Archive for the "Heart Diseases" Category

25
Mar

Someone had a Stroke?

Author: admin

I know someone that had a stroke he is like 68. The stroke messed his mind up, he can barley walk , he can't dress his self, he has accidents (uses the bathrrom on his self), his hands shake real bad. will he get any superior our will he get worse? this sept will make […]

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25
Mar

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BP question please help?
I have been on hydrochlorithiazide for about 2 years, I’ve what I think about white coat hbp, my readings are always high at the doctor since I suffer from panic attacks and fear of physicians. My doc put me on 25 mg of hct and about […]

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25
Mar

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090320/hl…
“researchers report that one in 100 black adults develop heart failure in their 30s and 40s - a rate 20 times higher than that of similarly aged white men and women. In fact, the heart failure rate among young black adults was more like that of white men and women in their 50s and 60s.”
Why […]

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20
Mar

I don’t want to get into details, but I am currently taking a first aid course in college and we’re required to have a partner take our blood pressure on our left arm. I have old but noticeable scars on my left arm and am looking for a good reason why my partner needs […]

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20
Mar

Chest Pain (heart)????

Author: admin

I am doing track right now. i havn't really ran for a while but i swim so im in very good shape. I doing sprinter workouts to build my speed and today we did some 110m. after every sprint a few seconds later i would get a pain in my heart area […]

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19
Mar

Though BP does have a tendency to rise with age, normal blood pressure in adults is not age dependant and remains constant at 120/80.
Single BP readings are notoriously unreliable and before making management decisions BP is either monitored for up to 6 months or a 24 hour monitor is used to determine if there’s a […]

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19
Mar

Why do I feel superior than ever on a diet rich in saturated fat, cholesterol rich eggs, cream?
Answer: maybe it feels good to be full. switch back after your first heart attack.

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19
Mar

I keep seeing adverts about strokes and calling 99 and swiftly as possible but what can they actually do for you, my grandmother had 3 and there was very little they could do for her.
Answer: I'm sorry about your gran.
The reason for stroke occuring is primarily a blood clot in one of the blood vessels […]

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18
Mar

is this bad or what
Answer: Though BP does have a tendency to rise with age, normal blood pressure in adults isn’t age dependant and remains constant at 120/80.
As Rhianna rightly points out, single BP readings are notoriously unreliable and before making management decisions BP is either monitored for up to 6 months or a 24 […]

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18
Mar

The average relaxing human heart rate is about 70 bpm for adult males and 75 bpm for adult females. Heart rate varies significantly between individuals based on fitness, age and genetics.
Answer: MEN
AGE 18 -25 26 -35 36 -45 46 - 55 56 -65 65+
ATHLETE 49-55 49-54 50-56 50-57 51-56 50-55
EXCEL'T 56-61 55-61 […]

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