Relative or Absolute
New onset (>24 hrs) atrial fibrillation with a RVR of 110 bpm at rest.
What is an absolute contraindication?
These 4 cardiac valves can be easily auscultated on the anterior chest wall.
What are A,P,T,M?
Chest discomfort that occurs with exertion and resolves with rest.
What is stable angina?
Chest pain that occurs due to transient coronary artery spasm rather than fixed atherosclerotic blockage. (10)
What is variant (Prinzmetal) angina?
A surgical procedure that creates a new route around a blocked coronary artery using a vessel graft.
What is a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)?
A resting HR of 110 bpm
What is relative?
The anatomical landmark for auscultating the point of maximal impulse.
What is the 5th IC space, Mid-clavicular line?
Chest pain that is caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the myocardium.
What is myocardial ischemia?
Dependent rubor after limb lowering is most associated with this condition.
What is peripheral arterial disease?
This is the recommended technique for coughing after sternotomy.
What is splinting with a pillow?
2nd degree heart block with a HR of 125 bpm.
What is absolute?
This sound is associated with a stiff noncompliant ventricle and is heard just before S1.
What is S4?
Chest pain, diaphoresis, nausea, and even shoulder/arm pain during an activity suggest this condition.
What is MI or ACS?
What is active-induced hypoxemia?
The patient education strategy that encourages arm movements close to the body rather than rigid restriction.
What is move in the tube?
What is relative?
Dypnea, LE edema, and an S3 sound strongly indicate this physiologic problem.
What is congestive heart failure?
What is ischemic threshold or anginal threshold?
Angina is most commonly caused by this underlying vessel pathology. (15)
What is atherosclerosis?
A patient asks why they cannot use their arms to push up aggressively from a chair after CABG. The primary concern is preventing this integumentary complication.
A patient with a history of psychiatric illness presents with acute psychosis: disorganized thinking, agitation, and inability to follow commands safely.
What is absolute?
An abnormal sound caused by backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium during systole.
What is mitral regurgitation?
Chest pain with new ST changes on ECG requires this PT action.
What is activate emergency response immediately?
A potentially life-threatening condition characterized by weakening and enlargement of the vessel that travels through the aortic hiatus. It often remains asymptomatic until rupture. (23)
What is abdominal aortic aneurysm?
This postoperative pulmonary condition is commonly seen after sternotomy and is one reason PT emphasizes deep breathing, coughing, and early mobility.
What is atelectasis?