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Coronary Artery Disease Interventions Coronary artery disease – over time arteries build up with fatty deposits. This causes reduced blood flow to the heart. This can cause a heart attack if the arteries rupture. Then blood clots can formed and may…

Myocarditis Interventions Myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle, this can lead to left-sided heart failure. Interventions: Medications and surgical interventions can be done to help reduce the risk of heart failure. Some medications that can be used include ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers…

Nursing Interventions and Medication Rationale  What nursing interventions are appropriate for Mrs. J. at the time of her admission? Mrs.  J. is being admitted to the ICU due to acute decompensated heart failure. The subjective and objective data obtained is the…

Hypertension Interventions Hypertension  – When your blood pressure is high your heart has to work harder to pump the blood throughout the body, over time this can cause the muscle to become thicker and the muscle will eventually become weak and…

Arrhythmias Interventions Arrhythmias – These can cause the heart to beat too fast which causes extra work for the heart and can cause weakness in the muscle. When the heart rate is slow it can cause the heart to no pump…

Cardiovascular conditions that may lead to heart failure Obesity – Mrs. J is overweight (210.5 lb). Obesity can cause congestive heart failure. Left Ventricular hypertrophy is very common in patients with obesity. High Blood Pressure – Mrs. J has a history of…

medical/nursing interventions to prevent the development of heart failure Obesity Intervention – Establish short and long term goals, encourage calorie intake appropriate for body type and lifestyle, encourage Mrs. J to keep a daily log of food and liquid consumption. Encourage…

Health Education Campaigns We explored different ways of influencing policymakers through a number of forms of letter writing in this course. For this discussion, you will explore other ways of working with campaigns. As a health advocate, it is important…

Critical Thinker A poem by T.S. Eliot (1943) says, “We had the experience but missed the meaning.” As your experience in this course comes to a close, I don’t want you to miss the meaning of the materials you have…

Different cultural food pyramids Why do you think it is important to understand different cultural food pyramids when recommendations to patients about wellness