Perfusion

Angina

100

Contributing Factors?

Physical exertion, exposure to cold, eating a heavy meat, stress, or emotion-provoking situation

200

Relieving Factors?

Rest, nitroglycerin, oxygen therapy

300

How to distinguish angina from other types of chest pain?

a pressure or squeezing type pain that is relieved with rest

400

Nursing Interventions/Pt. Education?

• Pt. Education: Take prescribed medication on time each day. Form a healthy diet plan into your lifestyle. Avoid smoking or being around second-hand smoke. Exercise 30 minutes 3-5x a week. Nursing Management: Stop all activities and sit or rest in bed in a semi-fowlers position to reduce the oxygen requirements. Ask questions to determine if the angina is the same as typically experienced. Assess pain, measure vital signs, and observe for respiratory distress. Administer nitroglycerin sublingually. Administer oxygen, if respiratory rate is increased, at 2L/min by nasal cannula.

500

Medications?

Beta-blockers, Nitroglycerin

Hypertension

100

Risk Factors? (Modifiable/non-modifiable)

Modifiable: lack of physical activity, unhealthy diet, overweight/obese, consuming too much alcohol, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and tobacco use, stress. Non-Modifiable: Family history, age, gender, race, chronic kidney disease.