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| chronic pain associated with decreased perfusion that is aggravated by exercise and relieved by rest |
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| intermittent claudication |
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| indicates severe arterial occlusion |
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| As BP decreases th epulse should _ as a compensatory mechanism |
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| the sound produced by turbulent blood flow across the valves |
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| grade I heart murmur is very |
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| Grade II heart murmurs is faint but |
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| Grade iii heart murmur si loud and accompanied by a |
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| grade v heart murmur is very loud accompanied by a palpable _ and audible with the stehtoscop partially _ the patient's chest |
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| gradi iv heart murmur is _ and may be heard with the stethoscope slightly _ the patitent's chest |
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| a reddish brown discoloration in a dependent lower extremity |
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| the presence of rubra suggest the prescence of |
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| arterial occlusive disease |
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| a brown pigmentation with flaky skin over the edematous areas of the ankles |
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| arterial stasisi dermatitis begins as ulcerations in the |
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| ulcers r/t arterial stasis dermatitis are |
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| painful, pale, crusty and located over bony prominences |
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| begins as ulcers in the ankle area |
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| a pulsating mass detected on abdominal palpation may be an |
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| dependent edema develops as a result of |
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| systemic disorders, lympatic dysfunctio, deep vaein thrombosis or chronic venous insufficiency |
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| MOst ECG strips have tic marks indicating |
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| the consecutive P-P intervals for the _ and the consecutive R-R intervals for the _ are measured fo r_ |
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| atria, vetricles, consistency |
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| If a P wave is noted before each QRS complex it originates in the |
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| The PR interval should fall in between |
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| the QRS complex should fall within the range of |
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| In sinus bradycardia all characteristics of the ECG are normal except for the rate which is |
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| most common cardiac rhythmn |
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| a disturbance of the rhythm of the heart caused by a problem in the conduction system |
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| dysrythmia are categorized according to the site of origin of the |
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| dysrhythmia origination in the AV node are called |
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| Junctional or escape rhythms |
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| dysrhthmias originating below the AB node are called |
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| antidysrhtythmic drugs are used to |
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| treat dysrhthmias and restore normal sinus rhythm |
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| sinus tachycardia characteristics |
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| HR: 110 to 150, p wave may be buried in t wave, all characteristics within normal range except for the HR |
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| Sinsu tachycardia is caused by |
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Definition
| fever, dehydration, hypovolemia, increased sympathetic nervous system stimulaiton,s tress, exercise, and acute myocardial infarction |
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| treatment of sinus tachycardia |
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Definition
| correction of underlying cause, elemination of caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, vagal stimulation may decrease the rate but does not treat the cause, beta blockers |
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| characteristsi of atrial fibrilation on ecg |
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Definition
| atrial rate is greater than 400 bpm-irregular, pr interval- no p waves, PR interval unmeasurable, qrs nomral, t wave undeterminable, |
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| The baseline between QRS is wavy |
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| causes of atrial fibrilation |
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Definition
| rheumatic fever, miltral valve stenosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarcton, hyperthyroidism, copd, and heart failure |
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| atrial fibrillation is frequently seen in older adults after the administration of |
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| sympoms of atrial fibrillation |
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Definition
| palpitations, angina, decreased cardiac output |
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| concersn for atrial fibrillation |
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Definition
| the development of atrial thrombus and loss of atrial kick form ineffective atrial function |
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| atrial fibrillation is frequently seen in older adults after the administration of |
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| treatment for atrial firbrillation |
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| calcium channel blockers and beta blockers to reduce rapid ventricular response, anticoagulats to prevent embolization, syncrhonized cardioversion or drug therapy to restore normal rhythmn |
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| ecg characterisitcs of premature ventricular contractoins |
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Definition
| normal rate, irregular, no p wave with the pvc, inverted p wave may follow pvc, no pr interval occurs with pvc, qrs wide and bizzar in the pvc, t wave opposit deflection to pvc, wide QRS |
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| causes of premature vetricular contractions |
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Definition
| digoxin toxicity, hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, sympathetic nervous system stimulation, excess catecholamin release |
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| symptoms of premature vetricular contractions |
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Definition
| patient may or may not note a skipped beat |
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| treatment for symptomatic/frequent pvc |
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Definition
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| characteristics of ventricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| 100 to 250 bpm, rgular, PR interval is absent, wide QRS, bizzarre, greter than 0.12 seconds, may look like PVCs, |
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| Vetricular tachycardia si a life threatening dysrhthmia that often precedes |
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Definition
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| causes of vetricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| myocardial irritation, myocardial infarction, palpitations, dizziness, chest pain progressing to decreased cardiac ouptu and loss of consciousness |
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| treatment for vetricular tachycardia without a pulse |
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Definition
| defibrillat and follow advaced cardiac life support algorithm |
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| treatment of ventricular tachycardia with pulse but unstable |
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Definition
| synchronized cardioversion |
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| treatment of ventricular tachycardia with pulse but stable |
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Definition
| amiodarone then synchronized cardioversion |
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| symptoms of ventricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| initially palpitations, dizziness, and chest pain progressing to decreased cardiac ouptu and loss of consciousness |
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| life threatening dysrhthmia that must be terminated quickly if the patient is to resum useful function |
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Definition
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| causes of vetricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarcion, untreated ventricular tachycardia, electrolyte and acid base imbalances, electric shock and hypotehrmia |
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| symptoms of ventricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| loss of consciousness, cessation of heartbeat and respirations, dilation of pupils |
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| treatment of ventricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation,a dvanced cardiac life support measures |
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Term
| sinus tachycardia characteristics |
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Definition
| HR: 110 to 150, p wave may be buried in t wave, all characteristics within normal range except for the HR |
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Term
| Sinsu tachycardia is caused by |
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Definition
| fever, dehydration, hypovolemia, increased sympathetic nervous system stimulaiton,s tress, exercise, and acute myocardial infarction |
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Term
| treatment of sinus tachycardia |
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Definition
| correction of underlying cause, elemination of caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, vagal stimulation may decrease the rate but does not treat the cause, beta blockers |
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Term
| characteristsi of atrial fibrilation on ecg |
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Definition
| atrial rate is greater than 400 bpm-irregular, pr interval- no p waves, PR interval unmeasurable, qrs nomral, t wave undeterminable, |
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Term
| The baseline between QRS is wavy |
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Definition
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| causes of atrial fibrilation |
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Definition
| rheumatic fever, miltral valve stenosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarcton, hyperthyroidism, copd, and heart failure |
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Term
| atrial fibrillation is frequently seen in older adults after the administration of |
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Definition
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Term
| sympoms of atrial fibrillation |
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Definition
| palpitations, angina, decreased cardiac output |
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Term
| concersn for atrial fibrillation |
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Definition
| the development of atrial thrombus and loss of atrial kick form ineffective atrial function |
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Term
| atrial fibrillation is frequently seen in older adults after the administration of |
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Definition
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Term
| treatment for atrial firbrillation |
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Definition
| calcium channel blockers and beta blockers to reduce rapid ventricular response, anticoagulats to prevent embolization, syncrhonized cardioversion or drug therapy to restore normal rhythmn |
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Term
| ecg characterisitcs of premature ventricular contractoins |
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Definition
| normal rate, irregular, no p wave with the pvc, inverted p wave may follow pvc, no pr interval occurs with pvc, qrs wide and bizzar in the pvc, t wave opposit deflection to pvc, wide QRS |
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Term
| causes of premature vetricular contractions |
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Definition
| digoxin toxicity, hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, sympathetic nervous system stimulation, excess catecholamin release |
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Term
| symptoms of premature vetricular contractions |
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Definition
| patient may or may not note a skipped beat |
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Term
| treatment for symptomatic/frequent pvc |
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Definition
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Term
| characteristics of ventricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| 100 to 250 bpm, rgular, PR interval is absent, wide QRS, bizzarre, greter than 0.12 seconds, may look like PVCs, |
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Term
| Vetricular tachycardia si a life threatening dysrhthmia that often precedes |
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Definition
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| causes of vetricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| myocardial irritation, myocardial infarction, palpitations, dizziness, chest pain progressing to decreased cardiac ouptu and loss of consciousness |
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Term
| treatment for vetricular tachycardia without a pulse |
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Definition
| defibrillat and follow advaced cardiac life support algorithm |
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Term
| treatment of ventricular tachycardia with pulse but unstable |
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Definition
| synchronized cardioversion |
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Term
| treatment of ventricular tachycardia with pulse but stable |
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Definition
| amiodarone then synchronized cardioversion |
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Term
| symptoms of ventricular tachycardia |
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Definition
| initially palpitations, dizziness, and chest pain progressing to decreased cardiac ouptu and loss of consciousness |
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Term
| life threatening dysrhthmia that must be terminated quickly if the patient is to resum useful function |
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Definition
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| causes of vetricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarcion, untreated ventricular tachycardia, electrolyte and acid base imbalances, electric shock and hypotehrmia |
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| symptoms of ventricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| loss of consciousness, cessation of heartbeat and respirations, dilation of pupils |
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Term
| treatment of ventricular fibrillation |
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Definition
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation,a dvanced cardiac life support measures |
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