Myocardial Infarction The heart needs a consistent supply of oxygen and nutrients. Three coronary arteries are found in the heart, with two of them branching out to deliver oxygenated blood to the heart. Blockage in one of these arteries or branches causes part of the heart to be starved of oxygen. This is referred to as cardiac ischemia. If this ischemia…
A healthy heart
abstract A healthy heart is the key to good life .The heart is a vital organ of the human body which ensures the effective pumping of blood throughout the circulatory system. Due to our sedentary lives and food habits, the heart is prone to malfunctioning, and heart attack (i.e. coronary artery disease), is one of…
Health Effects of Occupational Exposure: Case Study
A newly recruited employee at a furniture manufacturing plant has recently been complaining of cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Symptoms start soon after commencing work and continue throughout the day and night. They improve on the weekends but return as soon as he starts work again. What are the possible diagnoses and which…
Informed Consent- Confidentiality and Privacy at a Hospital
Practice of Informed Consent, Confidentiality and Privacy by Physicians at a tertiary care teaching hospital Zoheb Rafique 1, Urooj Bhatti 2 1 Lecturer Department of Biochemistry, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Pakistan 2 Lecturer Department of Physiology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Pakistan Abstract : Objective :…
Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Lorain- Ohio
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an avoidable, incapacitating, and potentially fatal disease of the respiratory system. COPD is the “third leading cause of death in the United States and fourth leading cause of death worldwide” (Schub & Avital, 2017). COPD is a disease that typically occurs as a result of tobacco smoking. It is…
Attitudes Towards Implementation of Evidence Based Practice
Introduction The term of evidence based practice (EBP) was firstly used in medicine as evidence based medicine, after that the term developed and being used in nursing with purpose of build up scientific database to improve nursing as science (Colyer and Kamath, 1999). Evidence based practice was passed through three stages; in which the EBP…
Relationship Between Sedentary Lifestyle and Obesity
Topic: Is the rise in Childhood Obesity a result of a sedentary lifestyle or due to pre-disposing factors? Executive Summary This review examines the relationship that predisposing factors and sedentary lifestyles have on childhood obesity. The authors of the article “Childhood Obesity: Trends and Potential Causes, state that there is not just one factor that…
The pathophysiology of a disease: COPD
This assignment will discuss the pathophysiology of a disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It will also show how biological, psychological and the social aspects of the disease that can have an affect on an individual’s day to day life. COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a term used for…
Rheumatic Heart Disease: Prevention Techniques
Rheumatic Heart Disease: Introduction Considered by most in developed countries as a historical condition, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) still holds prevalence in modern day medicine, although now shifted in its community effect. R. Kumar and R. Tandon of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research explained RHD as a condition following an episode or repeated…
Reflection Of Communication Skills Relevant To Clinical Scenario
In 2006, a patient named Robin became pregnant. In the 5th month of pregnancy, the patient began having trouble with diarrhoea and then developed a severe infection in her upper respiratory system. Robin’s obstetrician immediately hospitalized her and within 24 hours, Robin had a temperature of 105 degrees and was in preterm labour. Just before…