Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Myocardial Infarction
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2006), each year approximately 1.2 million Americans suffer from myocardial infarction (heart attack) each year. 40% of these people who a have heart attack will die from it. This equates to a person having a heart attack every 34 seconds, and a person dying from a heart attack every minute. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing over 26% of the deaths in 2006 (CDC, 2010). Additionally, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men, and for most racial/ethnic groups, including African-American, Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For Asian-Americans, heart disease was the second leading cause of death after cancer (CDC, 2010). The CDC also estimates that in 2010, heart disease cost the United States $316.4 billion in health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) occurs when the blood supply to the heart is cut off. This happens as a result of blockage (usually from a blood clot) in one or more of the coronary arteries, which supply...
These arteries become thicker and harder from a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances, called plaque. If this plaque breaks open it may form a clot in the artery and block blood flow to the heart. This causes the heart attack. Cells in the heart muscle that the artery supplies do not receive enough oxygen and begin to die. The longer the artery is blocked, the greater the damage to the heart (American Heart Association, 2007; CDC, 2006). Signs of a heart attack include chest discomfort that feels like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain; discomfort in other areas of the upper body such as the arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach; shortness of breath; or other symptoms such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness. In order to diagnose a heart attack, a doctor will review the patient's medical history, give a physical examination, use an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) to discover any abnormalities caused by damage to the heart, and sometimes use a blood test to detect abnormal levels of certain enzymes in the bloodstream.
The American Heart Association…
References:
American Heart Association. (2007). What is a heart attack? Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_304570.pdf
American Heart Association. (2007). What are the warning signs of a heart attack? Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_304575.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Heart Disease Fact Sheet. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/docs/fs_heart_disease.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2006). Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/docs/fs_heartattack.pdf
Health Care Services for Myocardial Infarction: Myocardial Infarction (MI) is commonly known as Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is a heart attack disease in which blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted resulting in ultimate irreversible damage and cell death in that part of the heart (Khan, 2010). As one of cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction can be regarded as one of the leading causes of death for men
5% while 70.5% took Aspirin within six hours after reaching hospital and 76.5% of patients admitted in the NICVD were receiving Aspirin therapy." (Jaiwa, 2006, p.1) Jaiwa reports a more recent study that states findings that out of 52 patients with chest pain only 13 patients or 25% of the 52 received aspirin. The stated reason for not giving aspirin to the other 39 patients included that "chest pain was not
Myocardial Infarction Minimizing Hospital Readmission Phase 1: EBP for Effective Patient Care Transition Donald, an acute myocardial infarction (MI) patient, has undergone angioplasty, a procedure in which a catheter is inserted into clogged arteries in a patient’s heart to widen them and improve blood flow. To supplement the angioplasty, Donald has had cardiac stents placed to prop the affected arteries open and reduce their risk of narrowing again. Studies have shown that
door to balloon time is an important determinant of the prognosis of STEMI patients. To reduce D2B times, most centers implement a pre-hospital triage which involves the use of pre-hospital ECG to allow direct transfer of patients with confirmed STEMI to the PCI lab. Since most health facilities do not have PCI laboratories, a quick decision needs to be made regarding fibrinolytic therapy or transfer to a PCI facility.
Cardiology Nursing This is a 12 lead ECG taken for Mr. Long at the Emergency Department. He presented with a two hour history of chest pain radiating to his left arm. The ECG is suggestive of an antero-septal Myocardial infarction. Further scrutiny of the ECG displays a normal sinus rhythm, with a rate of 75 bpm that is regularly regular. There is no axis deviation with a PR interval of 200
While there is no direct indication of exactly what information or perception caused the patient to make the decision to withdraw from medication, it is clear that the patient's delusional state has prevented her from properly weighing the implications of information, which would instead demonstrate to her the immediacy of the danger of infarction because of sudden withdrawal from a medication regimen. According to the source provided by Klatt, the