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Eat your HEART out
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eARTERIES
Heart Ache
Broken HEARTS
100
The Left Ventricle leads to this structure
What is the aorta
100
Veins contain these structures to prevent backflow.
What are valves.
100
This is the largest artery of in the body and has three branching arteries.
What is the aorta.
100
This type of chest pain is alleviated by rest and nitroglycerin.
What is stable angina
100
This heart condition causes hypertrophy of the right ventricle as a result of altered structure or function of the lungs. It is also known as pulmonary heart disease.
What is cor pulmonale.
200
Blood returns from the lungs and enters which chamber?
What is the L atrium
200
This position is an important self-care instruction you should give your patient who suffers from chronic venous insufficiency
What is LE elevation
200
Your patient with PAD is performing exercises and complains of severe leg pain, however, when they rest, the symptoms disappear. As the patient returns to the exercises, the pain also returns. The PTA should recognize this as
What is intermittent claudication
200
Chronic or recurring angina pectoris can treated with long-lasting nitrates, calcium channel blockers, and (blank).
What is beta blockers.
200
What condition can causes diaphoresis, orthopnea, frothy pink sputum, and pulmonary edema.
What is left sided CHF.
300
Before starting your shift, you check your patients blood and notice oxygen levels are lower than normal. You decide physical therapy is inappropriate for the day and document your patients status as experiencing this
What is hypoxemia
300
Your patient has leg swelling, varicose veins, aching, itching and skin ulcers on the legs and ankles. Your interventions include compression stockings and elevation of the LE. What circulatory condition does your patient suffer from?
What is chronic venous insufficiency.
300
This artery is normally assessed using the Doppler ultrasound.
What is the posterior tibial artery
300
This type of angina occurs to due coronary artery spasm.
What is variant angina.
300
What condition may damage surrounding tissues and cause a hypoxic injury, ischemic injury, and necrosis in the heart
What is an MI
400
The PTA would hear rales when performing a heart auscultation on a person with this heart condition
What is heart failure
400
This condition impairs normal circulation or normal blood clotting usually in the lower legs. It is a VERY serious condition that may lead to pulmonary embolism.
What is deep vein thrombosis
400
This is a slow progressive accumulation of fatty plaques in the inner walls of arteries. Overtime, the plaque can restrict blood flow and cause a blood clot.
What is atherosclerosis
400
Angina is typically triggered by exertion or (blank)
What is strong emotion.
400
A female patient with no know heart disease reports that she has felt fatigue, pain in the R biceps, and persistent heartburn the past 2 days. You would suspect this condition
What is MI
500
This drug decreases myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate and contractility.
What are beta blockers.
500
These veins bring oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs.
What are the pulmonary veins.
500
Your patient is complains of fatigue, aching, numbness, or pain in buttock, thigh, calf, or foot at rest or when walking. You notice the patient has poorly healing wounds on the legs, no hair in the lower legs, trophic skin changes, and hypertropic nails.
What is peripheral artery disease
500
Angina pectoris is most associated with this cardiovascular disease.
What is coronary artery disease.
500
The body increases these two things as a response to an acute drop in CO or heart failure.
What is HR and blood volume