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Heart Disease

About one in every four deaths in the United States is due to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death. Ask questions about various heart diseases here.

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Is sharp left shoulder pain accompanied with nausea a symptom of heart disease?

Nausea and should pain alone may not be suggestive of a heart attack unless accompanied with chest pain and possibly shortness of breath.

How does the heart disease affect the organisms?

Disease affects an organism by disrupting the organism's homeostasis. Homeostasis is the process by which an organism maintains a steady internal environment (stable body temperature, blood sugar level, electrolyte balance, etc.). A disease will disrupt this process.For example, Helicobacter pylori (the bacteria responsible for most stomach ulcers in humans) disrupts homeostasis by interfering with the production of the mucus layer that protects the stomach lining cells from the hydrochloric acid in the stomach lumen.............☺♪♫♪♫♪♫

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What happens after defibrillator is applied?

When used with a heart attack patient who is suffering form arrhythmia or who's heart has stopped completely. The defibrillator causes the muscles of the heart contract, (hopefully) and to return to its normal rhythmic pattern.

Effect of ischemia on cells?

Cellular ischemia occurs when perfusion (oxygenation of the body and tissues) decreases. Because of the lack of blood flow through the capillaries the metabolism goes from aerobic (with oxygen) to anaerobic (without oxygen) which causes metabolic acidosis. The blood stagnates in the capillaries and lactic acid builds up due to the pre-capillary sphincter relaxing. Also the vasomotor center fails and the carbon dioxide level increases. Because the post-capillary sphincters stay constricted the capillaries are enlarged with fluid. On and on the end result is a drop in cardiac output.

Is parkinson disease a communicable disease?

Not as far as we know. Some families have a genetic disorder, making Parkinsonism more likely, but this is relatively rare . Most cases of Parkinson's are idiopathic ie unknown cause, but you cannot catch Parkinson's from someone who has it.

What lipids are thought to decrease heart disease?

omega-3 fatty acids, found naturally in cold-water fish, appear to decrease the risk of heart disease and some inflammatory diseases.

Nursing diagnosis for chf?

  • Activity intolerance
  • Decreased cardiac output
  • Excess fluid volume
  • Fatigue
  • Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements
  • Impaired gas exchange
  • Ineffective airway clearance
  • Ineffective breathing pattern
  • Ineffective tissue perfusion: Cardiopulmonary

From Nursing blog

What is optical nerve drusen?

Optical nerve drusen are a congenital disorder of the optic nerve that can be seen on a dilated eye exam. They are seen as one or more raised areas on the optic nerve head that are composed of bundles of glial tissue. They commonly have no effect on the visual function, but can occasionally be responsible for an increased blind spot. However, this is usually only seen with a visual field exam in an eye doctor's office.

Can electrocardiograms diagnose all heart diseases or defects?

No, electrocardiograms can be helpful in diagnosing problems with the electrical system of the heart. Sometimes, certain patterns on the electrocardiogram can give us hints there are other structural changes, but the EKG is not a reliable means of diagnosing them. Other modalities, such as echocardiography, computed tomography, MRI, and fluoroscopy are more reliable as they provide direct imaging of the heart

What morbidity rates are associated with salpingo-oophorectomy?

Studies have shown that the complication rate following salpingo-oophorectomy is essentially the same as that following hysterectomy.Women who have undergone bilateral oophorectomy are seven times more likely to develop coronary heart disease.

Acute left sided congestive heart failure what exactly does ACUTE mean in this instance?

'Acute' means sudden onset or short course, as opposed to 'chronic' which means long duration or frequent recurrence.

What is the best treatment available for congestive heart failure?

A promising treatment for Congestive Heart Failure is EECP (Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation).

Non anginal chest pain?

My first thought would be to address any other symptoms you might have, as well as to ask what kind of pain you are having. If the pain goes away when you take antacids, okay, if it doesn't, go to the ER. Attempting to diagnose you over the internet would be foolish, and chest pain is never something to treat lightly. If it doesn't go away with antacids, or if you're short of breath, or if the pain is traveling anywhere, turn off your computer and go to the ER now.

What is the best means to prevent development of coronary heart disease?

the best means to prevent coronary heart disease is to-

1) avoid eating too much fatty food such as red meat and other high in fat food. eat more vegetarian food.

2) exercise regularly.

3) go for regular health checkups to catch any disease early because the earlier you diagnose a disease the better the treatment will work and the faster you can cure it.

Can you get a disease after you had it?

It depends on the disease. First of all, some diseases are too strong for the immune system to destroy on its own. These can be eradicated by medications or treatments butthen return after another exposure. Or, they can sit in the body in remission (dormant or sleeping) and return when the immune system is weakened by stress, medications, sunburn, lack of sleep, alcohol, pregnancy, trauma or surgery, etc.

What is the safest blood thinner?

Depending on your situation, a good fail-safe is aspirin. Aspirin is recommended to most older people to ward off heart attacks.

What is the life expentacy after suffering a heart attack?

That completely depends on a number of things, starting with how severe the heart attack was. The second completely depends on how the human lives. If they eat right and exercise properly, they can live a long, long time. If they do not, they will not live a long, long time.