Stable or Unstable
chest pain occurs when a person is exercising
stable angina
heart muscle is unable to pump effectively resulting in inadequate cardiac output
heart failure
abnormality or dysfunction of any of the heart's four valves; not able to open or close
valvular dysfunction
expected finding
chest pain
common cause is atherosclerosis
PAD
chest pain occurs during exercise or rest
unstable angina
this is elevated on the lab test for HF
BNP
valvular dysfunction occurs secondary to
endocarditis
blood tests
ESR & CRP
6 P's for acute limb ischemia
pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, poilkiothermia, paralysis
where is the pain for angina
chest pain
this is done to monitor and detect early signs of fluid retention
daily weight
expected finding
swelling of the legs
expected findings on the ECG
varicose veins, edema, & heaviness in legs
PVD
angina correlates with this disease
CAD
this device is placed to prevent sudden death
ICD aka Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
the valve damage is on what side if mitral stenosis or aortic stenosis
left side
condition associated with pericarditis
pericardial effusion
treatment is elevate legs, exercise, compression
PVD
this vasodilator is placed underneath the tongue to help relieve the chest pain
nitroglycerin
treatement for heart failure
lifestyle modifications
meds (ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, etc.)
surgical interventions (cardiac catheterization)
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procedure to drain the fluid from the pericardial sac
pericardiocentesis
ankle-brachial index used to diagnose
PAD