Assessment

Risk Factors

100

BMI >30

Obesity

200

65 years old

Age

300

DNA passed down by family

Genetics

400

African American

Ethnicity 

500

Disease in which your glucose levels are impaired

Diabetes

Subjective Assessment

100

severe shortness of breath

dyspnea 

200

sleeps on 4 pillows at night

orthopnea 

300

can no longer walk from her car into the store without taking a break

fatigue

400

gained about 10 pounds in 2 weeks even though she has not changed her diet

Unintentional weight gain

500

bloody mucous 

hemoptysis

Objective Assessment

100

BP: 154/72

Hypertension

200

Crackles at bases

Pulmonary congestion

300

Displaced apical pulse 

Hypertrophy

400

enlarged left ventricle

left ventricular hypertrophy

500

S3 heart sound

Gallop

Lab Test

100

a measure of the total amount of cholesterol in your blood

total cholesterol:180 LDL-150, HDL- 30

Normal Range: 

Total: <200, LDL: <100, greater is a concern for heart disease, HDL:<40

200

measure your blood's ability to clot, and how long it takes to clot

Coag PTT: 20, PT: 11.3, INR 0.8

Normal Range: 

 PTT:30-45, PT:10-12, INR1:2 ratio

300

Test that includes eight different measurements and provides information about your body’s metabolism

BMP: Na:132, K:3.3

Normal Range:

Glucose:70-100,Calcium:8.5-10.2,Sodium:135-145, Potassium:3.7-5.2,Bicarbonate:23-29,Chloride:96-106,BUN:6-20,Creatinine:0.6-1.3

400

a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia

CBC: RBC:4.2, WBC: 5,500, Hgb:12, Hct:40%, Plt:255,000

Normal Female Range:

RBC:3.92-5.13,WBC:3,400-9,600,Hgb:11.6-15,Hct:35.5-44.9%,Plt:157,000-371,000

500

test measures the amount of blood sugar (glucose) attached to hemoglobin

HgbA1C - 7%

normal range:4-5.6%

pre-diabetes range:5.7-6.4%

diabetic range:>6.5%

Diagnostic Test/Imaging

100

produces images of the heart, lungs, airways, blood vessels and the bones of the spine and ches

chest xray:dependent basal congestion suggestive of CHF exacerbation, enlarged cardiac silhouette

200

used to measure the systolic and diastolic functioning of the heart.

Ultrasounds(echocardiogram): enlarged left ventricle, EF 40%

300

blood test that measures levels of a protein that is made by your heart and blood vessels

BNP: 750

<100 indicates no heart failure

100-300 suggest heart failure

>300 mild heart failure

>600 moderate heart failure

>900 severe heart failure

400

uses a transducer placed in the esophagus behind the heart to obtain a detailed view of cardiac structures

Transesophageal echocardiography(TEE) 

500

records the electrical signal from your heart to check for different heart conditions

ECG