves are seen. Subendocardial: involving a small area
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is achieved by decreasing the cardiac output‚ decreasing sympathetic outflow from the CNS‚ as well as suppressing renin release which reduces peripheral vascular resistance. (www.drugs.com) The primary indication for Metoprolol is in post myocardial infarction and management of angina. Early administration of Metoprolol within hours of AMI has been shown to reduce mortality in these patients. (Hoffman et al.‚ 2000) Other indications include treatment of hypertension. It is one of the preferred
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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 9th Edition Chapter 36 Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias KEY POINTS RHYTHM IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT • The ability to recognize normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms‚ called dysrhythmias‚ is an essential nursing skill. • Four properties of cardiac cells (automaticity‚ excitability‚ conductivity‚ and contractility) enable the conduction system to start an electrical impulse‚ send it through the cardiac tissue‚ and stimulate the myocardial tissue to contract. • The
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Clinical Dental Hygiene II - DDH250 Ms. Oddo / Ms Foreign February 5‚ 2014 Abstract Today one of the most fatal heart conditions that has developed would be atherosclerosis. atherosclerosis is usually the cause of myocardial infarctions‚ angina pectoris‚ and peripheral vascular disease. The statement in WebMD‚ What is Athersclerosis‚ by Dr. James Beckerman states that cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in America with more than 800‚000 deaths in 2005. Atherosclerosis
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mortality ‚re-infarction ‚repeat revascularization ‚bleeding and kidney dysfunction
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