Essays on Heart Page 4

According to Poortmans and Francaux (2000), there has been an increase in the use of oral creatine monohydrate among professional and amateur athletes. Creatine is a substance that athletes and bodybuilders use to improve the production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), which gives them the energy needed for performance. This study aims to investigate the impact…

Feeling the cold breeze made me shiver and filled me with fear, as if countless knives were piercing my body in the freezing water. We all held onto a tiny flicker of hope, praying for survival during this ordeal. The excruciating pain in my legs was gradually spreading through my entire being, and I couldn’t…

Until recently, the discourse concerning the anatomical demarcation of lungs was seemingly not an essential subject and very little was understood about lungs (Shields, 1992). However, with the current development of endoscopic as well as radiographic techniques together with pulmonary surgery advancement, detailed study regarding the anatomy of lungs has become a necessity in medical…

There are several glands that make up the endocrine system which work in conjunction with other tissues and organs that contain cells that secrete hormones. The glands that make up the endocrine system include the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid gland, the adrenal glands, and the pineal gland. The tissues and organs that…

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…

For this assignment I will be writing a reflective account which will identify a significant episode of care in which I had been involved with, by identifying the pathophysiology and the disease process for the chosen patient; this will be presented by giving a brief outline of the psychosocial influences of the illness for the…

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…

In simpler form triglycerides are the natural fat in tissue. Cholesterol is a compound of the stereo type found in most body tissues, including the blood and the nerves. Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds, but high concentrations in the blood (mainly derived from animal…

R.S. is a long-time smoker who developed bronchitic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32, PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg, PaO2 = 50 mm Hg, HCO3 – = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52%…