Atrial Fibrilation is described by Mayo Clinic as “an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body.” “During atrial fibrillation, the heart's two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly — out of coordination with the two lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. Atrial fibrillation symptoms often include heart palpitations, shortness of breath and weakness. Episodes of atrial fibrillation can come and go, or you may develop atrial fibrillation that doesn't go away and may require treatment. Although atrial fibrillation itself usually isn't life-threatening, it is a serious medical condition that sometimes requires emergency treatment. It can lead to complications.
A baby born with an Omphalocele has a higher risk for complications than a baby with Gastroschisis for many reasons. Gastroschisis is usually the only birth defect the baby has, but it is possible for them to have others. With a Gastroschisis baby, since the intestines are exposed, they could begin too dry out, and the baby may have problems regulating their body heat. There is also a possibility of some of the intestines dying, and they will have to be removed. They also need special care to prevent infection.
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) or also referred to as Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), a heart disease that develops when your coronary arteries, the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients become damaged. CHD is a term used commonly for buildup of plaque in the hearts arteries that could lead to heart attack. Cholesterol containing deposits, also known as plaque on your arteries is to blame for CAD. With CAD, the plaque starts to first grow in the coronary arteries until blood flow to the heart’s muscle becomes limited, in other words, ischemia. It could be chronic and is caused by the narrowing of the coronary artery and limitation of blood supply to part of the muscle.
Macrovascular disease is the primary cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Gardner and Shoback, 2007). Microvascular disease is part of the link between diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. It is the disease of the small blood vessels such as capillaries and arterioles (Gardner and Shoback, 2007). This disease causes thinking of the basement membrane of the capillaries. When involving the retina it causes diabetic retinopathy, and when affecting the kidney causes diabetic nephropathy (Gardner and Shoback, 2007).
As the name implies, Cardiac Arrest is instantaneous and most individuals become unconscious within seconds to minutes as a result of insufficient cerebral blood. Underlying heart disease is present the vast majority of patients with Cardiac Arrest. On the other hand, Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, results from the partial interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die. This is most commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable astheroletic plaque which is an unstable collection of lipids(cholesterol and fatty acids) and white blood cells (especially macrophages) in the wall of an artery. The resulting ischemia (restriction in blood supply) and ensuing oxygen shortage if left untreated for a sufficient period of time, can cause damage or death (infarction) of heart muscle tissue (myocardium).
It also may due to a hemorrhage. - When the clot is block or impaired of the blood flow, it will depriving the brain from essential oxygen and nutrient. B. Hemorrhagic Stroke - Occured when blood vessel ruptured and causing leakage of blood in or around the brain. Basically, the term cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is used interchangeably with stroke to refer to the vascular conditions of brain. Clinically, a variety of facal deficits are possible including changes in the level of consciousness and impairments of sensory, motor, cognitive, perceptual and language functions.
Stroke Awareness Health Assessment The self-risk assessment I chose to complete was about strokes. A stroke occurs when blood supply to the brain is temporarily interrupted or disturbed. Being that the brain requires a constant flow of oxygen any interruptions could prove to be fatal. The two types of strokes are Ischemic or hemorrhagic. An ischemic stroke is typically caused by excess buildup of plague on the blood vessel walls that narrows blood flow dramatically.
Another type is Jaundice of prematurity. This type occurs frequently in premature babies since they are even less ready to excrete bilirubin effectively. Jaundice in premature babies needs to be treated at a lower bilirubin level than in full term babies in order to
Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Artery Disease is also known by other names such as, Atherosclerosis, hardening of the ateries, heart disease, Ischemic heart disease and narrowing of the arteries. Coronary Artery Disease is where one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle become blocked. It is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle. Atherosclerosis is a multi focal, smoldering immunoinflammatory disease of medium sized and large arteries filled by lipids.
Coronary heart disease is a condition in which blood to the heart is deficient because of a narrowing or constricting of the cardiac vessels that supply it. This is due to atherosclerosis (cite text). Atherosclerosis is when fatty deposits known as plaque formation, begin to accumulate to reduce the size of the passageway of the large arteries (cite). Atherosclerosis can also reduce the blood flow which may result in angina pectoris. With angina comes shortness of breath and pain from beneath the breastbone, in the neck, and down the left arm.