This occurs because of the increased need for oxygen by the thickened ventricle and because of reduced blood flow to the coronary arteries. o irregular heartbeat which you may feel as palpitations. • If the narrowing is severe the left ventricle may not function properly and you can develop heart failure. This causes shortness of breath, tiredness, and fluid retention in various tissues of the body. See separate leaflet called 'Heart Failure'.
CASE STUDY Assignment: Thyroid Drugs Ms. Kissinger, 43-yr-old Caucasian female, comes to the urgent care clinic, complaining of weakness, insomnia, awakening during the night with “a rapid heart beat,” and “feeling anxious.” Ms. Kissinger denies chest pain or shortness of breath associated with her rapid heartbeat. She also complains of muscle tremors when doing small motor activities and “can’t wait for the summer to end” because she cannot tolerate the heat. Past medical history includes hypertension diagnosed 8 years ago. Family history includes one sister with “thyroid problems.” Social history includes a twenty-five pack-year history of cigarette smoking, although she quit 5 years ago. She also consumes one to two drinks of brandy per week.
When the nurse is developing a teaching plan to prevent the development of heart failure in a patient with stage 1 hypertension, the information that is most likely to improve compliance with antihypertensive therapy is that a. hypertensive crisis may lead to development of acute heart failure in some patients. b. hypertension eventually will lead to heart failure by overworking the heart muscle. c. high BP increases risk for rheumatic heart disease. d. high systemic pressure precipitates papillary muscle rupture. B Rationale: Hypertension is a primary cause of heart failure because the increase in ventricular afterload leads to ventricular hypertrophy and dilation.
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This causes build-up of fluid in the lungs, liver, arm, and legs. When this happens there is a lack of oxygen and nutrition to organs. Heart failure can also occur when an infection weakens the heart muscles. Congestive Heart Failure is common is high blood pressure, long term alcohol abuse, disorders of the heart valves and coronary artery disease. You need to have a proper diet and get a lot of rest when you have CHF.
Yates had mental instability during the time she killed her children, and after the birth of her fifth child is when she experienced postpartum depression. After she was in prison, professionals diagnosed her with insanity and postpartum depression. Genetics also played a part since there was a history of mental illness in her family. After the death of her father, she stopped doing everything she normally would do that would take care of her and her kids and Yates had become even more depressed. Yates had not realized how much mental illness there was in her
coronary heart disease Coronary heart disease is when our hearts blood supply is blocked by a build-up of fatty substances in the arteries. Over a period of time our arteries can become blocked by fats. Our arteries will then become narrow causing the amount of blood flow to our heart to be restricted. This can result in angina (chest pains). However if he arteries become completely blocked it can cause a heart attack.
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I was in a double room and my roommate, Marie, a heavy girl, had jumped off the roof of her house and shattered her knee. She was there almost as long as I was and I later saw her at physical therapy. She never walked the same again and experienced several complications while in the hospital. What seemed like a simple fracture turned into a nightmare for her, and what seemed like a hopeless situation for me turned out alright. I couldn’t help but wonder why I was so lucky.