When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard

June 8, 2015

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Where do you run to?

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard life becomes unbearable and can even result into death

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard where do you run to? We are aware of what substance abuse can do to you if it is not arrested in time. That is why we (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) have taken it upon ourselves to give back to the community by creating awareness about all forms of addiction and also offering the much need solution to both the victims and their loved ones. Drug addiction is no respecter of anybody, there is evidence that many high and mighty people have fallen to addiction in the same way as the poor and illiterate. And for that reason, we want to zero in to one drug called cocaine and see how this substance can be abused and what are the effects that are associated with its abuse. Doctor Dalal Akoury the MD and also the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center is going to share with us some of the insight that will be very helpful for you to understand. Previously we discussed about this substance while focusing on cocaine addiction being hot in the street and we realized that the availability of this drug is not helping at all in the quest for addiction treatment and total recovery. Let us continue with the discussion even as we consider looking at when cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard what happens then?

Ideally cocaine may be easily available but obviously it is not cheap and therefore if such an individual user does not have enough money to make a purchase, he or she might engage in illegalities like prostitution, robbery etc. just to obtain that financial capability. This can only happen when cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard. Therefore, when it gets to this point then it is quite obvious that a disastrous end is just around the corner says doctor Akoury. This is what we must all pool together to fight off our communities and families. It therefore goes without mention that substance abuse can significantly affects an individual’s productivity at their places of work, neglect of families and relationships, collapsed marriages etc. since users will only be focusing on their new addiction habits.

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Solution approaches for dealing with cocaine addiction

Having had a very close working relationship with the cocaine addicts, doctor Akoury says that coke is a dangerous drug and its potential for utter destruction can simply not be taken for granted to say the least. It is therefore very important that once a dependency is detected, measures should be taken to combat it. Even though there are a lot of challenges in offering treatment for cocaine addicts, there still a lot more that can be done to correct this. We appreciate that there is the endless problem of denial and stigma but all the same treatment has to be done with or without these challenges. It is also true that most addicts are afraid of discussing their problems with their families and friends and what that means is that they will continue to suffer in silence. This can be solve through the use of certain addiction hotlines facilities where drug addicts will be free to call and pour out their heart for help without any fear of intimidation or shame from their loved ones. Such helplines are very helpful in the sense that an addict can ask all the questions that he or she might have in relation to drug abuse or addiction.

One of the reasons why most coke addicts would rather not approach close family members and friends for assistance is because they are afraid of disappointing them and being judged. Counselors on the other end of the helpline are not judgmental and neither are they pushy. They are professionals and their job is to help out addicts who feel like they have failed or just need to talk to someone. If you are jittering about the confidentiality, you need not to worry because as professionals confidentiality is within their ethical guidelines meaning that all the conversations made on phone will be very confidential the only people who will know about the call are the counselor and the addict; not even family members will be informed of the same.

Besides that drug addiction hotlines are very useful in laying the foundation and building confidence so that the addict can eventually be directed to the best rehab centers for further treatment. The counselors on the phone will be able to provide details of where best to go for detox and counseling since quite a number of addicts also have psychological issues like depression. It is important to take care of all these problems at the same time for effective recovery says doctor Akoury. And when at the rehabilitation center some of the cocaine health risk that the professional will be handling may include the following:

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Brain damage

There is clear evidence that a cocaine user will over a period of time is more likely to suffer damage to his brain due to his drug use even though this may not be known to him immediately not unless the condition deteriorates to becomes severe. Until that time, there can be changes in the brain that are “silent,” in other words, not showing symptoms while the problem advances.

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Narrowed Blood Vessels and Slow Blood Flow

Evidence from the scans of the brains of cocaine users compared with the brains of those who did not use cocaine show that arteries and veins in the brain become narrow after use of cocaine. This is because of the well-known vascular constriction associated with cocaine. It may only take a small amount of the drug to cause this change in occasional users.

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Headaches, Convulsions and Strokes

A review of the effects of cocaine revealed that 3% of cocaine users suffered severe headaches, sometimes requiring hospitalization. And 3% suffered convulsions. Cocaine may also make a person more prone to seizures.

Cocaine not only causes blood vessel to constrict, it also changes the blood so that it is stickier and more likely to form clots. If a blood clot forms in one of the arteries that was already narrowed by cocaine abuse, fatal problems can result. If the carotid artery (in the neck, supplying the brain with blood) or an artery in the brain is affected in this way, part of the brain may lose its supply of blood, resulting in a stroke. A stroke may be mild or fatal. It is important to note that many of those suffering from cocaine induced stroke had initially suffered from severe frontal headaches with other symptoms similar to migraines. Nonetheless we can have all these conditions and challenges addressed in a much more professional manner with doctor Dalal Akoury. You can schedule for an appointment with her today for the commencement of treatment.

When cocaine addiction pushes and strikes hard: Where do you run to?

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market

June 8, 2015

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market: Taking the addiction problem head on

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market and this is posing a serious thereat to treatment

If you are in the US it will not surprise you that cocaine is rampantly abused. Even though the abuse of cocaine and drug addiction is a global problem, we cannot burry our heads on the sand and pretend that this problem is not in the US. In fact drug addiction is not just a problem, but a big one for that matter in the United States. Currently there are millions of people who are addicted to various drugs and millions more who suffer as a result of living with addicts. All drugs are in their own right addictive but cocaine in particular is quite a popular drug and the sad reality is that it is readily available in a wide range of settings including the streets, clubs, private parties and even schools. Did I just mention schools? Does that trigger something in your mind? It can only be construed to mean that cocaine addiction is raking havoc in our societies very in discriminatively. It is true that cocaine addiction is hot in the streets and you and I have a duty to play in containing the rampant spread.

Everyone is vulnerable and no one is safe. That is the reason why Dr. Akoury made a decision to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. And because of the vulnerability of our generation to this addiction problem, doctor Akoury is not only working on the programs that are tailored to helping the addiction victims but also those that are targeting the professionals in this addiction industry.

At the moment doctor Akoury is organizing for an Educational, Functional and Integrative Addiction conference targeting medical professionals including doctors, counselors, nurses and addiction therapists. The conference will be August 23-25 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This new frontier in Addiction Medicine will be conducted by the most influential group of leading visionaries specializing in the latest advances in natural and integrative addiction medicine, under the theme “The Future of Integrative Addiction” and just to give you the hint, the 3-day agenda kicks off with the keynote speaker, Dalal Akoury, MD discussing the hijacked mind. That is to say how does it get there and how does is leave?

Sean Devlin DO, HMD, will be focusing on “How to Recognize Addiction: Emergency care room and Addiction. Preliminary diagnostics and coping with life-saving measures when patients have overdose on substances of abuse/alcohol and drugs.

Dr. Kenneth Proefrock NMD will be lecturing on Naturopathic Considerations for Treating Patients with Addiction.

Doctor Elizabeth Stuller, MD will focus on Pyscho Neuroendocrine Immune Restoration essential to reverse addiction. She will address the Neurotransmitters and the proper Diagnostics tools including and Genetic Testing and clinical evaluations, she will also emphasis the role of Biofeedback and addiction therapy. She will also highlight the role of NAD.

William S Eidelman, MD an expert on eon Cranial Electrotherapy and Addiction: Will reveal A Revolutionary Breakthrough to Eliminate Cigarette Cravings.

Mitch Ghen DO, will be uncovering the Myth on Sex Addiction, with emphasis on Women Sex Addiction. Dr. Ghen will be providing information on effective natural therapies to treat sex addiction.

Shoreh Ershadi, PharmD, will underscore the Important Role of Menopause and Neurosteroids in Sexual, Gender and Addictive Disorders.

Sahar Swidan, Pharm.D, An authority on Pain and Addiction: Will discuss the role of Endocannabinoid receptors, deficiencies in the disease of addiction. She will also delineate the medical consequences and health implications of the new Marijuana Law.

These are highly respected professionals in their own right and their input in your career as an addiction professional is one thing you do not want to miss. We all have a duty to play in the fight a giants drug addiction and this conference gives you an opportunity to not only to meet your professional colleagues but also to expand your horizon in the way you handle your patients. As we get back to the discussion of the day you can get more information about this conference on www.integrativeaddiction2015.com or email sharon@integrativeaddiction2015.com.

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market: The addictive nature of cocaine

Undoubtedly, cocaine is very addictive and is considered a hard drug the world over. Experts say that once it gets into the bloodstream, it is capable of causing a significant increase in blood pressure which means that it affects the normal function of the heart.

In its addictive nature when the there is an overdose, normally in most cases the user is likely to suffer a stroke, especially if the drug is taken in several large doses. Doctor Akoury says that when the method of administration is through sniffing, this substance (coke) can also damage the membranes inside the nose and the consequence of this would be severe nose-bleeding and smell-sense impairment.

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market: The genesis of cocaine abuse

Experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center say that this form of addiction is a process and not an event. It therefore means that the road to cocaine addiction will have to start from somewhere. We have already mentioned that this drug is easily available from various avenues including the streets. It can only mean that the long journey to addiction can start from either of the sources like from a party setting where the drug is readily available. Meaning that any person who has probably never used the drug before, might be tempted to have a taste due to peer pressure or sheer curiosity. In such a situation, the person is likely to convince themselves that they are just going to use the drug once and never do it again. And remember as mentioned, cocaine is very addictive and therefore what usually starts as recreational use eventually turns into a dangerous addiction.

We are definitely going to progress on with this discussion in our next article but in the meantime any individual who is addicted to this drug cannot function without a regular fix. It is no wonder that some such addicts are so deep into it that they are willing to do whatever it takes to acquire a few grams of their favorite drug. However, before you let this drug bring you down, there is good news for with at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Akoury. These are groups of professionals who have been in this profession for over two decades and scheduling for an appointment with her today will be the best thing you can ever do for yourself and to your loved ones too.

Cocaine Addiction is hot in the street market: Taking the addiction problem head on

Are you suffering in silence with addiction

June 8, 2015

Are you suffering in silence with addiction: Areas of great concern in substance abuse?

Are you suffering in silence with addiction? The problem of denial is negatively affecting the success in the treatment of drug addiction therefore helping addicts accept their addiction Problem is for a worthy course

If there is anything that kills people’s self-esteem, it is social stigma. Many people have not appreciated that drug addiction is a health condition like any other that they will rush with to the hospital for medication. Doctor Akoury acknowledges that stigma is a serious problem in the treatment process and can even cause the patient to abscond the treatment program all together. When people that you should lean on for support are the ones piling pressure and blaming you for the situation you are in, overcoming addiction becomes such a burden. It is no wonder that many are concern and are asking openly that are you suffering in silence with addiction? When you are asked this question, you should feel free to respond to it honestly without any element of fear. You never know your honesty on this may be the beginning of your journey to recovery from addiction says doctor Dalal Akoury MD and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. Substance abuse can be a thorn in the flesh if not dealt with in good time, our theme question “are you suffering in silence with addiction” should give you the eye opener to seek for help if you are suffering in silence. Doctor Akoury will be of great help for you irrespective of any stigma that may be attached.

As you consider scheduling for an appointment with the experts on that, it is important to note that addiction is a struggle to survive and overcoming it is a journey and not a destination. In this process, physical and mental pressure drives you to use and discourages every effort to free yourself from the scourge. And like we have said, the biggest obstacle is the stigma which the society has placed on addiction. The common view of addiction seems to cast it as a weakness, a lack of willpower or moral fiber as if substance abuse were a choice and not a compulsion. “You could stop at any time if you really wanted to.” This misconception is so common that even most addicts believe it about themselves and no wonder there is too much denial in addiction.

The terror of being banished that results from this stigma is the biggest impediment for many addicts when it comes to seeking for help. This makes recovery more difficult or just plain impossible. Therefore many addicts have believed that if they admit their addiction to anyone or worse still if someone else discovers it they will lose everything. That their family members will disown them, their friends will abandon them, their career will nosedive and that they will fear that they will become a pariah of their communities. There are very many reasons that may bring in fear and it is not just fear for your own reputation that motivates secrecy, the other reasons could be that you might be worried that exposing your addiction will bring shame and hardship to your family as well. Those are some of the reasons that make you even to refuse admitting that you have a problem that needs to be fixed and the vicious circle of denial continues at the expense of treatment.

Are you suffering in silence with addiction: Obstacle of exposing the addiction problem?

From the narratives above it is important to note that in all these you are not the only one hurting by your addiction. This is because even when family members are well informed of their loved one’s substance abuse, they too may want to be protective by keeping quiet about it for the same reasons expressed above. Your family might be unwilling to acknowledge the problem even when it harms you or them directly. They may even accuse themselves for the problems you are going through by apportioning blame to themselves that there is something they did not do right thereby causing them to be defective or deficient as a family. As a result of this the stress and anxiety of living with an addict becomes a part of their daily lives. To cope with these difficulties, they may develop defense mechanisms that allow them to keep functioning. They may choose to avoid bringing the problem into the light. And finally denial and secret keeping will eventually encroach on other aspects of family life as well, where each family member feels isolated and even unable to trust each other. These obstacles can be dealt with professionally at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center if only you could make an appointment with the experts who are a available round the clock to help you get a better life free from all elements of addiction.

While appreciating all these obstacles and that it is necessary to protect your image and that of the family, avoiding or running away from the problem will only causes more pain for everyone involved. Doctor Akoury says that addiction is not something you can hide from forever. It will not just go away by evading the real issue. Professionally she continues honesty is the best policy when it comes to recovering from addiction. Therefore in response to the question “are you suffering in silence with addiction?” doctor Akoury says that recovery starts at the door of being honest with yourself and admitting that there is a problem. This should then be extended to the other members of the family and very close friends so that the issue of addiction can be discussed openly with primarily to repair the damage that has been caused by denial in the past.

Are you suffering in silence with addiction: Keeping the secrets of addiction?

Over the past two decades, doctor Akoury has helped many addicts recover from their addiction and in the process of administering treatment, she has dealt with the bigger problem of denial. She says that for effective recovery process, the habit of keeping secrets must be broken in order to make a successful and long-lasting recovery. Both the patient and the family members must be open about the problem of substance abuse, when this is done, you will most likely find out that the ridicule and judgment you feared is not as common as you may think. Instead, you will open yourself up to a wide and inclusive community of people in recovery and a vast range of resources to help get you back on your feet and stay there.

Finally dear reader if you are struggling with an addiction to a substance, or even a behavior that you find difficult to avoid, AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center can help. We have more than two decades of experience in the addiction recovery field. On your appointment we will help you break the addiction cycle effectively and immediately and further provide you with the tools you need to prevent relapse in the future.

Are you suffering in silence with addiction: Areas of great concern in substance abuse?

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones

June 6, 2015

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones: Indicators of drug addiction

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones is the best thing you can do to them

A lot of people would want to give a helping hand to their loved ones who are struggling with drug addiction, but they just don’t know how to go about it. Ideally this is a worthy course and should be embraced by all means and that is why we want to use this article to highlight and identify some of the evidence that a loved one is having problems with addiction. Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones begins with knowing of all the signs. This will help you to be very observant to the point of detecting the problem in its initial stages and have it arrested and corrected before it gets out of hand. Doctor Dalal Akoury one of the addiction luminaries is the MD and also the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center is going to share with us some of the things we need to know to help.

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones: How can I tell if my friend has a drinking or other drug problem?

This is a very good concern and it is true that sometimes it can be very difficult to tell. Ordinarily most people including teenagers won’t walk up to someone they’re close to and ask for help. On the contrary your friend will probably do everything possible to deny or hide the problem. But, there are signs you can look for. Like for instance people with serious substance abuse problems would say things like, “I can stop drinking or using other drugs any time if I want to” while the truth of the matter is they don’t. Such people may be fun to hang around with for a moment but wait until they get high it is only then that you will see the real struggle they have with the substance they are abusing. When under the influence of the drugs they often act like jerks or get into fights. Your friend will often hide their problem but even with that effort there are sign that will be noticeable when the effect of drugs starts taking control over their lives. Some of these signs are easy to see, others aren’t, but if you see them happening over and over again, then chances are that your friend needs help.

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones: How serious can my friend’s drinking or other drug problem be and what can it lead to?

Not all people who drink or use other drugs develop the same symptoms or consequences. However if your friend has a drinking or other drug problem and doesn’t get help, things can get much worse. It is common with people who are struggling with serious drinking or other drug problems to be in denial of the fact that they have a problem which needs to be fixed. They won’t just admit it not even to themselves. In fact in the beginning, they often register great feeling when they drink or smoked their pot or doing a few lines of cocaine. At these initial stages this abuse is the best thing that ever happened to them. But then things change for the worse. At this point it is very important that such people needs to get medical attention immediately and if this is delayed, they can develop serious psychological problems such as suicidal depression, and serious physical problems such as liver damage and brain damage; and some will die from an overdose. Besides that it is important to note that getting drunk or high impairs judgment, and may lead to behaviors that people wouldn’t do ordinarily if they weren’t under the influence of these substances such as having unsafe sex which could result in pregnancy, AIDS, or other sexually transmitted diseases. Doctor Akoury says that abusing substance is dangerous because it can ruin your life and even that of your loved ones, cause your friend to drop out of school, lose friends, lose values, and even lose his or her self-respect. Alcohol and other drugs are never discriminative and don’t care who you are, what color you are, if you’re rich or poor, how old you are, your sex, or where you’re from. They don’t care if you’re a jock, a cheerleader, or a genius.

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones: What would cause my friend to have a serious drinking or other drug problem?

Lots of things lead to these problems. For one thing, these difficulties often run in families, just like heart disease and cancer. If your friend’s parents are alcoholic, or there is a family history of alcoholism or other drug addiction, your friend is more likely to become alcoholic or drug dependent.

People often drink or use other drugs to avoid things that bother them pressure from friends, stress in the family, hassles, the feeling that adults are on their case, the lousy feeling that they’re different from everyone else in the world. They use these substances just to feel better. The problem is, drinking or using other drugs eventually makes things worse because all you care about is getting high, and once you start it’s hard to stop; you need to use more just to feel normal. Alcohol and other substances change the way you think, and you start to believe things are better or worse than they are. Alcohol and other drugs may make you feel good when you’re high, but when they wear off, depression sets in.

It’s true that quitting this addictive substances can be very tough for most people and that coming to terms with the realities of the of the seriousness of the problem that are associated with substance abuse can be difficult. That is why experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under that bale leadership are offering you solutions to all your addiction concerns. Remember that Dr. Akoury made a decision to create a medical center whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. With is kind of expertise your problems will be handled professionally and confidentially if only you could schedule for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury today.

Identifying and helping your addicted loved ones: Indicators of drug addiction

Clinical Trials For Heart Failure

June 6, 2015

What’s Heart Failure?

Heart failure is an intricate clinical condition of symptoms and signs that suggest malfunction of the heart. This is often caused by structural and or functional defects of the heart. A good number of patients have heart failures as a result of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).

“More often than not, LVSD is associated with reduced left ventricular blood ejection fraction. Some patients have heart failure as a result of a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). Whereas the most popular cause of heart failure in the United States (US) is coronary artery disease, many patients have had a myocardial infarction,” Owan TE, Hodge D.O., Herges R.M, et al. (2006).

Heart failure and or related diseases often increase steadily with age, a typical age at first diagnosis being at 76 years. Prevalence of heart failure is even expected to rise in the near future as a result of an increased ageing population. Improved survival of people with heart disease and more effective treatments of the same are more reasons for such increased prevalence.

“Heart failure has a poor prognosis: 30–40% of persons diagnosed with the condition die within a year, after which the mortality rate is less than 10% for every succeeding year. However, there has been better prognosis in the past 10 years. The 6-month mortality rate further decreased from 26% in 1995 to 14% in 2005 and even further now,” Petersen S, Rayner M, and Wolstenholme J. (2002).

“Heart failure accounts for over a million inpatient bed-days 2% of all NHS inpatient bed-days in the US and 5% of all emergency medical admissions to hospital. The admissions because of the heart condition are even projected to rise by 50% over the next two decades, largely as a result of the ageing population,” Hobbs FD, Roalfe AK, and Davis R.C., et al. (2007).

This article provides acceptable and standard practices on adults with heart failures, especially those with chronic heart failures. Such trials entail diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Clinical Trials For Heart Failure

Clinical trials as well as therapeutic care should take into account the patients’ needs and preferences. A patient with acute heart failure for instance should be able to make or rather should be given an opportunity to make an informed decision about his/her therapeutic care together with the healthcare professionals.

If the patient does not have the ability to make reliable decision about his/her the trials and or therapeutic care, the healthcare professional should follow established guidelines set by the Department of Health on consent and the professional code of practice as set out in the Mental Capacity Act.

Also important is good communication between the patient and the professional. These may be in different forms but a recommended practice involves a written document that suits the patient’s unique clinic diagnosis and can also act as evidence. Clinical trials and therapeutic care given and information communicated to the patients should be appropriate to the latter’s medical history and culture.

Such information should be accessible to people with special needs such as physical, sensory, learning disabilities, and or to those who neither speak nor read English. Family members, guardians and or care-takers should also have an opportunity to contribute in the decisions about the trials and care.

“During clinical examinations, it is important to refer patients with supposed heart failures and or previous myocardial infarction (MI) urgently to have transthoracic Doppler 2D echocardiography and specialist assessment within 2 weeks,” Owan TE, Hodge D.O., Herges R.M, et al. (2006).

“Clinical trials on treatment should measure serum natriuretic peptides (B-type natriuretic peptide [BNP] or N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide [NTproBNP]) in patients with suspected heart failure without previous MI. Because very high levels of serum natriuretic peptides carry a poor prognosis, refer patients with suspected heart failure and a BNP level above 400 pg/ml (116 pmol/litre) or an NTproBNP level above 2000 pg/ml (236 pmol/litre) urgently, to have the 2D echocardiography and assessment within 2 weeks,” Owan TE, Hodge D.O., Herges R.M, et al. (2006).

Trials on treatment involve offering both angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and beta-blockers licensed for heart failure to all patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. It is also advisable to use clinical judgments when deciding which drug to use first.

Offer only beta-blockers licensed for heart failure to all patients with the heart condition due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction, including: adults and those patients with other vascular diseases, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, interstitial pulmonary disease, and or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without reversibility.

Professionals are also advised to seek specialist guidance to offer one of the following alternatives if the patient fails to respond to treatment despite optimum therapy with an ACE inhibitor and a beta-blocker. They may include: an aldosterone antagonist licensed to handle heart failure patients and an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) licensed for heart failure.

Clinical trials about rehabilitation should involve a supervised exercise-based rehabilitation program designed for patients with heart failure in groups. While at it, it is advisable to ensure the patient is stable and does not have a condition or device that would immaturely conclude the rehabilitation program.

During the program, you could also include a psychological and or educational component. The program may be incorporated within an existing exercise-based or other cardiac rehabilitation program.

“It should be noted patients with chronic heart failure require monitoring. This monitoring should include; a clinical assessment of functional capacity, fluid status, cardiac rhythm, nutritional status, cognitive status and a review of medication; including need for changes and possible side effects, serum urea, electrolytes, and creatinine. Also, when a patient is admitted to hospital because of heart failure, the professional should seek advice on their management plan from a specialist in heart failure,” Petersen S, Rayner M, and Wolstenholme J. (2002).

Lastly, patients with this kind of heart condition should generally be discharged from hospital only when their clinical condition is stable and the management plan is optimized. The timing should take into account patient and career wishes, and the level of community care and support.

Dr. Dalal Akoury, M.D., M.P.H. is a family physician with a wealth of knowledge and years of experience in integrative medicine. She will highly be of assistance.

Also, don’t miss an opportunity to learn and interact with professionals during this year’s Integrative Addiction Conference 2015. For more information, visit http://www.integrativeaddiction2015.com. The conference will also deliver unique approaches to telling symptoms of addiction and how to assist patients of addiction.

Clinical Trials For Heart Failure

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