Cardiac Assessment
Where is the heart located?
Give 2 Modifiable Risk Factors and 2 Non-modifiable risk factors.
Modifiable: Stop smoking, Low-cholesterol diet, Lipid-lowering agents, Normal blood pressure, Normal blood sugars
Non-Modifiable: Age, Race, Gender
What node initiates the heartbeat?
SA Node
Explain Orthostatic hypotension.
A drop in systolic BP greater than 15 mmHG. A drop or slight increase in diastolic BP greater than 10 mmHG. And increase in heart rate greater than 20 beats per minute in response to the drop in BP.
Occurs with moderate exertion in familiar pattern, usually stops with rest/NGT, pain is predictable.
Stable Angia
A condition where the nail base elevates, the angle exceeds 180 degrees, and the nail feels spongy when squeezed. Due to oxygen deficiency over time.
Severe Clubbing
Can generate the beat of the ventricles, but at the much slower rate of about 20 to 35 beats per minute.
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