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Heart Failure, Molly Davis
Heart Failure, Molly Davis
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Heart Failure is defined as the pathophysiologic condition in which the heart is unable to generate an adequate cardiac output such that perfusion of tissues or increased diastolic filling pressure of the left ventricle, or both occurs (Huether & McCance, 2019).
Myasthenia Gravis, Rebecca Wheeler
Myasthenia Gravis, Rebecca Wheeler
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Myasthenia gravis (MG), a neuromuscular and autoimmune disorder, is not completely understood by clinicians and scientists. The primary cause is thought to be anti-Acetylcholine receptor antibodies that attack the neuromuscular junction, causing destruction of post-synaptic junctional folds and blockade of the receptor. This causes frequent weakness and fatigability of voluntary muscles, making activities of daily living difficult for those living with MG. Although it is not an incredibly prevalent disease, the incidence is increasing in the United States due to better testing and diagnosis. Treatments are available, including cholinesterase inhibitors that raise the concentration of Acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction …
Pathophysiology Of Aortic Stenosis, Melissa Lee
Pathophysiology Of Aortic Stenosis, Melissa Lee
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Pathophysiology of Aortic Stenosis
Melissa J. Lee
Department of Nursing, Otterbein University
NURS 6810: Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Dr. Deana Batross & Dr. Shivani Bhatnagar
July 29, 2022
Pathophysiology of Aortic Stenosis
Proper evaluation of co-morbidities is imperative for patient safety and successful outcomes for patients undergoing anesthesia. Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most complex diseases encountered in anesthesia, affecting five percent of older adults and ten percent of the 80-89-year-old-cohort (Joseph et al., 2017). The pathophysiological development of AS is the end result of an inflammatory process caused by endothelial damage from mechanical stress, …
Perioperative Risks Of The Patient With Heart Failure, Gabrielle Metoyer
Perioperative Risks Of The Patient With Heart Failure, Gabrielle Metoyer
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Perioperative Risks of the Patient with Heart Failure
Gabrielle Metoyer
Department of Nursing, Otterbein University
NURS 6810 – Advanced Pathophysiology
Dr. Deanna Batross and Dr. Shivani Bhatnagar
August 5, 2022
Abstract
According to the CDC (2020), heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs in your body. Heart failure is an epidemic disease affecting 1-2% of the population worldwide (Schwinger, 2020). It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with an estimated 6.5 million adults with heart failure in the United States (Lo et al., 2021). Medical advances …
Congestive Heart Failure, Ostap Dvorakevych
Congestive Heart Failure, Ostap Dvorakevych
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Abstract
Ostap Dvorakevych
Department of Nursing, Otterbein University
NURS 6810 – Advanced Pathophysiology
Dr. Batross & Dr. Bhatnagar
July 29, 2022
Abstract
To provide the highest quality care, multidisciplinary clinical teams in critical care settings must understand the pathophysiology of the patient conditions they encounter. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an example of such a condition. CHF is “an abnormality of the myocardial function responsible for failure of the heart to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissue...a condition in which the heart fails to maintain an output sufficient for the needs of the …