Prevalence Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a critical public health problem that is prevalent worldwide in terms of mortality and morbidity. Despite the progress in the study of its pathogenesis, diagnostics, and treatment, the outcomes of patients with CHF remain unfavorable (Ambrosy et al., 2014). According to the results of...
Hypertension is a condition that most people often disregard as not dangerous or fail to notice. However, it affects many people throughout the world and can lead to adverse patient outcomes if left unattended. Furthermore, hypertension generally cannot be treated in the long term using medical interventions. As such, the...
Introduction First of all, it is necessary to ascertain the specific nature of the abnormalities that affect the patient. Chest pains may result from a variety of complications, which demand different approaches and treatments. It is also essential to understand the overall condition of the patient to determine whether he...
Introduction Atherosclerosis is the most common form of arteriosclerosis, which is a general term for several diseases that cause thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls. Atherosclerosis is also the most serious and clinically significant form of arteriosclerosis, as it causes coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. Atherosclerosis...
Caring for the patient should comply with the treatment plan for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). In addition to standard medical intervention, a patient-centered approach is to be applied since this type of care gives medical specialists an opportunity to help people cope with depression caused by their bad...
Introduction In this research, the focus is on studying the relationship between following a specific diet by patients with congestive heart failure and changes in their readmission rates. In order to determine the relationship, it is necessary to apply an experimental research design and analyze data with the help of...
Research Topic for the Proposal The education of older adults suffering from hypertension is potentially effective in the fight against this disease. Nursing interventions aimed at increasing health literacy among patients may be useful as one of the methods for normalizing blood pressure and improving well-being. At the same time,...
Abstract Hypertension is a condition that affects many elderly people and has a variety of risk factors, including BMI, smoking, and low physical activity level. Addressing these common risk factors could help to prevent the development of hypertension in the elderly. However, the vast part of research on patient education...
The article by Pals et al. (2015) throws light on patients’ and physicians’ perceptions regarding the use of the Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN) test. This technology is aimed at measuring heart rate variability. In this study, patients who have diabetes have been interviewed, as well as care providers monitoring their...
Subjective Data: The patient is a 52-year-old male who presents with fatigue after being hospitalized for two weeks for stent placement. Chief Complaint: The patient states that his heart has been “racing” (Case Study, n.d.). History of Present Illness: The man is physically active. He had palpitations caused by exercise....
Patient Initials Not Given Subjective Data: 52-year-old, Irish American Male, 2-miles walks daily, 3-times exercise bicycle weekly Chief Complaint: lightheadedness, palpitations in the heart, shortness of breath the last two days History of Present Illness: palpitations associated with the exercises which went away with rest, shortness of breath, and the...
Introduction Based on previous assessments it can be concluded that one preventable disease that the adult participant can prevent is hypertension. The condition is notable due to the fact that it can develop without specific symptoms; however, the impact it has on a person’s heart is vast and can lead...
Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) often have to be readmitted to the hospital after being treated. This issue puts patients’ health at risk and destabilizes hospitals, forcing them to distribute additional resources and staff to care for returning clients. To resolve this problem, organizations can implement an early discharge...
Introduction There are many illnesses the treatment for which has not been found yet. Some of these diseases are rather serious, whereas others are considered not to be life-threatening but may have severe complications. One of such disorders is hypertension: it is not counted as a very serious problem, but...
Heart Disease among African Americans Problem Heart disease (HD) is currently proven to be the primary cause of death among the U.S. population (Buxbaum & Ruberg, 2017). Although the specified condition affects all members of the American population, representatives of the African American community suffer to the greatest extent from...
Mr. P is an elderly patient suffering from heart failure (HF) and edema. It is difficult for him to manage the condition independently and, living only with his wife, whose psychological state became negatively affected by the patient’s multimorbidity, he does not have a lot of support sources. The spouses...
Introduction The patient under consideration is an adult woman aged 45. She is obese with a BMI of 37.4 and a 22-year history of smoking. Also, the patient has type II diabetes mellitus and primary hypertension. Moreover, she has been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Currently, she observes clinical manifestations typical...
This case describes an anamnesis of a patient with congestive heart failure (CHF). A 76-year-old male cannot properly follow a prescription and fails to go on a diet. He suffers 4+ pitting edema, moist crackles throughout lung fields, and labored respiration. His wife cannot handle all responsibilities associated with medical...
Specific Diagnosis Myocardial Infarction of unspecified site. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is referred to the clinical presentation of the ST-segment elevations. The patient’s major arteries are blocked, and the ECG detects abnormalities. The ST segment is the flat, isoelectric section of the ECG between the end of the S wave...
How would you diagnose and manage this 17-year-old male whose symptoms include palpitations, fever, and malaise? Fever, chest pain and palpitations are three of the most common symptoms among patients who address emergency departments (ED) (Perkins & Liang, 2017). For this reason, there is a wide array of possible etiologies...
Approach to Care The process of managing the needs of patients with CHF is complicated extensively by the fact that CHF is a chronic disease (Baudendistel et al., 2015). In the case under analysis, the lack of financial support and health complications have led to the development of severe psychological...
What is the Problem? Ineffective coping with a disease and the lack of support at home. How Important is the Problem? The problem is acute as the patient has a history of chronic congestive heart failure that might occur at any moment. What is the Substantiating Evidence? Sallie Mae has...
R505 Advanced Research Methods Author (year) Purpose Sample/Number of Participants (provide descriptive statistics) Design Level of Evidence Findings (provide any inferential statistics) Limitations Cronberg, Horn, Kuiper, Friberg , & Nielsen, 2013 To describe and analyze the efficiency and applicability of cooling measures and therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in neurological assessment. 950...
Nursing Diagnosis Heart diseases are identified as a health risk affecting Cuban Jews in Miami, Florida. There are different types of diagnostic methods for heart conditions, such as an electrocardiogram (ECG), sonograms, and chest x-rays (Lindenfeld, 2010). However, this paper focuses on sonograms as the main diagnostic method for the...
Initial Differential Diagnoses According to Miguel’s symptoms and complaints, he was likely to have heart problems such as heart attacks. Taking into consideration the type of pain that he had, we can also suggest that he had a cardiac neurosis. What is more, it could be intercostal neuralgia that is...
Presentation Planning and Delivery There are many ways in which a presentation can be made. The oral presentation is one of the most effective and comprehensive manners of information delivery. It is a more interactive way of communication than a written presentation. In particular, the oral presentation is beneficial because...
Diabetes is regarded as a serious disorder that can lead to chronic micro- and macrovascular complications. Patients who are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2 often die from silent myocardial infarction and heart failure. Glycemic control is usually associated with a positive effect and reduces microvascular complications, but the macrovascular...
Cardiovascular diseases are known to produce devastating symptoms that result in emergencies. One of these conditions is called acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The disease occurs when the human heart receives low volumes of blood. Some of the unique signs of ACS include heart attacks and unstable anginas. Within the past...
Since reducing the cardiac morbidity and mortality rates is recognized as the task of paramount importance, proper STEMI patient care becomes the cornerstone of hospitals’ activities (Lawson et al., 2014). Kendall Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is not an exception: following the recommendations provided by the American Heart Association (AHA), it...
Abstract The essay is dedicated to the assessment of cardiac and peripheral vascular systems. The most effective methods are described. The essay specifies the ways and circumstances in which the assessment should be performed. The preferred approaches for future practice are delineated. The essay also establishes the benefits for the...
Introduction Mr. P is a 76-year-old male diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Frequently hospitalized, he suffers from 4+ pitting edema, moist crackles throughout lung fields, and labored breathing as well as symptoms of depression. Additionally, the patient struggles with his diet restrictions and polypharmacy. The patient’s wife is...
Ethical Issues Ethical issues should be a primary concern of any research in nursing and medicine. It is considered that “the welfare of any participant within a research study should take precedence over the advancement of science” (Greany et al., 2012, p. 38). Thus, ethical principles should be regarded at...
The investigations of congestive heart failure (CHF) at the beginning of the 2000s showed the increasing number of cases among adult patients with 300,000 deaths per 1,000,000 patients annually (Scott & Winters, 2015). The numbers are impressive, and many researchers continue investigating the field in order to find out new...
The article was written by Theodosios Stavrianopoulos, an infection control nurse working in General Hospital of Pyrgos Ilia, Greece. It was published in the Health Science Journal in 2016. The article was meant to address the impact of a nurses-led telephone intervention program on the quality of life in patients...
Abstract The paper describes the need for educational measures in relation to elderly patients with hypertension and the possibility of preventing cardiovascular diseases through appropriate implementations. The PICOT question is used as a research base. As methods of implementing the plan, special courses will be organized for the vulnerable population,...
Article Summary The article studies the issue of hypertension, more specifically, the rate of patient awareness, level of available treatment, and control. According to the authors, hypertension remains among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. At the same time, the data which could be used to systematically assess...