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Assignment on Pathophysiology

   

Added on  2020-05-11

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Running head: PATHOPHYSIOLOGYMedical ScienceName of the studentUniversity nameAuthor’s note

1PATHOPHYSIOLOGYIntroduction The current study focuses on the aspect of medical emergency and the role of theattending medical officer in coping up with the provisional medical requirements of theconcerned patient. The assignment takes into consideration a number of factors such as provisionof immediate medical interventions along with considering the pathophysiology of the patient.The responding medical officer also needs to be considerate of the past medical history of thepatient along with the presence of some other co-morbid conditions. In this respect, the first aid or the preliminary health care services provided to a patient incase of emergency can often be life saving. Therefore, assignment focuses upon the assessmentand treatment methods which are of immense importance in catering to the prevalent medicalcondition of the patient.Background of the case The current case highlights the sudden medical emergency faced by the faced by a 65year old patient Mr. Stephen Jones over here. Mr. Jones here had no such cardiovascular historyor any previous episodes of chest pain. However, he had recently faced sudden and massivechest pain which went radiating to his back. Apart from that the patient was also suffering fromnausea and felt diaphoretic. Thus, for the provision of sufficient and accurate diagnosis to thepatient the medical professional attending the patient also needs to take into consideration thelong term medical history or presence of other co-morbid conditions in the patient. The ECGreport of the patient reflected sinus tachycardia with ST elevations. However, as commented byTham et al. (2015), the reports and the findings of the ECG reports are often misleading.Here, Mr. Jones had been suffering from hypertension, high cholesterol and depression atthe same time. Therefore, he had to be under constant guidance and long term medicationmanagement. Some of the medications which had been prescribed to the patients over hereinclude atorvastanin, atenolol, aspirin, Citalopram among the few.

2PATHOPHYSIOLOGYProvisional diagnosisThe patient had been suffering from sudden and massive chest pain and no attributablepast cardiac conditions. Therefore, the immediate prognosis which could be provided to thepatient includes conducting ECG tests. In this context, the ECG reports revealed sinustachycardia with ST elevations. This could lead to misleading results as such symptoms are alsoexpressed in cases such as cardiac ischemia. However, they could be warning signs ofmyocardial infarction which could be followed up with the help of further scanning and analysis(Andrade et al. 2014). Therefore as immediate intervention and control the patient needs to beput under emergency treatment process where the immediate oxygen supply could be provided tothe patient.Aetiology The development of a cardiac condition could be attributed to a number of factors such asthe presence of cardiovascular conditions within the family. Apart from that the presence of co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol can also add up to thehealth grievances. In this context, Mr. Jones had high amount of cholesterol which might haverestricted the normal course of blood to the heart. He was also found to overweight increased therisk of cardiovascular condition in the patients manifold times. The patient here also had beenaffected with hypertension and was taking medications for depression. Along with that intake ofmedicines such as aspirin in higher doses could also interfere with the rhythmic beating of theheart (Alpert et al. 2014). Additionally, blockage of the coronary arteries could triggerventricular fibrillation leading to cardiac arrest.Epidemiology The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease varies according to age, gender and lifestyleapproaches followed by a specific individual or within a community. In this respect, the culturalvalues or paradoxes possessed by individual group of people further govern their daily lifehabits. As per reports and evidences at least 1 out of 5 people with history of obesity,hypertension and other co-morbid conditions experience major cardiac symptoms in their life.The statistics point at greater amount of cases being reported from the western countries and is

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