Aortic Dissection Case

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The right ventricle fills up  tricuspid valve closes  right ventricle contracts  pulmonary valve opens  the blood flows into the pulmonary artery  pulmonary valve closes  pulmonary artery splits into two vessels each going to the lungs.

It was established that the patient’s symptoms were due to an aortic regurgitation this was confirmed by echocardiogram. The use of the SOAPIER model is an effective means of providing rationale for a holistic clinical decision making. The findings and treatment options were discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting including Mr Jones and family. The family were informed that surgery was the safest treatment option. Complications that could happen with or without surgery were also explained ensuring that the patient had adequate understanding to make a valid choice about his treatment. Mr Jones agreed that a replacement of the aortic valve with a mechanical valve was necessary, thus it last for more than twenty years or more . Mr Jones

AS can occur in the congenital period or later in life, but is more common in adults due to lack of exercise, and nutrition causing calcium buildup. If it is congenital it will occur within the first eight weeks of pregnancy, which the cause is unknown. In a child with AS, the pressure is much higher than normal in the left chamber pumping. Blood that has leaked back into the left ventricle through the valve in between heartbeats, causing the ventricle to be enlarged. There are three stages of AS. Stage A occurs in patients with bicuspid aortic valve or aortic sclerosis who are symptom free but are at risk for AS. In stage B people have progressive AS with mild or moderate calcify valve leaflets, leaflets mobility, or mild or

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_____(Central) aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis, it is almost like subvalvular membranous tunnel-like stenosis.

Cary T, Pearce J. Aortic Stenosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical management of nonsurgical patients. Critical Care Nurse. April 2013;33(2):58-72. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.gannon.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e6ada210-f338-49e3-9017-25e89c7004d9%40sessionmgr4002&vid=11&hid=4206. Accessed July 4, 2015.

Aortic stenosis is a progressive valvular lesion that causes impairment of cardiac responses to surgical and anesthesia stresses. With aortic stenosis, blood ejecting into aorta is obstructed and pressure overload in left ventricle is increased. The heart compensates by left ventricular concentric hypertrophy, which would decrease the compliance of left ventricle. The heart becomes relying on left atrial contraction for optimal filling. Arial fibrillation is particularly problematic for patients with aortic stenosis, may produce dramatic decrease in stroke volume. Thickened myocardium due to concentric hypertrophy increase myocardial oxygen consumption was well as impairs myocardial perfusion.

In the case of this patient, the patient has been admitted after an abdominal aortic aneurysm (Jim & Thompson, 2015). An abdominal aortic aneurysm can happen because of the wall surrounding the aorta is compromised and becomes weak (Jim & Thompson, 2015). When the wall is compromised, the blood can seep out and create issues, therefore the aneurysm is seen (Jim & Thompson, 2015). There are many risk factors that may increase the chances of having an abdominal aortic aneurysm such as smoking, hypertension, other aneurysms and being male (Collins, 2013). In order to assess the aneurysm, there are 2 lab tests that need to be performed to get an accurate understanding and those are the pulmonary artery pressure, or PAP, and the pulmonary artery wedge pressure, or PAWP (Silvestry, 2015).

Sixteen adult local bucks between (18-24) months of age and (25±3.8) kg body weight. Animals were allocated randomly and equally into two treatment groups the first group was castrated with injected (5) ml of 3% formalin. The second group was castrated by double bilateral ligations of the vascular part of the spermatic cord. All bucks were clinically examined and confirmed to be free from any obvious abnormalities of the palpable reproductive organs. The animals were restrained in lateral recumbency with the help of xylazine hydrochloride 2% at dose rate of (0.05 mg/kg) injected IM. Then local anesthetic, lidocaine hydrochloride 2% at a dose rate of (0.6 mg/kg) via S/C., infiltrated at the sites according to the method described by (Thurmon

According to The American Heart Association, the signs and symptoms of a heart attack; are chest discomfort or pain, left arm numbness tingling, shortness of breath, and cold sweats. I would have immediately given him a baby aspirin. I would have explained to him, that with me being a healthcare professional he should go to the hospital. Her father should also be placed on the bed or floor, to decrease injury in the event he may go unconscious. It should then be explained to the father that people often mistake a heart attack for heartburn or indigestion and it is advised that he be seen.

Coarctation of the aorta(COA) is a common congenital heart defect that is found in 6-8% of infants with congenital heart disease,and is more common in males than females. Risk factors associated with COA includes presence of heart defects including patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, or abnormalities of the mitral, bicuspid, or aortic valves and the Turner syndrome in females.

His aorta was hanging down from his chest, from where his heart was, like a long, thick, sallow hollow tube, cut loose and swinging to and fro inside his belly, like a pendulum. I saw it with my own eyes, but I did not want to believe it—how could one submit to such a repulsive act? It was not important who he was or how unlucky he was to be the one in the midst of this chaos, they just wanted his money. I did not see who actually cut this man open, but the mob sure made it their priority to search him for every treasure on his body: a watch, a ring, money, anything greed desires, yet there were only bandages lying under his carcass. I must have missed the scurrying of the shoeless damsels and brutes wandering around aimlessly, almost like a well, oiled machine, around and about the great square, ultimately running to torture this man. We called them Runners, running around uncontrollably like all the muscles in their body’s contract and restrict involuntarily forcing them to push forward no matter

An AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) is defined as enlargement of at least 3 cm of the abdominal aorta. The majority of abdominal aortic aneurysms begins below the renal arteries and ends above the iliac arteries. The exact cause of (AAAs) is unknown. However, it is thought to be due to a degenerative process of the abdominal aorta caused by atherosclerosis. Artherosclerosis represents a response to vessel wall injury caused by inflammation, genetically regulated defects in collagen and fibrillin, increased protease activity within the arterial wall, and mechanical factors (Stoelting p. 143).

Classification is depends on location since treatment and prognosis relies on upon the part of aorta included. Extent and localization of aortic dissection is classified utilizing the Stanford or DeBakey classification (Geller et al., 2007).