Atherosclerosis
MI, stroke and PAD.
What are potential complications of atherosclerosis?
Acute coronary syndrom, stroke, arrythmia and heart failure
What are CAD potential complications?
A marker of protein for cholesterol transported from the liver to arteries.
What is LDL?
Indicates buildup of plaque in arteries.
What is total cholesterol?
Used to evaluate cardiac filling pressures, cardiac output and valvular function.
What is cardiac catherization?
History, bilateral BP, palpate peripheral pulses, auscultate bruit, fasting lipid panel, homocysteine levels and HgA1C.
What are nurse assessments for atherosclerosis?
Smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, obesity.
What are the risk factors of coronary artery disease?
Indicates a risk for CAD and is elevated with HLD.
What are tryiglycerides?
Assesses coagulation disorders and monitors effectiveness of heparin therapy.
What is APTT and PTT?
Imaging done after a stress test when pt is at rest to visualize areas if poor perfusion
What is a nuclear stress test?
High cholesterol, high triglycerides, diabetes, smoking, family hx, obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
What are risk factors for atherosclerosis?
VS, pain, EKG, drug use, family hx, cardiac markers.
What is a nursing assessment for CAD.
Released from cells after muscle damage has occurred indicating MI.
What is creatine kinase?
The gold standard for diagnosing an MI.
What is an electrocardiogram?
A left sided heart catherization to evaluate coronary arteries for blockages.
What is a coronary angiography?
Lifestyle changes, anticoagulants and antihypertensive medications.
What are treatments for atherosclerosis?
Lifestyle changes, betablockers, ACE inhibitors, ARB's, ASA's, statins, nitro and revascularization.
What are treatments for coronary artery disease?
A protein expressed exclusively in heart indicating cardiac muscle damage (MI).
What is troponin?
Evaluates ventricular function and ejection fraction.
Most at risk for obstructive CAD.
What are men?
SOB, fatigue, delayed healing, fatigue and activity intolerance, intermittent claudication, weak pulses, cool pale affected limbs, hypertension.
What are signs and symptoms of atherosclerosis?
Angina, exertional chest pain in men, N/V, abdominal/back pain and fatigue in women with chest pain in diabetics that may or may not be symptomatic.
What are signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease?
Indicates MI and tissue death.
What is creatine kinase MB?
Performed with excercise or medications to stress the heart and evaluate ECG changes.
What is a stress test?
Most at risk for non-obstructive CAD.
What are women?