The ultimate goal of treatment of cardiovascular disease is to restore normal heart structure and function. Cardiac transplantation is a treatment option for patients with progressive Cardiac Heart Failure (CSF) or certain cardiac diseases that are not amenable to conventional medical- surgical therapy. Patients who cannot meet developmental milestones or who have unacceptable quality of life issues may benefit from cardiac transplant surgery. However, approximately one in four patients die while waiting for an organ donor. Those patients who receive a donor heart must take lifelong immunosuppression medications to prevent rejection. However, in Mr. Barney Clarke’s case, a heart patient at the University of Utah, was at death’s
The main aim of every study is to find solutions to a certain problem in the society. It is through the understanding of certain challenges in the nursing profession and society in general that long lasting solutions can be realized. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and summarize the results of a qualitative and quantitative peer reviewed articles discussing the issue of hospital readmission and patient education. Qualitative study Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a chronic, serious and pricey health condition with a huge medical, social and economic impact. Caring for patients with heart failure is not only about treating the disease’s physical symptoms; it involves educational, supportive, emotional, and cooperative care
Staples & Earle (2008) used a phenomenology research design, where they used a convenience sample of CHF patients to determine effective technologies for monitoring patients with heart failure admissions and mortality. The effectiveness of CHF patients through the use of telephonic assessments and interventions was implemented. Congestive Heart Failure study participants (n=591) were managed by a team of registered nurses and nurse practitioners. Data was collected using a telephone log and appropriate medical protocols were provided. Data was analyzed; determining frequency of calls, level of care required and scope of practice needed to ensure proper care of the patients.
1.Congestive Heart Failure also known as (heart failure) is a life threatening condition. Heart Failure is caused when someone has a weak heart. It usually happens when the bodies blood pump to the heart is not pumping blood to the heart correctly.
The reason for such a quick change is because of the staggering cost of a heart transplant, which is "209,000 plus $15,000 a year for follow-up treatment" (188). Lopez found these numbers out from Landsberg’s story, and his major question is why this guy gets the "Cadillac of heart transplants" (188). While many Americans would need to take out a loan for this kind of surgery, a prisoner got it for free and got to reap the benefits of an extra life, while "4,119 people" were waiting for this possible second chance at life (188). This quote also addresses the limited availability of organs since there are so many people waiting to receive a new heart. Lopez also brings up the argument of merit and whether it matters.
Elvis Aaron Presley the famous Rock "n" Roll singer died yesterday August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a very humble person and died at the age 42. He also was an actor in many movies. The high school he went to was Humes High School.
At the age of two, doctors told her family that her heart was relatively too weak for her body, and that she would require treatment and worst case scenario, a transplant. Two months later her
Christina Markevich 10/29/2015 Congestive Heart Failure What is Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure is something that occurs when the heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to the rest of the body, or when is just is not able to pump blood as well as it should. Some people happen to have either of these problems, some people have both.
Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body due to a weakened or damaged heart. The heart 's pumping action moves oxygen-rich blood as it travels from the lungs to the left atrium, then on to the left ventricle, which pumps it to the rest of the body. The left ventricle supplies most of the heart 's pumping power, so it 's larger than the other chambers and essential for normal function. (American Heart Association). In left-sided or left ventricular heart failure, the left side of the heart must work harder to pump the same amount of blood.
Transplant rejection occurs when the transplant recipient’s immune system rejects and attacks the transplanted organs. Organ transplant is an operation
Mezrich and Scalea describe the wishes of an ALS patient who wants to donate his organs before he dies. Mezrich and Scalea consider the risks of the hospital shutting down its transplant center and operating on a weakened patient. They recount the history of organ transplantation, and examine ethical and legal concerns while advocating for a new model of organ donation. They depict their second thoughts on not performing the procedure, while pondering what the results would be.
Throughout history, disease has ravaged the world. Many people cannot explain this phenomenon, but others believe that God planned for it to happen. These individuals believe that God has a reason for everything. In the world today, heart disease has become a real problem among other conditions. According to the National Institute of Health, “it may become possible to generate healthy heart muscle cells in the laboratory and then transplant those cells into patients with chronic heart disease” (“Stem Cell Basics VII”).
Refusal of Organ Donation After Death Organ donation definition: it takes healthy organs and tissues from one person(the donor) for transplantation into another(the recipient). An organ transplant may save a person's life, or significantly improve their health and quality of life. Main Social Problem: Refusal of many people to donate due to many factors and obstacles. A chronic shortage of organs for transplantation has and continues to be one of the most controversial pressing health issues in many developed countries.
Congestive Heart Failure Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) is a clinical syndrome of worsening signs or symptoms of heart failure requiring hospitalization or other unscheduled medical care (Felker 2014). ADHF formerly known as congestive heart failure is one of the leading cause for hospitalizations in the United States. ADHF accounts for approximately 1 million hospitalizations per year in the United States (Arnold & Porepa 2012). According to the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry, patients hospitalized with ADHF have a substantial risk of in-hospital mortality and rehospitalization. Pathophysiology
Those who have had a heart transplant can only receive a transplant from a deceased donor. The patient most likely has gone through some form of heart failure and is in urgent need of a replacement. Short-gut syndrome patients are those mainly in need of intestinal
Organ donation is currently the only successful way of saving the lives of patients with organ failure and other diseases that require a new organ altogether. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services there is currently 122,566 patients both actively and passively on the transplant list. This number will continue to increase, in fact, every ten minutes another person is added to the list. Unfortunately, twenty-two of these people die while waiting for an organ on a daily basis. Each day, about eighty Americans receive a lifesaving organ transplant.