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Understanding of Angina - Assignment

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Added on  2020-10-22

Understanding of Angina - Assignment

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TABLE OF CONTENTINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1Understanding of Angina.............................................................................................................1Main medical intervention used to treat Angina..........................................................................4CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION Understanding over physical health condition plays a crucial role in determining wellness ofindividuals. World health organisation stated that health comprise physical, social and mentalstability pf person. The foremost aspect of managing physical health is exercising regularlywhich reduces the risk of chronic diseases like, cancer, cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes. Theassessment will outline case study of old male Fred who is 75 years of age and is recentlydiagnosed with Cardio Vascular disease where he experiences regular episodes of Angina.MAIN BODYFred is a75 year old age man and lives with his wife Mary who is 73 years old. Fred isretired man while her wife still works in local super market as she like to socialise. The couplelive in Bungalow and have paid mortgage but as per Mary the couple is running out of money asthey completely rely on pension received by Fred. He is regular smoker since 30 years andsmokes 30 cigarettes per day. Also, he drinks glass of whiskey every day and visit his friend 3times a week for a pint. Fred has health appetite and loves eating fry up food on regular basis.Further, the study determines that his diet and smoking habits have increased after his retirementwhich became risk for his health. He then diagnosed with Cardio vascular diseases where heexperiences regular episodes of Angina, which is acute chest pain occurs due to reduce flow ofblood in heart. The doctors advised couple to seek advice from general practioner who will helpsin managing changes in lifestyle of Fred and will also make diet plan for him which will helps incontrolling his unhealthy eating habits. Understanding of AnginaAngina is an ischemic chest pain and is major symptom of coronary artery diseases. Theepisodes of Angina occur due to reduction in flow of blood to heart. It is a very common chronicillness which occurs due to lack of physical exercising, unhealthy eating habits and due tounethical practices like smoking, drinking, etc. In this the pain where the service user feels like,squeezing, heaviness, chest tightness and pressure (Pearson and et.al., 2013). It is treatableillness if diagnosed on time and on the basis of severity. The people of age 19 to 40, 41 to 60 and60 plus, are most likely to experience this pain. Episodes of Angina occurs due to lack of blood flow in heart due to which the personfeels pressure on chest which leads to difficulty in breathing. It occurs when something blocksthe arteries which brings oxygen rich blood to heart. It is considered as life threatening illness if1
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