Case Study on Patient Liz: Vulnerability to Cardiovascular Disorders

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CASE STUDY ON PATIENT LIZ
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Part 1:
The analysis of the case study shows that the patient named Liz is highly vulnerable to
the development of cerebrovascular disorders. Heart diseases mainly range over a number of
conditions that affect the heart and are mainly an umbrella term that can include blood vessel
disorders like coronary artery diseases. This term also includes the issues with the heart rhythm
problems called the arrhythmias and many others. Often healthcare professionals use the two
terms like the heart disorders and cardiovascular disorders interchangeably. Cardiovascular
disorders are mainly seen to be referring to the conditions that involve blocked or the narrowed
blood vessels that can lead to heart attacks, chest pain as well as stroke. Liz is exposed to the risk
of developing any of the disorders,
A number of risk factors are seen to be highly associated with the occurrence of the
disorder and many of the risk factors are seen to be present in the patient named Liz. High blood
pressure is one of the most important risk factors for the cardiovascular disorder. Liz is seen to
be having high blood pressure or hypertension and therefore she is vulnerable to develop this. A
number of factors like poor lifestyle interventions like lack of physical exercises as well as
smoking and alcohol consumption might cause an increase in the blood pressure. Therefore, the
factors increase the chance of heart disorders in different patients (Chen et al., 2015). The patient
named Liz is physically inactive. She is only undertaking 15 minutes of walking with her dog
every day that is not the sufficient amount of exercises that needs to be taken by individuals.
Researchers are of the opinion that 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercises are very much
important to ream fit and healthy. Therefore, lack of an adequate amount of physical exercises
might act as one of the contributing factors for the disorder. Physical exercise helps in

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maintaining the blood pressure and body weight control. It helps in the reduction of the waist
circumference and thereby helps in reducing the risks for cardiovascular disorders.
Researchers are of the opinion that smoking cigarettes even a few per day can increase
the chance of the patients to develop heart disorders. Smoking results in clogging of the arteries
and is known to contribute towards the development of the atherosceloris. It mainly results in the
narrowing and the clogging of the arteries that can reduce the supply of the blood and affects the
amount of the oxygen available throughout the body (Mandviwala, Khalid & Deswal. 2016). The
chemicals in the smoke can harm the blood vessels, have the ability to damage the structure and
function of the blood vessels, and affect the functions of the heart. Consumption of alcohol can
result in weight gain, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, stroke and many others. Therefore
consuming too much alcohol play an important role in the development of cardiovascular
disorders. Although Liz is taking the restricted amount of alcohol in each week, she needs to be
careful about the amount so that these lifestyle behaviours of her do not result in such disorders.
The patient is also seen to have a body weight of 87 kg and a height of 165 cm. therefore,
she had a basal metabolic index or BMI of 32 that shows that she falls into the category of obese
individuals. She does not possess a healthy body weight that is yet another contributor to the risk
of development of cardiovascular disorders. Excessive amount of weight, especially around the
abdomen, increase the risk for high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and diabetes and in
turn, increases the risk of the heart disorders indirectly. Liz is obese and this factor increases the
risk for her development of cardiovascular disorders.
Liz is also seen to have a high level of cholesterol. Studies have shown that cholesterol
levels increase the risk of building up of walls in the arteries and this causes atherosclerosis. It