fluttering and pounding of heartbeats is what is known as heart palpitation or simply palpitation. Palpitations in most cases need not be worry about as the heart pumps effectively. However, this can be symptom of a more severe heart problem like that of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) which may require some medical aid. Causes of palpitations The major cause of palpitation is not found. Nevertheless, some of the common symptoms of palpitations are mentioned below: • Stress or anxiety which is associated
Adaptive Response Paper It is necessary that as an advanced practice nurse that we are educated on disorders that exist in today’s society. Our knowledge on numerous disorders, will eventually influence our practice in a positive fashion. Being competent in properly diagnosing individuals and providing the correct treatment plan have a tendency to heighten the individual’s outcome. In this assignment three scenarios will be reviewed. After reviewing each scenario, a diagnosis will be constructed
Heart palpitations are often cause irregular heartbeats. While they can be fairly common (occurring in most people at some point in their lives) and many who experience them may not feel symptoms at all, they can be fairly troublesome to patients who do not understand them. Heart palpitations are often caused by an extra beat in the heart. There are two main types of asymptomatic palpitations: premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and premature atrial contractions (PACs). In this paper, we will
teenagers in the United States devour the refreshments known as "energy drinks" or "energy shots". What these young adults don’t know is that those popular energy drinks are dangerous, they can cause cardiac arrest, high blood pressure and heart palpitations. Since some caffeinated beverages are promoted as "dietary supplements," instead of drinks, the U.S. Sustenance and Drug Administration (FDA) does not manage the wellbeing of the ingredients. This absence of regulation implies that makers are in
it may be intolerant. Caffeine may elicit an allergic reaction which can prompt certain symptoms that can indicate whether you suffer from caffeine allergy or not. CAFFEINE ALLERGY SYMPTOMS • Palpitation, a common physical symptom of this allergy, involves a reaction in the heart in the form of palpitation. You may feel to caffeine allergy that your heart is pumping faster or racing harder than normal. • Rash and hives which you can notice on your skin that may or may not itch. • Inflammation,
Cardiovascular Disease, also known as CVD, is a lifestyle disease that is the leading cause of death in Australia. CVD encompasses a wide range of health conditions relating to the heart and vascular system, which includes diseases such as pulmonary heart disease, peripheral heart disease and stroke. CVD can be classified into being of congenital cause (such as abnormal heart development during birth) or acquired (affected after birth by internal or external factors, such as hypertension) Cardiovascular
electrical impulses from the ventricles these are present in the lower chamber of heart. The ventricular ectopic pacemaker produced the rhythms as 30-40 beats/minutes much slower than the generally produced by SA node which is 60-100 Ectopics causing palpitations are also common when the people have the too little sleep. Under the some heart conditions like the weakening of heart muscles which is known as cardiomyopathy or the people which are suffering from heart attack ectopics also occur in these conditions
Anxiety is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United Sates. Anxiety is typically under diagnosed. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, and getting anxious. It’s a feeling that you cannot shake, your heart begins to race, and you feel as if you cannot breath. Some believe anxiety is something that a person can control. They are wrong, anxiety is a debilitating mental illness that is hard to control and manage without the proper help. I chose anxiety because it is something that
Reflections Hero’s Journey Hero’s Journey is a jazz-influenced 4-hand piano piece containing 127 measures with a duration of 4:42. The piece is inspired and written for 8-bit video game background music (BGM). Some of the pieces and games I was inspired by include: The Final Fantasy franchise’s official soundtrack (OST), the Sesame Street theme song, and Shostakovich’s Fugue no.7 in A major. Referring to the title, the piece revolves around the typical archetypes surrounding the hero’s journey. Although
Symptoms are generally radical and usually exacerbated by a racing heart palpitations, dizziness , fainting, fatigue and shortness of breath on exertion . The other differential diagnosis were right heart failure , symptoms includes the lower extremity oedema. When the legs are elevated at night, the fluid redistributes centrally
this medication may reduce the absorption of antacids, calcium, and iron. Take 4 hours apart from antacids, calcium and iron supplements. -Educate on the side effects including fatigue, heat intolerance, fever, sweating, hyperactivity, tremors, palpitations, myocardial infarction. 2)
Please list the references and clinical resources that you use in your review of this document. These references should support any clinical or extensive revisions or additions that you make. Aside from known common best practices, references are required. We reserve the right to request additional references. References and resources used: Date reviewed: Sinus Tachycardia Sinus tachycardia is a kind of fast heartbeat. In sinus tachycardia, the heart beats more than 100 times a minute. Sinus tachycardia
restlessness, anxiety, irritability - Sweating, flushing, intolerance to heat, fever - Headache, insomnia, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, emotional lability - Mania, psychosis, psychotic depression - Seizures - Tachycardia, palpitations, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, chest pain - Myopathy, muscle cramps and weakness eyelid lag - Diarrhoea, vomiting, weight loss, malabsorption - Alopecia, hyper-pigmentation - Amenorrhoea, menstrualirre gularities, decreased
Medtronic has established itself as the clear market leader in the medical devices industry and continues to be a leader in innovation. It was the first company to develop the technology to support cryoablation and its development of the Freezor Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter demonstrates that it continues to improve its technology to provide the best patient care. The Freezor Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter is primarily indicated for paroxysmal atrial fibrillations, specifically atrioventricular nodal
Introduction Before taking an exam or going to an important meeting, people usually feel a certain discomfort or uneasiness. This discomfort is a normal human emotion called anxiety. Nevertheless, if the anxiety a person feels affects his capability to live and follow a normal life, this might be elevated to an anxiety disorder. A serious mental disorder, an anxiety disorder is centred on constant fear, worry and anxiety. Obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic disorder, social
that they were hospitalized because of energy drinks, yet people continue to drink them because they became so addicted to the taste of the drink (ER). Energy drinks can lead to high blood pressure, cancer, reproductive problems, insomnia, heart palpitations and many more problems. Even energy drinks that say they are sugar free can do even more harm to your body. Energy drinks that contain little to no sugar have a chemical called aspartame. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 120 times sweeter
bad that could happen in the future. A panic disorder happens affects the person routine life by thought of the next panic attack, and how they can avoid the situations from happening. Symptoms of panic attacks include lightheadedness, sweating, palpitations (accelerated heart rate) trembling, nausea, chest pain, fear of dying. It’s is still unknown to what causes panic disorder, but many researched shows that a major life transitions that may create stress can lead to the development of panic disorder
Community is defined as a group of people living in the same area. Although accurate, it misses out an important point. What makes a group of individuals a community is them interacting and helping each other. I grew up in a small town in India with a strong sense of community. Growing up in a place where I knew almost everyone by their first name, helping people became a second nature. Consequently it was not a big surprise when I was drawn to family medicine from the very beginning of medical school
Mr. T is a 48-year-old Korean-American male admitted to Mercy Medical Center for heart palpitations following a call to the Behavioral Health help hotline. As a result of the call to the helpline, the police were called and Mr. T was initially brought to the Emergency Department. He told medical staff he was depressed and had ingested somewhere around 10 Xanax pills. Mr. T has bipolar disorder with possible borderline personality disorder characteristics. He was “nasty” to the staff and refused
thyroid gland to make an excessive amount of thyroid hormone. This overactive thyroid condition is called hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease 2013). Graves’ disease has numerous symptoms which includes nervousness, insomnia, sweating, tremor, heart palpitations, weight loss, hot flashes, fatigue, muscle weakness, and shortness of breath (Graves’ disease, 2013). During the physical examination, the doctor will check the thyroid to feel for any abnormal lumps or enlargement, check for abnormal blood flow