Given the current symptoms it seems that A.O is suffering from left heart failure. Dyspnea the medical term for difficulty breathing is often an indicator of left heart failure. The clinical manifestations including dyspnea are caused by pulmonary vascular congestion and poor systemic oxygen perfusion (Huether & McCance‚ 2012). Other clinical manifestations physicians find with individuals with left heart failure include‚ coughing up mucus‚ fatigue‚ and a decreased urine output. Physicians will
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Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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Have A Heart Problem? 9 Issues Your Dentist Needs To Know About Heading to the dentist’s office with a heart-related issue? It’s important to tell your dentist about it! Your mouth and heart are linked in more ways than you might expect—and failing to inform him or her about your cardiovascular problems could spell serious trouble. For your health and safety‚ be sure to let your dentist know if any of the below heart conditions apply to you. 1. Born or developed heart ailments Any heart ailment—whether
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the seriously ill patient. Holistic nursing care includes healing the mind‚ body‚ and soul of the patients. It involves thinking about and helping patients with the effects of illness on the mind‚ body‚ emotions‚ spirituality‚ religion‚ and personal relationships. The Student Learning Outcome (SLO) area I chose for this paper is Caring. I will address how to evaluate the effect of caregiver attitudes in the nursing practice environment. During the class Spiritual Care for Patients‚ I was given an opportunity
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Caregiver burden The term caregiver encompasses medical practitioners and family members that provide care to someone ill (Githuku et al.‚ 2014)According to Mosby’s medical dictionary 2009‚ a caregiver is a person who contributes to the benefits of medical‚social‚ economic or environmental resources to a dependent or anyone incapable of self-care. Caregiver burden is the “physical‚emotional‚psychological‚social and financial problems that can be experienced by family members caring for the impaired
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help today’s nursing professionals acquire essential critical thinking skills for solving both common and more complex health problems. This paper discusses about two different cases- Ms. A with iron-deficiency anemia and Mr. P with congestive heart failure. Case study#1 “Anemia is a reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin” (McCance‚ Huether‚ 2010). Anemia results from decreased production of erythrocytes‚ chronic
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In congestive heart failure‚ the heart is not able to pump enough oxygen and nutrition to meet the requirements of the body and it may be chronic or acute. Heart failure is caused by many disorders that injure the heart muscles including‚ heart attack‚ cardiomyopathy‚ coronary artery disease‚ and conditions that overwork the heart‚ such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ thyroid problems and kidney problems. At the point when a heart starts to fail‚ it causes additional liquid to develop in the body
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entrust their elder’s the caregivers. Since part of the caregiver’s task is to take account the elder’s morale and well-being. In becoming an effective caregiver one should be knowledgeable‚ patient and compassionate. They should also assume the role of being a healthcare provider as well as to become the emotional counselor. (Anderson‚ 2001) said that the older adults want to have a say in the kind of health care they receive‚ where they receive it‚ and from whom. As a caregiver one should provide a
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* Congestive heart failure: a chronic disease that affects many people While People has to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that could be prevented with a proper lifestyle change. Introduction- People have to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that can be prevented with a proper lifestyle change
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