Archive for September, 2008

26
Sep

I know of a person who was taking Diovan and the physician kept increasing the dose until he’d her at the maximum dose. Still her blood pressure was high. So the physician added doxazosin and her blood pressure came down. My friend said the Diovan made her feel weak so she quit taking it and […]

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26
Sep

Is this a sign that the end is near? How long can you live with one?
Answer: its not fatal if u get treatment
Answer: Not at all. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) is a heart rhythm abnormality that occurs when the top 2 chambers (atria) quiver or fibrillate, and the bottom chambers beat out of sync, causing […]

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26
Sep

and what do they have to do to make it better,if any think.
Answer: There are two main problems that affect valves, and four valves - so you can see a total of eight possible problems that this might be.
The valve is a sort of one-way door - it lets blood in one direction but not […]

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26
Sep

What is that procedure called? Can someone please give me some information PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
I'm wondering what the name of the surgery he is getting done is called? if you’ve any helpful info on that please let me know we’re super scared
Answer: It is a coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG)–we call it a cabbage. […]

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26
Sep

My father had a stroke on 9-2-08. It took approximately 2 hours to get him to the hospital which is only 20 minutes away by interstate. He was put in the hall and left there for several hours before he was placed in a bed. He’d another stroke the following morning and wasn’t seen by […]

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26
Sep

doinq hw (:
what are the effects of alcohol on the heart ??
Answer: enlarged heart
irregular heartbeat
High blood pressure
heart attack
heart disease
Answer: alcohol is a biological depressant, meaning that it has a slowing effect on most of your physiological functions
The heart is a structure of muscles and the effects of alcohol on muscles is that they do not […]

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26
Sep

it can be inherit from the genes, bodybuilders heart get more massive with the excercises routine, high blood preassure patients can the develope this condition and is this condition can be reverse back to the normal size it was before?
Answer: Cardiomegaly means the heart is enlarged, but there are several causes of an enlarged […]

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26
Sep

it sticks to the inside of the arteries.

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26
Sep

I was told recently at MEPS that I had a heart murmur. I didn't know I had one. I exercise all the time and run just about each day but I have no problems breathing or working out at all. I was told you can only hear it on certain spots on my chest and […]

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26
Sep

its called ancanthosis nigaricans…
i know that if you eat carbohydrates, it turns into sugar. So, what can i eat for energy that wont turn into sugar?
Answer: I never heard of this, but I looked it up and learned about it. So apparently you want to control your blood sugar the same as if you […]

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