Vascular

Overview Peripheral vascular disease, also called peripheral artery disease, is a common condition related to the circulatory system. The patient’s extremities are unable to receive enough blood flow due to narrowed arteries, which reduce the amount of blood that reaches the limbs. The condition is more commonly noticed in the legs but can also appear in the arms. In some cases, peripheral vascular disease could hint at another underlying problem. Arteries might be narrowed because of fatty deposits

Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Cerebral vascular accident or stroke is a serious condition in which the blood supply in the brain is reduced or unable to give the brain tissues the proper oxygen and nutrients it needs to properly function, killing brain cells immediately if not treated and diagnosed in a timely manner. History Stroke was first recognized over 2,400 years ago by Hippocrates, known as the “Father of Medicine.” At the time, it was called apoplexy meaning “struck down by violence”

Project Background (500 words) The placenta is a fetal organ that is vital for the growth of the fetus during pregnancy. Abnormalities in placental development can result in pregnancy complications such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and pre-eclampsia (PE), which affect one in ten pregnancies in New Zealand. IUGR occurs in 3-5% of all pregnancies, and is associated with an assortment of increased risks of its own, such as hypoglycaemia, hypothermia, developmental delays and increased

poor diet, this may be a huge factor contributing to PVD. What is the disease? PVD is a condition affecting the arteries in the legs or arms. It happens when plaque builds up in one or more of the arteries. Causes A few causes of peripheral vascular disease include having a family history of the disease, lack of exercise, smoking, poor diet, and high blood pressure. Symptoms The symptoms can range from mild to feeling nothing at

specific disease, but a term used overall describing a wide range of symptoms associated with the declination in thinking skills, and memory. There are two major types of Dementia that are most commonly seen. These types are Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular

This is a new admission transferred from Florida got here last night with a history of vascular dementia with the addition of head trauma in 05/2016. The patient has minimal communication skills and all of this is related by her daughter, Linda Abrams. Linda tells me that her mother was born in Brooklyn, graduated from high school, worked both at Macy's and a ladies dress factory that her father owned. Around the age of 22, she married had three children. Linda Abrams lives in the Briar Creek

There are numerous job related skill assessments that simulate physical demands that firefighters have to endure in order to prepare them for the situations they may face while on the job. In order to pass, they must complete and pass each assessment stage within an allotted time frame. There are eight assessments that test muscular strength, agility and muscular endurance. The first assessment is the Ladder Climb, in this test subjects carry a 9 kilogram breathing cylinder up a 12.2m ladder. The

were increased. Also, greater surgeon satisfaction was achieved with this technique [6,7]. Richardson et al. [10] reported a series of eight patients undergoing abdominal vascular surgical procedures. Following induction of general anesthesia, bilateral PVBs with catheters at T10 were placed and their use was continued after surgery for 4 days with other analgesia such as diclofenac and patient-controlled analgesia with morphine. Th ere was no need for additional intraoperative opioids or neuromuscular

A stroke is also known as a cerebral vascular accident. This is a silent disease. “A cerebral vascular accident or stroke, occurs when there is a sudden death of some brain cells due to the lack of oxygen; when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain.” There are two different types of strokes. First you can have a blockage of blood flow which can cause a person to have a stroke. Or, you could have a bleeding vessel in your brain or around the area

Actions of drugs on cardiovascular preparations Introducion The experiment outlined in this report was carried out with the intention to observe and explore the effects of certain named drugs on a vascular preparation, in the cardiac region specifically. The cardiovascular preparation used in this experiment was an isolation of the descending aorta of a rat. This isolate is particularly useful as it mirrors the responses that would be observed in a human sample, thus this experiment will give