Angina
What is this term commonly known as?
Chest pain
What causes PVD?
When vessels are partially or completely occluded or stopped up by arteriosclerotic plaque
What is affected when someone has RHD?
All layers of the heart and valves
Phlebitis is often unknown, but its known causes can include what?
Injury, obesity, poor circulation, prolonged bed rest, and infection
Is Hemorrhagic blood loss can external or internal?
It can be both
What is the leading cause of angina?
Atherosclerosis
(lack of oxygen to the myocardium)
What are individuals with PVD at a higher risk of?
Heart attack and stroke
What are indicators that someone has RHD when looking at an X-ray?
A enlarged heart, lung congestion, and abnormal electrocardiogram
Carditis can be due to unknown causes, but some known causes include what?
Bacteria, and viruses or as a result of rheumatic fever
Which type of shock has the leading cause of death?
Cardiogenic shock
What is the most definitive procedure to discover the cause of angina?
Cardiac Catheterization
What parts of the body does PVD affect, and which is the most common?
The arms, kidneys, stomach, and most commonly the legs
(the arteries)
Aside from bed rest and reducing workload, what treatment could possibly be needed when someone has valve damage?
Valve surgery to correct the deformity or replace the valve.
Carditis is the general term describing inflammation of the heart. Forms of carditis include what?
Pericarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis
What blood pressure reading is recognized as shock?
90/50
What do people most commonly complain of when they experience angina?
A suffocating tightness in the chest that radiates to the left arm, neck, and jaw
What different treatments could be used for PVD?
Medications used to prevent blood clots, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, or a femoral popliteal bypass graft
What is another symptom of valvular damage leading to stenosis?
The narrowing of both the mitral and aortic valves and heart murmurs
What condition has the symptoms of pain, swelling, and often the appearance of red cord-like hardening upward toward the heart?
Carditis
How would you determine if someone is hemorraging?
A complete blood count revealing a low hemoglobin count and hematocrit
What will improve blood flow and help relieve the oxygen deficit?
Vasodilatation of the coronary arteries or those that supply the heart muscle
What other condition has such a common connection that their terms can be used interchangeable?
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
If someone has Rheumatic fever (an autoimmune disorder) what kind of infection could they get that could potentially develop into RHD?
Streptococcal Throat Infection
The mother occurs this after childbirth in association with the onset of milk production. This form of phlebitis is commonly called what?
“milk leg"
Which of these requires you to put an individual in a supine position?
Both