INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you had CAD but your blockages were not sufficient to require intervention, you may simply receive suggestions for avoiding further episodes. You may have undergone intervention with angioplasty with blockages less than 70% or you could have had surgery to replace some of the arteries to your heart. In either of these cases, follow your doctor's recommendations about recovery. Make sure to avoid stress and focus on relaxation when trying to physically recover from a heart attack. There is significant research that we can lower the risk of heart attack with aggressive cholesterol management. This can be accomplished with medication and lifestyle changes, such as a adopting a healthy diet. Blood pressure is a primary risk factor for CAD. In patients with known CAD, a drop in Systolic Blood Pressure (the top number) of just 10 mm/.Hg decreased cardiovascular events by a full 50 percent.  There are several classes of drugs, from beta blockers to ace inhibitors, that can help patients lower their blood pressure. Contact your medical provider for suggestions, and a prescription, for a blood pressure medication. It is very important to lower your risk of having another heart attack. While this can be helped with medication, it is also your responsibility to make changes to your lifestyle that will lower that risk. Some important changes you can make include:  Adopt a low-sodium diet: Adopt a low-sodium diet. This means that your should be eating less than 2 grams of sodium per day. Focus on stress reduction:  Some people relax via meditation, a supervised exercise program, and others use hobbies, such as reading or yoga. Music therapy is another suggestion. Lose weight: Get your BMI below 30 via healthy and balanced diet. Consult with a nutritionist or dietician to create a diet that will work well for you. However, with any suspected CAD get your healthcare provider permission prior to starting any exercise program, as exercise may precipitate a heart attack Stop smoking: This is the single most important thing you can do. Cigarette Smoking contributes heavily to coronary plaques and atherosclerosis. It increases your risk of heart attack by between 25 and 45% according to the Framingham Heart Study for primary and secondary prevention, respectively.

SUMMARY: Focus on medical recovery. Lower your cholesterol. Lower your blood pressure. Modify your lifestyle.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This will set the tone of the entire manual, and will give the user an idea about what sort of manual they are about to digest. Will it be light and amusing, or straightforward and no-nonsense? It depends on your readership. There’s much more room for verbal play teaching children to make a paper box than there is teaching a doctor how to proceed with open-heart surgery. Establish the tone early and keep that tone throughout the manual. Not only does this give your writing the air of honesty and authenticity, you also ensure nothing will get left out. If, for some reason, it isn't feasible to do the steps, think them through thoroughly and consult somebody who is an expert. This makes it easier for people to follow along, and to refer back to should they lose their place. If you’re writing on paper, be sure to leave space for additions between each step. Remember to renumber your steps if you add more in. As you’re writing, you may realize that if the user performs a step carelessly, it could cause a problem. Conversely, if there is some bit of knowledge that will make the user’s task easier or more interesting, add it in. Using only your written instructions, do the thing you are writing about. Should you find places where your instructions are lacking, add in the necessary information. Repeat this step until you have all the steps and can do what you are teaching without having to add notes. Consider having a friend or two use the manual. Watch them closely when they learn how to use the product. See where they zip through it. See where they get lost, confused, or fail at the task. Listen to what they have to say, then adjust your manual accordingly. You don’t want to send your final proofreader (be that your agency or your spouse) a manual full of glaring errors.

SUMMARY: Write the introduction. Perform each step as you write. Number the steps. Include tips and warnings. Test it out. Proofread your manual.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The Metro and RER are two separate sets of train tracks; however, they share many of the same stations for easy transfers. The Metro is within Paris and the RER goes to outlying areas, including the airports, Disneyland and Versailles.  Be aware that Metro Stations and RER Stations typically do not have public bathrooms (toilets). Never turn down an opportunity to use a toilet in Paris, as they are difficult to find and are for "paying customers only" (in fact, like in the Louvre, you have to pay specifically for the toilets to use them). After you determine which Metro or RER Line to take, then to determine the direction of travel (i.e., the correct platform) you need to know the terminus or endpoint of the line. For example, Metro Line 8 terminuses are Ballard and Creteil Pointe de Lac. Even if you figured out which Metro Line to take, if you do not know your end-points of travel, you could end up going in the wrong direction. The RER is the same situation: in this case (especially with the Red A line) the RER line forks, and certain trains are set to go to specific destinations. It is good to pay attention to each stop while you are on the subways. Do they offer a shuttle service? They probably do not. Take the RER as the most economical choice (and the quickest) at 10 Euros per person. To get into Paris, take the RER Blue Line B to Chatelet/Les Halles station.  Air France also operates a couple of buses out of the airport and into the city center. Each way costs 15 Euros a person. They take about an hour to get there, and leave every 30 minutes. You could take a taxi, but it's a pretty expensive option. It'll be at least 50 Euros and there's also a luggage fee. You'll quickly find that the only way to really get around is the Metro. Zone 1 encompasses enough of main Paris where nearly all of the sights and attractions are, that it is usually not necessary to purchase the pass to include zones 2-6. Purchase a map if you'd like and you'll be able to see all the routes sprawled out in front of you.  Use the Navigo Découverte pass beyond the cost-savings mentioned above to not have to fuss with paper tickets. While purchasing a carnet (a ten pack) still saves a ton of money and hassle (as opposed to purchasing one Metro pass at a time – which is ridiculous), still, a carnet is nothing more than ten loose tickets – not even held together with perforation. It's easy to mix up used and unused tickets. Hold on to the ticket to prove that you have valid admission. That being said, rarely does the train conductor ever check. Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements, or neighborhoods, which are like distinct sections of town. The first arrondissement is in the center of Paris, and each subsequent arrondissement spirals outward like a seashell.  Paris is divided into two parts by the Seine River (la rive gauche (left) and la rive droite (right)). On the West side (la rive gauche) are the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. In the center is the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. Slightly East (though also central) is Notre Dame. The university and student areas for young people are also on the East side. Just north of center is the Opera shopping area, where a single name brand product might be represented by a single store that takes an entire city block.

SUMMARY:
Know the difference between the Metro and the RER. Figure out how you're getting from the airport to the hotel/apartment. Use the Metro. Get a feel for the geography and layout.