Scenario One Jaxson is a 5 year old boy who lives with both parents and his older sister in the suburbs of a large city. Jaxson was diagnosed with Type I diabetes 2 years ago which has been well manag

Heart Disease Questionnaire 0

Heart Disease Questionnaire

Heart attack is described in medical terms as myocardial infarction (MI), it occurs due to abrupt interruption in blood flow to the heart. Heart attack may increase with age in both men and women, the risk factors that may lead me to develop heart attack include lack of exercise, diabetes, overweight, high blood pressure, family history of heart attack and diet which may leads to accumulation of cholesterol level that eventually leads to formation of plaque. Plaques in the coronary artery may also be due to blockage caused by cellular wastes. Heart attack is the leading coronary artery disease (CAD) and it’s the leading in causing deaths in United States (US). The resultant effect of heart attack I might develop include stroke that occurs due to lack of blood supply to the brain and also it may lead to heart failure due to the injuries that may have resulted due to the failure of the heart muscle when they lack oxygen supply.

In the event of heart attack the common sign is Angina which is a persistent chest pain that results from low blood supply in the chest and the pain can only be controlled by clot dissolving drugs such as 5mg of diamorphine injected intravenously. Depending on my medical history I might exhibit symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, dizziness and shortness of breath but in some instances, I might not exhibit these symptoms. Onset of symptoms associated with heart attack should prompt me for an emergency visit to the hospital for cardiac care in order to prevent further damage to my heart muscles and even the body as a whole. The primary care of heart attack should start by bed rest to reduce oxygen demand after administration of diamorphine and further therapy that I undergo include both physical exercise and counselling (Gohlke et al,2012).

Reference

Gohlke H, Graham I, Perk J, De Backer G, Reiner Z, Verschuren M, Albus C, Benlian P, Boysen G, Cifkova R, Deaton C, Ebrahim S, Fisher M, Germano G, Hobbs R, Hoes A, Karadeniz S, Mezzani A, Prescott E, Ryden L, Scherer M, Syvänne M, Scholte op Reimer WJ, Vrints C, Wood D, Zamorano JL, Zannad F (July 2012). "European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012). The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts)". European Heart Journal. 33 (13): 1635–701. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehs092. PMID 22555213.