An LHD-1 level a phenomenon known as ‘flipped LDH’, Is strongly indicative of a Heart attack. 6. What pathophysiology occurs during a myocardial Infarction? Include all four processes. Most Myocardial Infarctions are caused by a disruption in the vascular endothelium associated with an unstable atherosclerotic
Summary of Article: Stroke continues to cause stress to elderly people. Survivors may have difficulty with mobility after the incident during their neurological recovery due to muscle imbalance. Surgical correction is rarely considered for patients who may have issues with their gait after a stroke. Most patients after a stroke may have a chronic foot deformity or stiff-knee gait, which will disturb their walking, however, it is handled through clinical management and not surgical methods. Neuro-orthopaedic specialists identify abnormal gait patterns using techniques such as, dynamic electromyography or three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic studies.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur when an external force causes brain dysfunction. A mild TBI can be a concussion that is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head that change the way brain works. It can cause a loss of consciousness for a few seconds to minutes or the person may seem dazed and confused. A change in mental status at the time of the injury or loss of consciousness is the reason a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury is made (Brain Injury Alliance Utah). Most people recover from mild TBIs quickly and fully (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013).
This occurs when the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and congestive heart failure follow quickly. The signs and symptoms are left and right heart failure, the autopsy signs would include central hemorrhagic necrosis in the liver. Hypertrophic is the other one which is just as our skeletal muscles hypertrophy in response to increased demand, cardiac muscle undergoes hypertrophy when placed under a high workload for a prolonged period of time. Pathologic hypertrophy is a result of disease that place increased demand on the heart, such as chronic hypertension, valvular damage, and myocardial infarction. The left ventricular hypertrophy is the most common type of hypertrophic heart disease.
Because Mr. Trosack is male and elderly he may be at higher risk of complications from NIDDM. (Ruigomez & Rodriguez 1998) The third health concern is his newly diagnosed hypertension. Hypertension is known as the silent killer and his blood pressures must be monitored and controlled. While he has probably been living with this condition as well, undiagnosed, he must now monitor his blood pressure to assess the efficacy of his new medication; and adapt his diet for this condition in addition to his NIDDM. Mr. Trosack also has some hearing loss and poor vision which can impact his ADL’s as he tries to recover and care for himself after surgery.
Describe the mechanism(s) by which strokes occur. Cerebrovascular Accident- condition in which brain tissue is deprived of blood supply. The most common stroke symptoms are: • Numbness or weakness (paresis) of the face, arm, or leg, sometimes only on one side; • Confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech (aphasia) • Trouble seeing • Trouble walking or dizziness; loss of balance or coordination (ataxia) • Severe headache with no known cause 1. Ischemic stroke (~83%)- blood vessel supplying brain tissue is blocked by a blood clot a. cerebral thrombus b. cerebral embolism 2. Hemorrhagic stroke (~17%)- A blood vessel breaks open, causing blood to leak into the brain 3.
The causes for homeostatic imbalance in hypertension are medication, weight, smoking, heredity, drinking, external stressors, age, disease, and race. The reason the feedback system cannot maintain homeostasis is because of the different effectors causing the arteries to constrict, thus causing your blood pressure to rise. If you don’t contain a homeostatic balance in the cardiovascular system, you at risk for having heart attacks, kidney damage, vision issues, strokes, and problems with the aorta. This is how I would explain hypertension to a 63 year old man with an 8th grade education. I would begin by explaining that blood pressure is the force that your blood exerts on your arteries.
It is called the FAST test: F= Facial weakness A= Arm weakness S= Speech problems T= test all 3 signs and call 999 2.4 Describe the potential changes that an individual may experience as a result of stroke. Some of the physical changes that occur in the individual after suffering a stroke are psychological, behavioural and emotional changes take place after a stroke are in part caused by the physical damage to the brain. When the brain cell is damaged the sensations and parts of the body controlled by the cells can no longer function
Many f these concussions are temporary, but if a player receives their first concussion are four times more likely to receive a second than someone who has never had one (1). There are different types of concussions. For example, one is called second impact syndrome (SIS) (1). The authors, Jeffery H, Tyler and Michael E. Nelson addresses that SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a small head injury and then returns to play too soon. Once he returns to play he gets hit again, before being fully healed (1).
For example: a boy who is reaching puberty age and his voice is starting to break, hormonal changes are occurring and he is experiencing anger, irritation and situations can become explosive without underlying predictors. Another example can be of person aging and starting to experience severe medical conditions or dementia and they become increasingly anxious, paranoid, confused and these emotions can become overwhelming and out of control. Situational Crisis – is defined by Roberts as unpredictable, unexpected and traumatic. For example: natural disasters, being a victim of violent crime, sexual assault, death of a loved one, etc. The Situational Crisis is an unexpected crisis that arises suddenly in response to an external event or a conflict concerning a specific circumstance.