Cardiac
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Cardiac again
Cardiac finale
100

Hyperlipidemia, hypertension, excess weight, physical inactivity, smoking, stress, family history, diabetes

What are risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

100
The inability of the heart to work effectively as a pump.
What is heart failure?
100

sytolic blood pressure greater than or equal 140 mm HG and/ or diastolic greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg

What is hypertension?

100
chest pain or discomfort that occurs at rest or with exertion
What is angina?
100
B/P is 190/ 132
What is a hypertensive emergency?
200
age, gender, ethnicity, family history
What are nonmodifiable risk factors for CVD?
200

75% of heart failure cases are caused by this condition.

What is hypertension?

200
age > 60, family history, overweight, inactive, high intake of salt, smoking, stress
What are risk factors for hypertension?
200

Causes of atherosclerosis.

What is plaque buildup in the blood vessels?

200

Type of heart failure associated with reduced ejection fraction.

What are systolic heart failure?

300
cigarette use, physical inactivity, obesity, stress
What are modifiable risk factors?
300

Best tool is diagnosing heart failure, cardiac valvular changes, chamber enlargement, ventricular hypertrophy, and ejection factor.

What is echocardiography?

300

Foods that are high in sodium

What is processed foods?

300

drugs taken to eliminate excess fluid.

What are diuretics?

300

Lung sounds associated with heart failure.

What is rales/ crackles and/or wheezing?

400
chest pain or discomfort, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope, extreme pain
What are major symptoms of CVD?
400
Crackles in the lung bases, dyspnea at rest, disorientation or confusion
What are early signs & symptoms of pulmonary edema?
400
Disorder that alters the natural flow of blood through the peripheral arteries and veins, especially the lower extremities
What is peripheral vascular disease?
400

What lab value is essential to monitor when taking furosemide?

What is potassium?

400

Expected outcomes of ARBs (Angiotensin receptor blockers).

What is reduce blood pressure and increase stroke volume?

500
Most definitive test in the diagnosis of heart disease
What is cardiac catherization?
500
formation of plaque within the arterial wall and the leading cause of cardiovasular disease
What is atheroslerosis?
500

able to walk only a certain distance before a cramping, burning muscle discomfort or pain force them to stop

What is intermittent claudication?

500
Cholesterol < 200 LDL < 100 HDL> 60
What are desired values for lipid profile?
500

At least 3 medication categories used in treating heart failure.

What are diuretics, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta blockers, vasodilators, and aldosterone antagonists?

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