Heart Labs
This is the normal value for CHOLESTEROL.
What is less than 200 mg/dL
This sound is created by the closure of the AV valves and creats the "Lubb" noise.
What is S1?
This medication slows conduction through the AV node, and should be used cautiously in patients with heart failure.
What are calcium channel blockers?
This is a normal blood pressure range.
What is 120/80?
These are major risk factors for development of hypertension. ( Name 3)
What are smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, dyslipidemia, diabetes, age, and family history.
This is the normal values for LDL and HDL.
What are Less than 160 mg/dL for LDL and Greater than 40-50 mg/dL for HDL?
This sound is created by the closure of the semilunar valves and creates the "Dubb" sound.
What is S2?
This medication slows now the heart rate, decreases cardiac work load, and decreases oxygen demand. It should be used with caution in patients with hear failure, and asthma.
What are beta blockers?
This blood pressure range shows pre-hypertensiton.
This kind of hypertension accounts for 90% to 95% of the cases of hypertension in the adult population.
What is essential or primary hypertension?
This is specific marker for cardiac muscle damage and is the preferred method for diagnosing cardiac injury.
What is traponin.
This sound is indicative of ventricular dysfunction when heard in adults, has a galloplike sound and is heard in early diastole.
What is S3 or ventricular gallop?
This medication is used to lower the risk of MI by reducing the risk of thrombosis.
What are salicylates or aspirin?
What are Systolic of 140 - 159 and diastolic of 90 - 99?
This kind of hypertenstion is characterized by an elevation in blood pressure do to a specific cause.
What is secondary hypertension?
Elevation of this peptide causes venous dilation, decreased preload, arterial dilation, decreased after load, and dieresis. It is an indicator of heart failure.
What is Brain natriuetic peptide. (BNP)
This sound is created by decreased ventricular compliance, has a galloplike sound, and is heard in late diastole after atrial systole.
What is S4 or atrial gallop?
This medication is used to reduce afterload by relaxing blood vessels. It is used to lower blood pressure.
What are ACE-inhibitors?
These blood pressure levels indicate stage 2 hypertension.
What are systolic over 160 and diastolic over 100?
This is how much alcohol a patient with hypertension should drink.
What is two drinks for a man and one drink for a woman?
This lab value is a general marker of cellular injury. Increased levels can be seen at 3 hrs and can be elevated for 36 hours.
Creatine Kinase (CK) or Creatine Kinase Myocardial Bands (CK-MB)
This sound is caused by mitral valve stenosis, is high-pitched, and heard in early diastole.
What is a Click?
This medication increases SA node stimulus and increases conduction through the AV node.
What are anticholinergics?
These medications are considered hypertensives. (name 3)
What are Diruetics, Calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors, angiotensin II receport blockers, beta blockers, combined alpha and beta blockers, vasodialators, and central agonists?
Damage to these organs are why high blood pressure is considered a "Silent Killer"
What are the heart, brain, and kidneys?