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Unit 14 P1& P2

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p1 & 2 Unit 14- Assignment 1 ‘Physiological disorders, their nature, signs and symptoms’ Unit 14- assignment 2 ‘Diagnosis- how it is carried out’ Contents Coronary heart disease (CHD) 2 Signs and symptoms 2 Factors that can affect the development of the disorder 3 How is CHD diagnosed? 3 Treatments 4 Lifestyle changes that could be made 4 What medication can be used? 5 What types of surgery are used to treat CHD? 5 Recovering from CHD 6 Crohn’s disease 7 Signs & symptoms 7 Causes 7 Complication that can occur 8 Diagnosis 8 Treatments 8 Medication 8 Surgery 9 Bibliography 9 Coronary heart disease (CHD) Blockage of the coronary arteries by plaque may cause a heart attack. Coronary heart …show more content…

During an Echo the patient is asked to take their top off and lay on a bed. A small piece of equipment, called a transducer, is moved over the chest. A gel that works as a lubricant is put onto your skin to assist the transducer to move along the skin effortlessly, this will make sure that contact is kept at all times with the skin. A coronary angiography provides information about the hearts blood pressure and functioning. This procedure can identify whether the coronary arteries are blocked or narrowing. A tube/camera is passed through an artery in the groin or arm; it is guided using x-rays up to the heart. A coronary angiogram is a safe procedure, but there are some small side affect. You may feel a slightly strange sensation when the dye is put down the catheter, a small amount of bleeding when the catheter is removed, a bruise in your groin or arm. X-rays are used to guide tubes or cameras through the body. It is used to look at the heart, lungs, and chest walls. They can also be used to rule out any other conditions that might be causing the weaknesses. Blood tests such as cholesterol, cardiac enzyme and thyroid function testing are three blood tests that are used to diagnose a person with CHD. They are also used to rule out other conditions that may be similar to CHD symptoms. Radionuclide testing indicates how strongly the heart pumps and it shows the flow of blood in the heart. There is a small amount of

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