Be quick when it comes to these 4 stroke signs
What is FAST?
Facial droop
Arm weakness
Speech
Time
Any ECG other than a NSR (normal sinus rhythm)
What is an arrhythmia?
Chest discomfort, SOB, pale, cool moist skin
What are signs of an cardiac distress?
When your breathing and heart stops you need 3 word procedure to rise from the dead
What is Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?
Non-medical people know CVA as "stroke"
What is a cerebrovascular accident?
Temporary narrowing of coronary arteries, appearing to be a heart attack
What is angina?
Irregularly irregular tachycardia
What AFib/atrial fibrillation?
Part of the heart muscle experiences this terminal state following an MI
What is [tissue] death?
Plaque and cholesterol buildup in the coronary arteries
What is atherosclerosis?
Like a platelet, ischemic strokes cause this obstruction
What is a thrombus, clot or blockage?
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is commonly noticed in these appendages
What are extremities/legs?
Complete heart blockage, also a full-thickness burn
What is 3rd degree?
It's not right when CHF affects this side of the heart, resulting in SSx of cardiac distress
What is the left side?
During a heart attack, the heart is deprived of this vital element
What is O2 (oxygen)?
This elevated risk factor increases heart as well as stroke risk
What is hypertension/HTN?
PAD can lead to this decrease in O2 to tissue
What is is ischemia?
This deadly fibrillation may be the patient's last rhythm
What is VFib/ventricular fibrillation?
If a signal originates in the ventricles, the QRS will be wide or narrow
What is wide?
Cardiomyopathy describes this failure to move enough blood volume
What is pump failure?
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic
What are the two types of strokes?
This not so sweet comorbidity complicates coronary artery disease
What is diabetes?
Known as the "widow-maker," this deadly elevation has a low survival rate
What is a STEMI?
Right side pump failure is characterized by fluid buildup in tissue, caused by this side's pump failure
What is left side?
The AV node produces this bradycardic rate (BPM)
What is 40-60 bpm?
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic strokes are caused by these two problems
What is a clot or a bleed?