Cardiac
Hyperlipidemia, hypertension, excess weight, physical inactivity, smoking, stress, family history, diabetes causes this disease
What are risk factors for cardiovascular disease?
The inability of the heart to work effectively as a pump is called this
What is heart failure?
systolic blood pressure greater than or equal 140 mm HG and/ or diastolic greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg is called this
What is hypertension?
chest pain or discomfort that occurs at rest or with exertion is known as
What is angina?
B/P is 190/132 or above is known as
What is a hypertensive emergency?
age, gender, ethnicity, family history are what type of risk factors
What are nonmodifiable risk factors for CVD?
75% of cardiac cases are caused by this condition.
What is hypertension?
age > 60, family history, overweight, inactive, high intake of salt, smoking, stress are what for hypertension
What are risk factors for hypertension?
Myocardial tissue is abruptly and severely deprived of oxygen and blood flow is acutely reduced by 80-90% leading to ischemia is known as
What is a myocardial infaction?
headache, confusion, blurred vision, restlessness, motor/sensory deficits are...
What are signs & symptoms of a hypertensive emergency?
cigarette use, physical inactivity, obesity, stress are these type of risk factors
What are modifiable risk factors?
Best tool is diagnosing heart failure, cardiac valvular changes, chamber enlargement, ventricular hypertrophy, and ejection factor.
What is echocardiography?
DASH is this and used for this disorder
What is dietary approach to stop hypertension?
This is the drug taken to relieve episodic anginal pain
What is nitroglycerin?
This medication is take every five minutes x three times until cardiac pain is resolved, if still unresolved after 3 times, then go to hospital.
What is prescribed tx for nitroglycerin
chest pain or discomfort, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope, extreme pain are what type of symptoms for which disease
What are major symptoms of CVD?
Crackles in the lung bases, dyspnea at rest, disorientation or confusion are these types of symptoms for this disorder
What are early signs & symptoms of pulmonary edema?
Disorder that alters the natural flow of blood through the peripheral arteries and veins, especially the lower extremities
What is peripheral vascular disease?
These two things are used to increase oxygen supply and decrease myocardial oxygen demand. (Hint one also helps with the pain of a heart attack.)
What is oxygen and morphine sulfate?
treatment for STEMI that must be administered within three hours
What is administration of tpA?
Most definitive test in the diagnosis of heart disease
What is cardiac catherization?
formation of plaque within the arterial wall and the leading cause of cardiovasular disease is know as this.
What is atheroslerosis?
able to walk only a certain distance before a cramping, burning muscle discomfort or pain force them to stop is called this
What is intermittent claudification?
Cholesterol < 200,
LDL < 100
HDL > 60
Would be considered what type of profile/lab results
What are desired values for lipid profile?
leading cause of death for women
What is CVD (cardio-vascular disease)?