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| CHD is the leading cause of death in the US, what % of all deaths |
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| who has a high incidence of heart disease, men or women |
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| men more than women before menopause |
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| if a person has a high inflammatory index, what does this mean? |
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high levels of c-reactive protein are present
the inflammation leads to plaque build up
(people with fibromyalgia have high levels of CRP) |
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| when is one considered to have hypertension |
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| how many americans are affected by HTN of over age 65 |
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| is there a racial predisposition |
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| over 50% of African Americans have HTN |
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| what is in your chest pain differential |
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Cardiovascular
respiratory (pleural)
GI
Chest Wall Syndrome
psychogenic |
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| holding a clenched fist over the chest/sternum---sign of anginal chest pain |
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sharp knife like pain, aggravated by breathing, changing position, coughing, lying down, and swallowing
sitting forward may relieve it |
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sitting forward to relieve chest pain
is classic for pulmonary emboli or pericarditis |
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| symptoms of dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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| temporary MI, 2nd to atherocsclerosis |
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| where do you feel angina pectoris |
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retrosternal,
across anterior chest
radiating to shoulders, arms neck lower jaw or upper abdomen |
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| quality of angina pectoris |
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pressing,
squeezing,
tight,
heavy,
occasional burning |
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mild to moderate
sometimes feel like discomfort rather than pain |
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1-3 min, but up to 10min
prolonged episodes up to 20 min |
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| what aggravate angina pectoris |
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exertion (especially in the cold)
meals
stress
can occur at rest |
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| what relieves angina pectoris |
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| associated symptoms with angina pectoris |
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| Myocardial infarct. process |
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prolonged ischemia
results= irreversible muscle damage/necrosis |
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| often, but not always severe pain |
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| associated symptoms of MI |
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nausea
vomiting
sweating
weakness
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irritation of parietal pleura adjacent to pericardium
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precordial
may radiate to tip of shoulder & to neck |
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breathing
changing position
coughing
lying down
sometimes swallowing |
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| what relieves pericarditis |
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| sitting forward may (fowler's position) |
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| associated symptoms of pericarditis |
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| same as the underlying illness |
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| where else can one feel pain from pericarditis |
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| other types of sensation assoc. with pericarditis |
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| process of dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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splitting of layers in the aortic wall,
allows passage of blood to dissect a channel |
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| location of dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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anterior chest
radiates to neck, back, abdomed |
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| quality of dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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| severity: dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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| timing: dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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abrupt onset
early peak
persists for hours or more |
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| aggravating factors: dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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| assoc. symptoms: dissecting aortic aneurysm |
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syncope
hemiplegia
paraplegia |
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| uncomfortable sensations of heart beats assoc. w/ various arrythmias |
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| assoc. factors: palpitations |
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exercise
chest pain
headaches
sweating
dizziness
heat/cold intolerance
alcohol/caffeine usage
medications |
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| people w/ migraines are likely to experience.... |
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| common causes of palpitations |
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bronchodilators
digitalis
antidepressants
diuretics
smoking
caffeine |
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