Right sided heart failure happens when the right side of the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the lungs and out of the right side of the heart. This either happens because the hearts muscles are unable to fully contract or they are inflamed not allowing an adequate amount of blood to enter them. This leads to a backup in venous blood. The venous blood puts pressure on the walls of the blood vessels (especially in the legs). This causes blood plasma to leak into the interstitial
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Writing III – Acid-Base Balance Congestive heart failure (CHF) is caused by the inability of the heart to fill correctly‚ eject blood completely‚ or a combination of the two‚ which results in a decrease in cardiac output. Chronic hypertension (CH) is a constantly elevated blood pressure. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) causes a restriction in blood circulation due to atherosclerosis‚ fatty deposits on the inner linings of the arteries that cause a blockage of blood flow; arteriosclerosis‚ loss
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Left Sided Heart Failure When the left side of the heart is not able to pump enough blood forward the blood will back up into the lungs. This stops the rest of the body from receiving the oxygen its needs because the blood is in the lungs so tiredness and shortness of breath are very common. Right Sided Heart Failure When the right side of the heart is not able to pump efficiently. This causes blood to back up in the veins and other parts of the body causing swelling in the body including
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pressure most importantly‚ heart conditions. If you are obese and have severe impairments of the heart valve‚ arteries‚ capillaries and veins then you may be eligible for Social Security Disability insurance benefits. Obesity can cause congested heart failure‚ which means that the heart isn’t functioning properly and the body becomes congested with fluid. This illness is dangerous and if not properly treated can be fatal. Other heart conditions caused by obesity are Ischemic heart disease‚ aneurysm of
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Introduction This paper is an academic critique of a qualitative article written by Christine Crumlish‚ PhD‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ and Catherine Todd Magel‚ EdD‚ RN‚ BC. The article is titled: Patient Education on Heart Attack Response: Is Rehearsal the Critical Factor in Knowledge Retention‚ published in 2011. In this paper the nursing student writing this paper will analyze the purpose‚ the review of literature‚ the theoretical framework‚ the hypotheses‚ and the research method for their strengths‚ weaknesses
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Heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis are the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable chronic diseases in the United States. Seventy percent of the total deaths in the U.S. are attributed to chronic diseases and fifty percent of that deaths are due to heart disease and stroke. Total expenditure for treatment of chronic diseases is $277 billion (Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ 2012). Disease management is the key factor in managing these chronic conditions and improving the quality
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grandfather had recently been admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital suddenly‚ with the diagnoses of Congestive Heart Failure. He only had a few weeks to live‚ if he didn’t consent to have open heart surgery. A new heart valve was a lifeline for my Pop-pop (that’s what we call him). The blood flow weakened inside of my Pop-pop’s veins‚ and our only hope was an artificial heart valve‚ harvested from a cow. Questions and concerns would drag
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Being a Cancer Patient’s Caregiver John Cox AIU Online Abstract The opportunity to be a caregiver to someone who has been diagnosed with cancer is an experience like no other. Through the fear‚ pain and heartache‚ caregivers also can experience tremendous joy. Being a Cancer Patient’s Caregiver Many people know someone who has been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Few‚ however‚ have the opportunity to be a caregiver to a person who contracts that disease. For those who are given
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Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Leila Pouttu‚ 77‚ suffered from Alzheimer’s disease‚ and her husband Donald was devoted to caring for her. “He was always there for her‚ always‚” a friend of the couple commented. “He never left the house other than to ride his bike around and go swimming every morning”. The Pouttus had no local relatives and no children. Both were retired and lived in their house for 29 years (Kornacki‚ S.‚ 2006d). The couple died together in their home on a
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In the case study “The Careless Caregiver” the nurse did not fulfill this ethical principle because the patient had specified that she did not want any “extraordinary” treatment to be done. The supplemental nutrition that the patient was receiving through an indwelling IV further of preserving her life was making her arm swollen and painful (American Nurses Association‚ n.d.). The
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