MEE 0844 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Universal Health Care, Breast Cancer, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

• School: Temple University
• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Course: MEE 0844
• Professor: kiani

Document Summary

Blood flow to the part of the heart is blocked. Clotting of artery, lack of oxygen, send pain signals to the brain. Release adrenaline into blood stream, causes heart to race even faster. Heart muscle cells" membranes start to leak. Heart cells and muscle begin to die and can never be replaced. Chronic bronchitis: inflammation of bronchial tubes, thick mucus builds up prevents air from reaching the lungs. Emphysema: air sacks between the lungs (alveoli) losses elasticity. Spirometry: measures inhales and exhales from a lung, determines efficiency that they can transfer oxygen to the blood. Brain attack, when a blood vessel feeding the brain gets clogged. Brain 5% of your body needs 20% of your blood supply. If you get to the hospital fast enough, then you can be given medicine that breaks up the clot and stops the stroke. 1st leading cause of disability, 2nd leading cause of death. 1 out of 2 men get cancer.