Heart Diseases

Which of the following is correct about diastolic blood pressure?
A) it is generated by contraction of the ventricles
B) it is measured in the veins
C) it is the pressure determined using a sphygomanometer that is recorded when the sounds of Korotkoff disappear.
D) it is measured in cubic centimeters per second
E) it increases as an individual becomes more physically fit

2007-03-08 15:11:28 · 8 answers · asked by missy862002 1

2007-03-08 14:24:51 · 5 answers · asked by manu 1

okay, so you know when you take in a deep breath, and afterwards you feel that relief when you let out the breath?? well, sometimes i'll just be sitting there, and it feels like my heart skips for a second, or like i explained above, it feels like i just let out a deep breath, but i'm just sittin still....anyone know what this might be??

2007-03-08 14:13:14 · 8 answers · asked by Eat your veggies! 3

Last week all of a sudden my grandfather started acting weird. He's 90 years old. He started breathing really weird, not wanting to eat, and not being able to move around as much. This isn't his normal behavior. Well, finally it got so bad we had to take him to the hospital. They said he had a silent heartattack. We visited him and he knew who we were but he was still kind of talking crazy. Then, yesterday, (this happened sunday night) he was better. He was sitting up, talking normal, not even once talking crazy, he was eating again, everything looked up. Today he was really bad. He kept trying to get up out of his bed. He was yellin and being really mean. Then he started really talking to himself, having a conversation with my grandma who wasn't even there. It broke my heart.

I was thinking maybe its just that he has to lay around all day? That he's tired and just wants to get up and going like he is used to doing? please if anyone knows anything, please tell me, I'm so scared.

2007-03-08 14:00:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is a stroke, and how can you tell if you're having one? My main question though is are they deadly? Please help!

2007-03-08 12:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by Squirt250 2

2007-03-08 09:21:55 · 4 answers · asked by judy b 1

2007-03-08 09:16:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. It causes angina pectoris, resulting in chest pains.
B. It causes arrhythmia.
C. It causes weakness in the limbs.
D. It has no symptoms, assesment with a sphygmomanometer is required.

If you can please include a source.

2007-03-08 08:48:31 · 2 answers · asked by k_lubinski 4

Whenever I hold my hand above my head in any way (not even straight up... I can just be sitting with my hands behind my head) I start to lose blood flow to my hands that I can really feel. This sensation of an absense of circulation forces me to put my hands back down after only a minute or so. This same thing also happens when I'm lying down and my hands are above my head (parallel to the ground). Does this happen to everyone or is it specific to me?

2007-03-08 08:37:23 · 4 answers · asked by johndoe10101 1

My father is flying down to see me graduate. Is this okay for him to do that? He has had a series of heart problems uncluding 2 mild heart attacks( this would be his first time flying also).

2007-03-08 07:15:30 · 7 answers · asked by needsomeadvice101 1

My father in law just had surgery to repair a dissecting
aortic aneurysm of Type A. I was wondering if there is
a predicted lifespan after such a surgery? Are there
any long term complications?

2007-03-08 05:55:06 · 2 answers · asked by ungoliant2 2

I am having a surgery to have a pacemaker in but I don't know what to expect or to prepare help me!

2007-03-08 05:41:58 · 5 answers · asked by Courtney B 1

ok, i have this feeling of chest pain. it feels like chest pain but i feel it mostly in the upper body. i have exerience this pain for about a year. what is really freaking me out is that the pain gets worse and worse. i just feel like some one is poking me with needles on my chest. the bad part is i am not only feeling this pain on my chest. i also feel it on my breast, head throat,and head, and back. usually it will come for 1-2 minutes and it goes away. however, now i will have this pain for about almost the whole day specially this couple of three days. i also have shortning of breath and feel numb. is it heart attack or other thing? i am really worried

2007-03-08 05:41:27 · 6 answers · asked by dorsey 2

i read abt a woman who often akes from this state she woke this week after 6 yrs

2007-03-08 04:14:01 · 8 answers · asked by melovedogs 3

2007-03-08 03:50:01 · 3 answers · asked by cherryll t 1

its gets a bit confusing.......would i like to know the correct answer in plain english please !!!!!

2007-03-08 03:23:30 · 1 answers · asked by VALENTINO 1

2007-03-08 02:42:04 · 7 answers · asked by JustKc 2

were yum,. and I am not even in bed yet, as I will be going to sleep soon, and my heart rate was 50 beats per minute. As soon as I go to bed it will drop to around 46-47 beats per minute. I have had it as low as 44 as I was super fit running 90 minutes and doing track work as I used to be a runner. So what is normal reasitn pulse rate. I know everybody is different as what is normal for me may not be normal for anyone else.

2007-03-08 00:33:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a test that I know is for the heart's electrical system but that is all I know. Does anyone have or can anyone find anymore information on it? Thanks so much!

2007-03-08 00:22:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-07 19:20:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-07 16:48:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friends dad had an angiogram (not angiplasty -oops - from previous ques asked) and it indicated clogged arteries and he is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. What I don't understand is, my friend said that when her dad went to the doc he was told that two of his arteries collapsed? I've searched online and I haven't been able to find the connection between collapsed arteries and CABG, only clogged arteries - which have to be more than one and above 70% (otherwise an angioplasty). What I think is that the information may have been delivered wrong, because he was told that if he waited any longer for surgery his condition would worsen so they scheduled immediate surgery.My question is, does collapsed arteries and CABG make sense, and if so what are his chances of a successful surgery considering this information? I believe he is having triple bypass. Stats show that CABG is 95% successful. I am trying my best to support her through gaining more knowledge, any info is helpful.
Thanx!!

2007-03-07 16:38:35 · 3 answers · asked by micheypoo 4

What causes someone to have low blood pressure only while lying down but healthy normal while standing or sitting? Is this dangersous 92/56 while lying down.
Thank you,
Sue

2007-03-07 14:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by Sue T 2

I was curious to know what is the average resting heartbeat of a 7 year old boy. Is 100 too high?

2007-03-07 13:55:03 · 3 answers · asked by jocajura4 1

adult male 40 year old had alopecia areata for six months now.
lethargy and some joint pain in hands a few weeks ago.
today admitted and undertreatment for viral pericarditis.
I am suspecting autoimmune cause of pericarditis.

any doctors or patients have knowledge to share about hsitory prognosis and treatment for it?

2007-03-07 13:49:22 · 0 answers · asked by fedup 3

How does a heart blocker negatively effect a heart patient

2007-03-07 12:54:33 · 2 answers · asked by kbirdseye15 1

What does FiO2 (fraction of inspired oxygen) mean? Why is it called that way?

2007-03-07 11:56:29 · 0 answers · asked by crvgrl_77 1

I have a patient I take care of as a private duty nurse. She goes to dialysis 3 times a week.The Nurse practitioner in charge of her case has given her a RX of 2300mg of Sodium Bicarbonate daily. This patient is retaining fluid, has kidney failure, and significant high blood pressure. She is on major fluid restriction of only 960cc per day (32 oz). I understand that their may be times that she might have to deal with electrolyte imbalances but why would she need to be on that amount of sodium daily above and over what she already gets in the food she eats. She is also diabetic. I have found deffinate warnings on giving this amount to patients with CHF, Kidney Failure and Hypertension. What would her reasons be for this? I need people who can show medical references to answer please!

2007-03-07 08:15:10 · 6 answers · asked by Judy D 2

2007-03-07 05:41:11 · 2 answers · asked by pouri 1

Best guess as to the percentage of pts who "alll of a sudden" develop left ventricualr HF with out having any kind of medical hx, MI, stroke, diabetes, hypertension etc.

2007-03-07 04:30:54 · 3 answers · asked by Blah 1