Lifestyle choices often can be a cause of ageing as damages to body systems such as high cholesterol diets causing Coronary Heart Disease or being out in the sun a lot causing the wrinkling of skin. Hormonal control Women usually experience a major decrease in the hormone oestrogen following the stage of menopause where a women stops having her periods, meaning she is not able to have any more children. This decrease in oestrogen is associated with osteoporosis. Women are more at risk of having osteoporosis than men because bone strength is influenced by the reduction of osteoporosis. Some people may be more at risk of osteoporosis than others because osteoporosis may be influenced by genetic inheritance.
Cholesterol is essential for healthy cells, but if there is too much in the blood it can lead to CAD. Cholesterol is carried in the blood stream by molecules called lipoproteins. Cholesterol is made from eating fatty foods, excess alcohol and caffeine etc. Which means that the more of these you eat the more likely you are to suffer from CAD 3) Carbon monoxide, nicotine, and other substances in tobacco smoke can promote atherosclerosis and trigger symptoms of coronary artery disease. Smoking: * Causes the platelets in your blood to clump together easily by making your blood cells more "sticky" and more likely to form clots.
Although the infant is finally discharged in good condition, the mistake is a hard lesson for all healthcare workers. Let’s take a closer look at how the error had happened. Phytonadione, an antidote of Coumadin, is frequently used in the prevention of blood thinning in the newborn. The common brand name in the United States includes AquaMephyton and Mephyton. According to Schull’s drug handbook (2006), Phytonadione acts on the liver to promote the production of active prothrombin, proconvertin, plasma thromboplastin component, and Stuart factor.
This is caused by atherosclerosis, which is an accumulation of fatty materials on the inner linings of arteries. Resulting in a blockage, that restricts the blood flow to the heart. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow is completely cut off from the heart. Therefore it is important to keep yourself healthy so you will not have a heart attack. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S.
If the surface of the plaques break or rupture, blood cells, called platelets will clump or clot at that site to try and repair the artery. The clot or clump can block the artery which can lead to heart attack. There are several risk factors associated with CAD and could possibly build up on each other and make CAD an even greater risk. First, Men have a greater risk of CAD than women, although women’s risk of getting CAD increase after they go through menopause. As you get older, your age increases the risk of narrowed and damaged arteries, which of course leads to CAD.
PPH needs to be established soon because in severe case delays may cause deaths. Blood loss thus needs to be ascertained if it meets the PPH threshold so that the emergency measures may be considered. PPH presentation is dramatic as the bleeding may be slow and less noteworthy however it may result in a critical loss and even shock. The PPH is presented in heavy bleeding in the vagina characterized by the symptoms of the hypovolemic shock. There is high blood flow in the uterus and blood can be seen in the introitus when the placenta has been delivered.
A rise in systolic blood pressure will also increase the chance for heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure. Your physician will use both the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure to determine your blood pressure category and appropriate prevention and treatment activities. If your Systolic blood pressure reading is
Growth of the fetus is likely to be insufficient and premature birth defects are more common with these drugs crossing the placenta, constricts the blood vessels reducing blood flow to the fetus (Agin, 2010). The reduce blood and oxygen supply to the fetus slows the growth of bones and intestine. The use of over the counter drugs and prescription drugs can act directly on the fetus causing damage and abnormal development leading to birth defect and death. It can also cause the muscles of the uterus to contact forcefully, reducing the blood to trigger pre-term labor and delivery (Agin,
What Causes CHD?CHD is commonly caused by atherosclerosis, a condition which occurs when materials such as fat form a plaque build-up on artery walls, causing the arteries to grow narrow, and blood and oxygen flow lessen. As this occurs, blood and oxygen flow to the heart can drastically slow or even stop. This can cause shortness of breath, stable angina (chest pain), and heart attacks, especially when strenuously active (e.g. playing sports). There are certain factors that can increase the risk of getting CHD, including: Men in their 40's have a higher risk of getting CHD than woman, however, once women reach menopause, the risk is even across both genders.
Patient feels improved, colour returns to face. Analysis: nursing interventions can help in an acute clinical situation. Although the anaesthetist was informed, several things had been initiated by me prior to him being notified: A manual BP was taken to confirm what the autocuff was reading, Head was lowered, and pillow under feet to improve the venous return Fluids were speeded up to increase the circulating volume ( stroke volume X resistance= HR ) after confirming no obvious CVS problems. This is important because increasing fluids and overloading a known weakened heart, could possibly lead to right cardiac failure or pulmonary hypertension. Increasing a patients IV drip rate without a medical order, can be reckless.