Common CV complaints
Healthy People initiative has been successful in increasing women's awareness that __________ is their No. 1 leading cause of mortality.
What is coronary heart disease?
This type of chest pain is described as localized, has point tenderness, and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion.
What is costochondritis?
The cause of this condition is the heterogenous abnormal levels of lipids and lipoproteins
What is dyslipidemia?
This condition losses effective atrial contractions and results in stasis of blood in the atrial ventricles
What is atrial fibrillation?
This is heard best at the 2nd intercoastal space and has a harsh quality
What is aortic stenosis?
These are defined as the awareness of the beating of your heart.
What are palpitations?
This type of chest pain is described as diffuse, retrosternal, sometimes with radiation.
What is angina pectoris?
This is excreted from the body and removes excess cholesterol from the arterial walls.
What is HDL?
This condition is common and rarely symptomatic. They are sometimes induced by such things as coffee, nicotine, and alcohol
What are premature atrial contractions?
This is a midsystolic click followed by a late systolic murmur
What is mitral valve prolapse?
The sudden loss of consciousness is known as________
What is syncope?
This is the sensation of spinning producible by turning of the head.
What is vertigo?
Atherosclerotic plaques formation along the inner vessel walls hinders optimal blood flow
What is Coronary heart disease?
On EKG this presents as a characteristic sawtooth pattern
What is atrial flutter?
This is heard best at the apex with the patient in the left lateral decubti position
What is mitral stenosis?
This is the accumulation of fluid within the interstitial spaces of the extremities.
What is peripheral edema?
This is the sudden onset of a very rapid heartbeat or fluttering.
What is supraventricular tachycardia?
A condition diagnosed because of its predictable pattern and frequency in myocardial ischemia and is controlled with medication
What is stable angina?
This is observed on EKG with a regular pattern but a prolonged P-R interval
What is a first-degree block?
This murmur is heard best at the LICS and is high pitched blowing diastolic event
What is aortic regurgitation?
This describes high BP that has no identifiable etiology
What is "essential HTN"?
This is diagnosed in the patient whose BP is > 180/110 and has evidence of target organ damage (TOD)
What is malignant or hypertensive crisis?
The heart's inability to pump adequate amounts of blood to meet the oxygen demands of the body results in
What is CHF?
The EKG of this patient shows a regular rhythm with a rapid rate of 150-250 bpm
What is supraventricular tachycardia?
A holosystolic murmur heard best at apex which radiates to axilla
What is mitral regurgitation?