Essays on Beta Blockers

The human body and the way in which it operates is a wonder in itself, but there are many more wondrous systems which keep this body going in the way that it does. One such system is the circulatory system which is exclusively responsible for the distribution of blood towards all of the organs scattered within the body. There are many organs and a scattered network of blood vessels which all come together to get this system up and running, and any hitch in any one of these individual blood carriers could become tedious and sometimes even chronic for ...

1. The patient is diagnosed to have congestive heart failure. This is a heart disorder resulting to pulmonary vascular congestion with a reduced cardiac output. Among the diagnostic symptoms of the disorder include pulmonary complications, such as pulmonary edema, obstructive sleep apneas and pleaural effusions (Figueroa and Peters 2006). It is also characterized by the main symptoms of orthopnea, fatigue, dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and peripheral edema (Grimshaw, Khunti and Baker, 2001), which are all present in the clinical symptoms presented by the patient Mabel. During the exacerbation of the congestive heart failure, the patient will benefit from continuous ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care.

Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension inadvertently ...

13. Discuss the Pharmacological Effects of Morphine Morphine is an opiate, or a derivative of opium. As such, it is a very effective pain reliever, but can also be life threatening if overused. It is effective as a pain reliever because it binds to opiate receptors, which creates pain relief, sedation and euphoria. Unfortunately, it also depresses respiration, and can lead to both constipation and addiction over time. New research demonstrates, additionally, that it may be effective as a beta-blocker in patients with chronic pain (Frolich et al. 2011). Possible side effects include nausea, vomiting, cramping, itching, or anaphylaxis, pupil ...

Heart failure is mostly described as a chronicle disease where the heart is unable to pump the blood sufficiently to the body, with other terms like congestive cardiac failure often been used interchangeably. Some of the symptoms are leg swelling, excessive tiredness and breath shortness. Breath shortage is mostly the worse since lying down and sleeping at night is difficult. Most of the common causes that lead to heart failure are blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease. These causes lead to failure in functioning of the heart structure mainly due to left ventricular and fain normal ejection fraction. ...

Introduction

Congestive heart failure is a condition whereby the heart is not able to pump enough oxygenated blood to the body (Kulick & Shiel, 2013). It is a common heart condition which is experienced all over the world. People with kidney, liver or lung problems are more predisposed to the condition than people without those problems. It can be a fatal disease if not carefully managed. Patients with congestive heart failure usually have to undergo a lot of treatment procedures to avoid fatalities. Nursing care can be administered at home for cases that are not severe. There are a variety of drugs used in treating congestive ...

!Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue and mainly caused due to heterozygous mutations in fibrillin-1 encoding gene. This syndrome was described by Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan in the year 1896. This disorder involves skeletal, ocular, cardiovascular systems, dura, lungs and integument. The manifestations observed are aortic aneurysm, dislocation of ocular lens, over growth of long bone. Most of the cases are due to FBN1 mutations. This syndrome affects 1 in 3000-5000 and one-fourth of the cases are sporadic. Diagnosis of this syndrome is often challenging since it is age-dependent and frequent in all types of populations, ...

Analysis of a Cardiovascular Case Scenario

- Careful monitoring of factors such as weight, fluid intake, electrolytes and renal functions - Careful scrutiny for renal dysfunction development - Fluids and sodium restriction, - Administration of a raised dosage of loop diuretics either orally or intravenously - Administration of supplemental oxygen - Positive pressure ventilation that is non-invasive - Intravenous vasodilators - Additional drug therapy , for instance the adminsartion of beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, amongst others

Rationale for the Administration of Medications

IV furosemide (Lasix) - This is a loop diuretic that inhibits the sodium and chloride ions and water absorption in the nephron’s convoluted tube ...

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Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Diagram to explain how β-adrenoceptors antagonists produce clinically useful effects It suffices to note that b blockers have their main role outside the central nervous system. They competitively block receptor occupancy of b receptors, from agonists like catecholamines. Some bind irreversibly to beta receptors and are therefore used only in experimental settings. Some beta antagonists constitutively reduce the activity of beta receptors. These kind are known as inverse agonists. Most beta receptors blockers are structurally similar to isoproterenol

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Would we treat uncomplicated hypertension in 68year old patient with moderate asthma and ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care. Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension ...

Congestive Heart Disease

The principal function of the heart is the pumping of blood to different parts of the body. Congestive heart failure, one of the various types of cardiovascular diseases, is a cardiac condition in which the heart is unable to sufficiently pump blood to the different parts of the body. With no clear causation, this public health issue whose incidence is constantly on the rise in the world over is believed to arise as a consequence of an abnormality in the cardiac structure, function, rhythm and conduction (Figueroa & Peters, 2006). The National Institute of health, while insinuating that the condition, though treatable ...