Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Assignment 2022

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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Introduction
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) consists of the diseases that affect the heart or blood
vessels. The disease is caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits within the arteries and the
high presence of blood clots (Berry et al., 2012). The incidence of cardiovascular disease is the
common distinguishing factor in the health inequality between non-Indigenous and Indigenous
Australians. Some of the most common types of CVD among Indigenous Australians include
rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension among others (McGrady et
al., 2012). CHD affects the Indigenous Australians twice more than the non-Indigenous
population and its prevalence increases with age. It is the single leading cause of death,
premature and preventable deaths among Indigenous Australians. The trajectory of coronary
heart disease is determined based on the extent to which blood flow to the heart is blocked. If
less than 49% of the artery is blocked, then this is mild CHD, 50-70% average and severe CHD
when blockage is over 70% (AIHW, 2015).
Background
My name is Monaro Bindi and I am an Aboriginal and Torres islander male aged 55
years born in Australia. I was born and brought up in the remote areas of New South Wales but
later in my adult hears, I moved to the city of New South Wales where I currently live with my
family. I am married and have four children, and all of us reside in New South Wales. I have
dark skin and wavy hair with deep-set eyes with the brow ridge floating over the eye sockets. I
have abroad nose broad with a deep groove separating it from the brow.

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I currently work as a petrol station attendant in New South Wales and my leisure
activities include smoking, alcohol consumption. I wished I could go back to live the ancient
lifestyle that I was brought up in the rural part of NSW. I also wish that I could get a better
paying job and improve the livelihood of my family and mine. But I also regret having begun to
smoke at a tender age and now I am a chain smoker and addicted to alcohol. My religious beliefs
are still based on Indigenous spirituality which is animistic, however, I also started to study more
about Christianity, though still not a Christian. Sometimes my future goals seem impractical due
to my current deteriorating health.
Blog Entries
Blog 1: Initial symptoms
I remember it was a chilly morning and I had reported to work as usual. I had difficulty in
breathing the previous night but just continued to work as normal assuming that all will go well.
After two days, the condition continued to worsen and I could sometimes experience shortness of
breath for like two minutes and then it ceases. Influenced by my Aboriginal beliefs in the
causation of illness, I often reflected back to find out if there is an instance when I didn’t
honestly discharge my responsibilities to the society or land (Oliver, 2013). And I, therefore,
thought that my condition could be a result of spiritual and supernatural influences that will not
be resolved without seeking assistance from traditional bush medicine or sorcery.
Blog 2: Advised to seek medication
One month down the line, I began experiencing sleep apnea due to the increasing
incidences of shortness of breath, severe chest pain and felt like someone was standing on my
chest. The chest pain could be more severe on the left side of the chest (Maas, & Appelman,