Essays on Circulatory system

Echocardiography (echo) can be used to evaluate your cardiac performance, the function of your heart valves, the thickness and motion of your heart walls, and the size of your heart chambers. An echo can help diagnose many heart conditions. Cardiac performance An echocardiogram can show how well your heart pumps blood (cardiac performance). To evaluate…

FORMATION OF TISSUE FLUID AND EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS IN THE CAPILLARY NETWORK In a capillary network, two opposing forces mainly determine the movement of fluid between the blood and tissue fluid: the hydrostatic pressure difference the osmotic potential difference between the blood and the tissue fluid. In the part of the capillary network near the…

My sister, Stacey May, had a pacemaker implanted at age 7 (1988). Occasionally throughout the 2 years prior to her surgery, she suffered with fainting episodes. One day while at cheerleading practice, she had fainted and was taken to the ER. At that time the doctor at the hospital found no reason for her fainting…

 Treatment options for Acute Myocardial InfarctionAcute myocardial infarction is one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and it has been found to account for about 500-700 thousand deaths annually (Fenton, 2009). This medical condition can simply be defined as the rapid development of necrosis of the heart tissue which…

This paper will cover my experience while in the cardiac categorization lab during clinical rotations. A 67 year old Caucasian male was emitted for emergent angioplasty with intrapulmonary Steen placement for occlusive myocardial infarction resulting in carcinogenic shock. My paper will detail the medical diagnosis and nursing management of carcinogenic shock. Medical Diagnosis Carcinogenic shock…

Certain animals lack lungs and cannot survive in environments with inadequate lung function. Instead, these creatures rely on gills to obtain oxygen from water. It is noteworthy that the amount of oxygen present in water is just 1/20th of that found in the equivalent volume of air. Gills greatly increase the area available for gas…

Arterial line monitoring is the insertion of a specialized cannula to obtain accurate and reliable readings of the blood pressure, constantly (for every heart beat).  It is very useful for patients admitted to the trauma-care centers, operating theaters or intensive care units to monitor the systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, to determine the immediate…