The posterior vena cava drains the body of blood caudal to the heart. JUGULAR VEIN: The jugular vein is a group of veins that drain the structures lying in the cranial cavity of blood, until they unite with the subclavian vein. CEPHALIC:…
1. Based on the information provided, the left atrium and left ventricle are not working properly due to mitral valve not working appropriately. The reason this set of valves was chosen is because in the passage, it stated that the X-Ray show an enlargement in the left atrium and left ventricle. This happen is due to inefficient cycle of blood resulting in abnormal heart sound or heart murmur. Mitral valve of the left side is misshape and less flexible.…
The arteries (carries blood away from the heart) have thick muscular walls and small passage ways. They contain blood under high pressure. The last blood vessels is the capillaries (found in the muscles and the lungs). They are one cell thick, and have low blood pressure. Being one cell thick allows gaseous exchange to happen in them.…
Evan Olson Period: 6 Mr. Lone/ Mr.Paulin Book Report: Inside the Vicious Heart One quote I found that really grabbed my attention was, “It was though we had penetrated at last to the center of the black, to the very crawling inside of the vicious heart. I had found this interesting because it really sums up the entire book in a few lines. It shows how the American’s felt toward the Nazi’s and the horrible acts they did. It also explains how the Nazi’s were viewed as “heartless” or that they truly had “vicious hearts”.…
Grand Opening of the new Structural Heart Clinic Changing Hearts and Lives KentuckyOne Health has changed the game for patients needing heart procedures by merging the Structural Heart Center together into one new location that is solely patient convenience centered! The new just under 6000 square foot clinic located on the 3rd floor of Jewish Hospital is geared towards individualized patient care. The patients will meet an entire heart team consisting of cardiologist, surgeons, anesthesiologists, NP Nurse Navigator, valve coordinators and research coordinators. The Structural Heart team is on a mission to make the patient experience as simple as possible starting with the moment you arrive at the hospital by providing free valet parking and curb side transport before and after a visit. Upon arrival the patient will have the luxury of having Echocardiograms, labs, EKG’s, pre-admissions testing all available within the same clinic space, with medical imaging just one floor below.…
Chapter 11 paper summary In this paper Regulation of Sarcolemmal Transport of Substrates in the Healthy and Diseased Heart written by Jan F. C. Glatz et al. they are discussing the role of long chain fatty acids or LCFA and glucose balances when it comes to healthy and diseased hearts. LCFAs and glucose are predominate for cardiac metabolic energy production meaning that these two substrates are the main energy providers when it comes to a healthy functioning heart.…
"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” the first novel written by Author Carson McCullers, became an immediate critical and commercial victory. The Novel is a tale of mankind fighting against isolation, and search for restoration. The story is set in the deep south, in a period succeeding the great depression. People were beginning to recover from years of harrowing suffering; the clouds were starting to diminish, but they had yet to sense a bit of sunshine on their faces. The story circles five main characters in despair- like the spokes on an old wagon wheel, with a struggling small town at its hub.…
In the story My Delicate Heart Condition it's about a girl with a delicate heart how likes to sometimes tell scary stories like bloodthirsty vampires or ugly monsters that lurk in the closet. But she didn't really know that she had a delicate heart. She talks how she used to go to the sirkus and sa people scor thru the sky ballots on tight ropes high above the ground. Then she talks about going to camp and this is mainly ware she finds out about her delicate heart. She said she was on her bunk when she heard someone outside in the hall.…
Discuss your dissection of the sheep heart and the cardiovascular system of the fetal pig by doing the following: a. Describe the similarities and differences between the fetal pig heart and the sheep…
The claimant was seen for hypertension at the Heart Clinic of Arkansas from December 1, 2014 through November 2, 2015. On November 2, 2015, she reported going to the emergency room with chest pain and leg cramps and found out she had a potassium level of two. She was prescribed Lasix and Potassium (Ex. 8F, 9F).…
Introduction The Framingham Heart Study was introduced in 1948, by the National Heart Institute, to provide research on cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Framingham Heart Study, n.d.). The original research participants included 5,209 men and men, aged 30 - 62, who shared patterns of cardiovascular disease development (Framingham Heart Study, n.d.). This study was first taken in Framingham, Massachusetts. The individuals participated in physical examinations, interviews about their lifestyle and lab tests every two years until1971, when children and spouses where able to participate.…
Coronary vessels as well circulate the blood throughout the heart as well, as the heart doesn’t receive oxygen from the blood that it is pumping out the body. The heart needs to get oxygen someway and the circulation of the coronary vessels is what provides the nutrition of oxygen to the heart.…
Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Samantha Durant Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439-64139: RN Evidence-Based Practice-Williamson December 2017 Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Heart Failure (HF) is a disease that affects approximately 6 million adults in the United States. (www.cdc.gov) Complications include weight gain, shortness of breath, swelling in the lower extremities, and fatigue. (www.cdc.gov) Common risk factors include diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.…
There will always be multiple sides to every story, and every side will always believe that they are right, this is shown in Columbine by Dave Cullen, and The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. In The Heart and the Fist, the central conflict is between the American Military and the armed forces of Mohamed Farrah Aidid, both with differing stories of events. The American Military explains its side as one of humanitarian aid, sending in extreme military force to capture Mohamed Aidid, who has been stealing food shipments sent by the UN to the starving citizens of Mogadishu. Mohamed Aidid’s Militia counters with the sudden attacks of the American Military, attacks that have destroyed homes and killed citizens, claiming that the Militia is only responding in defense of the people of Mogadishu. Both sides of the conflict in…
The capillaries join to form the venules in every tissue and every organ, also at the capillary beds. Capillary beds are what unite the arterioles and venules. The venules converge to create veins, which continue to merge into larger and larger veins until they reach the heart. (Mertz,…