Cardiology

To estimate time of death, we can first narrow down the window on the timeline by looking at the stages of rigor mortis and lividity. At the autopsy, it was observed that the victim was in full rigor mortis. The human body is typically in full rigor, or stiffness of the muscles, between 8 to 24 hours after death, during which time the muscles become completely stiff and stay stiff before rigor mortis dissipates (Crowe, n.d.). In this case, it may have been affected in that this process might…

Pathologic heart murmurs are the number one birth defect in infants. It affects 36,000 infants in the United States. Many children can die from it, but many children can also survive it. Infants can be born with it, and they can also develop the disease as they grow older, in this essay, we will explain to you the causes of heart murmurs, the treatment of heart murmurs, and the symptoms of heart murmurs. Pay attention, because your son can be born with this. Causes of heart murmurs Pathologic…

What is Heart Failure? According to MayoClinic.Org,” Heart failure, sometimes referred to as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.” Web. . January 12, 2016 There are contributing factors that can lead to heart failure such as coronary artery disease,…

The essential reactions to harm are snappy straight advances in that the you feel torment and there is aggravation (this stage keeps going in the vicinity of three and five days), this at that point leads onto the second stage. The second stage is the provocative stage, this stages tend to last in the vicinity of three and five days. You will realize that you have started the fiery stage when you start to feel torment, this is because of an expansion of weight in the harmed range from nearby…

Congested Heart Failure, often referred to as CHF, is when the hearts output pressure is weaker than normal. This will cause the blood to have a decreased pressure circulating the body, but the internal pressure within the heart will increase. As a result the heart cannot keep up with supplying the body enough oxygen and nutrients that it depends on. So the chambers of the heart will stretch due to the increase in pressure to try and hold more blood to pump through the body or may become stiff…

Hypovolemic shock is the result of severe blood/fluid loss causing the heart to inadequately circulate oxygen to the rest of the body (Workman, 2013, pp. 812). In this condition, there is sudden decrease in blood volume within the vascular space causing a drop in mean arterial pressure. This decrease in mean arterial pressure causes a sudden loss in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood related to the sudden decline in available red blood cells. As the heart is unable to properly pump oxygen…

What are the patients problems? Dr. Alley is currently suffering from Hypertension (HBP) which is when the pressure of blood is stained against the arterial walls. Due to the fact that Dr. Alley has stopped taking his medication, this has caused long-term affliction to his heart. The doctor has also been experiencing dyspnea (difficulty breathing ). This can be a warning of a condition to his heart or lungs. Recently the doctor has also been affected by oppressive epistaxis known as a…

Chest pain? Lightheadedness? Heart palpitations? Can’t catch your breath? You may be experiencing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) occurs when the atria (upper chambers of the heart) lose their normal rhythm and beat chaotically. When this happens, blood isn’t flowing through the heart and body efficiently. This inefficient flow can cause blood to pool inside the atria, increasing the risk of blood clots. Atrial fibrillation can be associated with stroke,…

Congenital heart diseases refers to the structural (anatomical) or physiological defects in the normal functioning of the heart as a result of birth defects that may be diagnosed soon after birth or may take years to produce full blown cardiac insufficiency. Valvular heart defects form the most common variety of congenital cardiac defect that is associated with high morbidity and mortality in adult years if no management options are employed. This is because the metabolic demands of the body…

Side effects: 1-Neuromuscular Manifestations: Neuromuscular symptoms are the most common presenting problem of hypermagnesaemia and magnesium intoxication. Magnesium prevents the release of pre-synaptic acetylcholine from both sympathetic and neuromuscular junctions.(93)Hypermagnesaemia causes…