Pharm
Act on heart to decrease (blunt) HR and myocardial contraction force and decrease sympathetic tone
What is a Beta Blocker?
What nerve innervates the heart?
What is the Vagus nerve?
Pt displays a severe headache, SOB, and pulsations in their neck. You check their BP and it is noted to be 135/85 mmHg. What is the Dx and stage?
What is Hypertension (Stage 1)?
Test that is utilized to detect heart muscle damage and show arrhythmias
What is Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG)?
What should we as SPTs be performing at the beginning of each therapy session?
What is vitals?
Most widely used antiarrhythmic drug?
What is Amiodarone?
3 most important factors that affect the regulation of stroke volume
What is Preload, Contractility, and Afterload?
Pt displays fatigue, ascites, distended jugular vein, and dependent edema. What is pt's Dx?
What is Right-Sided Heart failure (Cor pulmonale)?
Test that uses a powerful magnetic field and detects cardiac disease and evaluates the heart's anatomy and function
What is a cardiac MRI?
What are some modifiable risk factors of CVD that we can educate our patients on?
What is Nutrition, Diabetes, Cholesterol, HTN, obesity, tobacco, and physical inactivity?
ACE inhibitors are used to treat what two cardiac diagnoses?
What is CHF and HTN?
Volume of blood pumped by one ventricle in a given period of time
What is CO?
Pt has a disease that is described by the presence of an obstruction that causes permanent damage to heart muscle fibers and this in turn inhibits heart muscle function.
What is CHD (Coronary Heart disease)?
Test that evaluates valve disorders, septum and wall motion abnormalities
What is Echocardiography?
Pt who has had a recent MI, CABG, or heart transplant, would benefit from what type of continued therapy.
What is Cardiac Rehab?
Drug class used to decrease volume of fluid within the vascular system
What is a Diuretic?
A change in blood pressure is defected by what receptors.
What are baroreceptors?
Pt is a 65-year-old female who presents to your outpatient clinic with nausea, fatigue, chest pain, and general weakness.
What is an MI?
Test that detects very small amounts of calcium within the heart and coronary arteries
What is Ultrafast CT scan?
What is recheck vitals?
A drug class used to treat ischemia and
angina?
What is Nitrates?
CO and Peripheral Resistance
Pt presents with SOB on exertion and cough. Pt also reports that he has been sleeping with more pillows at night (orthopnea)
What is Left-sided Heart failure?
Assesses left heart function (aortic and mitral valves) and vessels of the heart via inserting dye
What is Left heart Cardiac Catheterization?
A pt is on beta blockers and HR is unreliable, how would you measure your pt's exertion to exercise
What is the Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) scale?