Essay Assignment Explain how lifestyle plays a role in overall wellness and why it is important to assess your current health habits. In your answer, provide some specific information regarding cardiovascular disease that you learned. Do you make an effort to live a healthy lifestyle? How? What can you personally do to improve your lifestyle […]
Provide an overview of the cardiovascular system in older adults. Discuss factors that contribute to the changes in the myocardium and show an image of the changes.
Cardiovascular Health Problem This assignment entails the development of a narrated (voiceover) PowerPoint Presentation (PPP) on a cardiovascular health problem among older adults. Under the ‘notes’ section of each slide, write your narration. Plan to talk for about 10-15 minutes, which may translate to 9 – 12 slides. When including in-text citations, use only stated […]
Calculate the BMI for an individual who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 160 lbs. Is this within the range that is considered healthy?
6.1 [Assignments] Calculating Cardiovascular Fitness Indicators Description For each of the following problems, show your work and use the proper units in your final answer. 1. Estimating Maximum Heart Rate: Calculate the maximum heart rate for a 38-year-old individual using the following equation: HRmax = 220 – age. 2. Calculating Cardiac Output: What is the […]
How do antihypertensive medications interact with determinants of cardiac output and peripheral resistance to reduce blood pressure?
Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of adult morbidity and mortality, accounting for 31% of deaths worldwide. The most common vascular system disorder is hypertension, defined by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA) as blood pressure >130/80 mm Hg. How do antihypertensive medications interact with determinants of […]
What would you expect to see on Mr. W.G. EKG and which findings described on the case are compatible with the acute coronary event?
Cardiovascular Mr. W.G. is a 53-year-old white man who began to experience chest discomfort while playing tennis with a friend. At first, he attributed his discomfort to the heat and having had a large breakfast. Gradually, however, discomfort intensified to a crushing sensation in the sternal area and the pain seemed to spread upward into […]
Formulate hypothesis for cycling exercise relating to cardiovascular and respiratory.
Hypothesis and experimental plan 1.Formulate hypothesis for cycling exercise relating to cardiovascular and respiratory. 2. Experimental plan. ( This should consist of the plan to answer the hypothesis questions)
Explain the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
Topic: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Alteration Case study. A 55-year-old high school teacher begins experiencing a cough after a parent-teachers conference. Initially it was a mild cough and the teacher thought nothing of it since he had a history of asthma. As he was driving home, the cough became more intense, and he began experiencing chest […]
Explain the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
Topic: Alterations in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems CASE STUDY A 76-year-old female patient complains of weight gain, shortness of breath, peripheral edema, and abdominal swelling. She has a history of congestive heart failure and admits to not taking her diuretic, as it makes her “have to get up every couple hours to go to […]
Briefly discuss the first-line treatment recommendations from JNC8, and the AHA/ACC for a patient with no other major comorbidities.
Topic: Cardiovascular, Hematopoietic, Renal Provide your responses and rationales. Support your rationales with high-level evidence. (See Post Expectations) Mrs. Lyons is a 57-year-old African American female who recently developed headaches and had an elevated blood pressure reading at her work health fair. When she had her blood pressure taken at the health fair the reading […]
Identify which KEY FACT (out of 3) most attracts you attention, and comment (type) in the discussion (1 sentence) WHY.
Cardiovascular Diseases Homework Questions. 1. FROM:: Link (Links to an external site.) https://world-heart-federation.org/what-is-cvd/ a. Choose 2 risk factors that attract your attention in Paragraph 1. Journal (type) 2 sentences on each, and paste your journaling into the Discussion Module that follows this homework. b. Identify which KEY FACT (out of 3) most attracts you attention, […]