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Conditions Cardiovas
Abnormal Conditions R/T the Cardiovascular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What causes chest discomfort during an MI? | Decreased amount of oxygenated blood |
| Why would someone with CHF have distended neck veins? | Due to the excess fluid in the body. |
| Hypertension can be caused by? | Fluid overload |
| What coronary artery is considered the "widowmaker"? | Left anterior descending artery |
| Ballooning of an artery wall | Aneurysm |
| S/S of an aneurysm | Pain, Pressure or no symptoms |
| Common sites of an aneurysm | Brain, aorta or abdominal artery |
| Treatment of an aneurysm | Surgical removal of damaged area, replace area with graft |
| Air, blood clot, or fat circulating in the blood stream | Embolus |
| An embolus could cause? | Blockage of a blood vessel |
| Diuretics are used to treat 2 conditions we talked about | HTN and CHF |
| Blood flow to the heart is cut off, causes? | MI |
| General S/S of an MI | Crushing CP, Chest pressure, Diaphoretic, Cool/Clammy, N/V |
| S/S a woman my have who is having an MI | Fatigue, not feeling "right" |
| Home treatment for an MI? | Rest, aspirin, call 911 |
| Hospital/Ambulance treatment for an MI? | 02, Nitroglycerin, Thrombolytics, Cardiac cathertization |
| Define BP | Force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. |
| Pressure when the heart is contracted | Systole |
| Pressure when the heart is relaxed | Diastole |
| when measuring BP, the blood is coming from? | Left ventricle |
| The name of the sound you hear when you take a BP | Korotkoff sound |
| HTN risk factors | Family history, Race, Obesity, Stess, Smoking, Diet, |
| Injury or destruction of bone marrow | Aplastic anemia |
| Pale,tired, Dyspnea, Tachycardia could be S/S of what condition? | Anemia |
| Iron deficiency is treated with? | Iron supplements |
| Hardening or thickening of the arterial walls | Arteriosclerosis |
| Build of fatty plaque in the blood vessel walls | Atherosclerosis |
| How does Atherosclerosis cause an MI | Causes narrowing of the coronary arteries, decrease blood flow to the heart |
| HTN and smoking can cause? | MI, Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis |
| Why do people with CHF take diuretics? | To get rid of excess fluid in their body |
| Why are people with CHF on a low sodium diet? | To help prevent them from retaining fluids |
| What is Congestive Heart Failure? | The heart is not pumping as effectively, cannot tolerate the usual fluid capacity |
| The following: Atherosclerosis and MI, could cause? | CHF |
| S/S of CHF | Edema, Dyspnea, cyanosis, tachycardia, cough with pink frothy sputum |
| What do elastic support stockings do? | Increase the blood flow in the legs |
| What is happening in a CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) surgery? | The coronary arteries are being surgical replaced using an artery from the leg |
| What is a Sphygmomanometer? | A device used to measure Blood Pressure |
| Why do people who HTN take diuretics? | To decrease the excess fluid in the body |
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Ms. Blair
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