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| CAD Coronary artery disease referred pain? |
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| Why is CHF usually left sided? |
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Because ventricle can’t pump out enough blood
>ejection fraction: amt of blood heart can squeeze out w/every pump
Symptoms: leg swelling, edema of lungs causing dyspnea, tachycardia (beating too fast) |
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Cor Pulmonare
fr lung pathology blocking blood flow which Backs blood up to the right side of the heart
symptom: LE Edema (excess fluid!!) |
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| The amount of blood pumped by the ventricle in 1 minute is known as: |
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| Where is oxygen diffused (spread) within the body’s circulatory system? |
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| Filter beds for the body’s interstitial fluid is known as: |
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| RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) was developed by: |
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| What can alleviate intermittent claudication? |
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| smoking, drinking alcohol, avoid caffeine & anxiety |
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| Cardiac conditions can cause referred pain where? |
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| Left ear, jaw, neck, shoulder, upper arm, inside of forearm |
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| temp loss of consciousness or fainting attributed to heart issue |
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| NYHA Classification how many stages of Heart Failure? |
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four
I-mild no limitations
II-slight limitations
III-moderate
IV-Severe |
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| What is short lived pain due to lack of blood (ischemia)? |
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| Why might someone get a pacemaker? |
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| Irregular rhythms or Heart Blocks |
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| What are signs that something is going wrong with the pacemaker? |
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1. Chest pain
2. PVC or abnormal Rhythm
3. SOB or fatigue |
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| usually left sided; shortness of breath (dyspnea), confusion, fever, sweating |
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| fluttering heart; still beating. anti-arryrthmia drugs helpful |
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| what is MOST COMMON ARRHYTHIMIA? |
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| PVC which if 3 or more, unstable and could lead to V-fib so don't treat |
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| Raynauds (sensitivity to cold; peripheral vascular disease affects blood vessels) is aggravated by? |
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| Smoking, emotional stress, and wkg w/vibrating machinery |
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| What is a sign that rehab for your CHF patient is not going well? |
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| NO increased in BP or HR with exercise is a RED FLAG get HELP immediately |
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| I carry blood to the lungs |
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| I am a surgical procedure that might be done for an occluded artery |
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| Angioplasty (catheter, stent, balloon) |
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| Number of phases in cardiac rehab? |
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| What is blue baby syndrome? |
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| Tetrology of Fallot – congenitive heart defect |
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| Tetrology of Fallot has 4 heart malformations: |
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–Ventricular Septal Defect
–Right Ventricular Hypertropy
–Overriding Aorta
–Pulmonary Stenosis |
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| Describe Patient Ductus Arterious |
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| opening needed for fetal circulation. When it doesn’t close few days after birth, the opening allows oxygen-rich blood from the aorta to mix with oxygen-poor blood from the pulmonary artery. |
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| What is a small mesh tube that's used to treat narrow or weak arteries? |
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| What is ultrasound over the heart? |
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| Echocardiogram. Pinpoints areas not functioning properly, neoplasm, DVTs, valve issues |
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| The nurse says the patient has anemia. What lab value, if too low, would make you not work with him? |
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| Low hemoglobin 7-8 too low; normal Male 13-16 Female 12-15. |
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| 3 signs patient with new pacemaker experiencing problems? |
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| Chest pain, SOB, PVC or abnormal rhythmChest pain, SOB, PVC or abnormal rhythm |
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| What is entry point for Right Side Cath? |
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| either femoral or jugular into right side of heart. measures pressure, infection, output (for heart failure), and medication effects. weeks/mos. |
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| What are entry points for Left Side Cath? |
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Radial or Femoral Artery
–Approx 6 hr bed rest after the procedure
–Risk of heavy bleeding |
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| Another name for hole in heart? |
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| Septal defect - ASD Arterial VSD Vetricular Septal Defect (hole in septum) |
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| flaps of a valve thicken, stiffen, or fuse together. As a result, the valve cannot fully open. Thus, the heart has to work harder to pump blood through the valve. |
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| occurs if a valve doesn't form correctly and lacks a hole for blood to pass through. Atresia of a valve generally results in more complex congenital heart disease. |
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| Erythocytes/WBCs as % of total blood volume M 41-50 F 36-42 |
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total RBC count - gets O2 to body
low: anemia high: lung or heart disease
M 13-16 F 12-15 |
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(thrombocytes – clotting) low: sepsis, drug reaction, dialysis
normal 100,000-450,000 |
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| What is Prothrombin Time (PT)? |
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time for blood to clot
Normal 10-14 seconds |
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| what's a normal WBC count? |
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| 4.5-11 (cells/ml) 4,500-10,000 |
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| INR (international normalized ratio) what are normal and abnormal values? |
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Normal 1.0 or less
Basic clotting therapy 2.0-3.0
Heavy clotting therapy 2.5-3.5 |
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| Collapse of the lung is known as |
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| What are visceral pleura? |
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| two membranes that surround the lungs and reduce friction; attach to the lungs directly |
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| Collapse of lung due to air entering the pleural cavity (between the membranes) |
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| Getting small bits of food &/or fluid in airways, trachea or lungs – not choking. Common w/stroke patients learning to eat again. Also drawing fluid w/a syringe. |
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| Aspiration typically occurs to which lung? |
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| Emphysema is cause by the break down and thinning of what structure? |
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| Patients with Restrictive lung disease have difficulty getting air IN or OUT? |
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| ______ might be a cause of Restrictive Lung disease. |
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| 3 signs of a restrictive lung disease are |
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1.Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
2.Cachexia (wasting away)
3.Coughing dry and non productive |
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| What are 2 signs of severe heart failure? |
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1.sudden fluid buildup
2.palpitations also sudden, severe SOB |
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| flexible camera to see into lungs; assist with biopsy |
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| What's it mean when heart is hypertrophied? |
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| walls get so thick that heart muscle cannot squeeze as it should |
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| Do muscles work only in inhalation, exhalation, or both? |
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| Inhalation only (main one: diaphragm) |
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| If room SAT is less than 87%, PT/PTA may need what? |
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| supplemental oxygen (ck w/RN) |
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| What are Systole and Diastole? |
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Systole - heart is contracting
Diastole - heart is relaxing |
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| What is most common valve disease? |
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| Endocarditis of mitral valve |
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| slowing of heart rate (not normal) |
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| increased heart rate - too fast |
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| the volume in the lungs at maximal inflation (6 liters avg male) is |
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| the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal exhalation |
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| that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing |
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| What's the equation for Vital Capacity? |
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| 75% of pnumonia is caused by what? |
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| Emphysema patients are considered pink puffers because they exhibit _____. |
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| surgical removal of a whole lung is ____ |
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| Patient with cystic fibrosis must follow a twice daily regime of ______ for a lifetime. |
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| Reduced mobility of what structure(s) may affect respiratory function? |
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| Cession of breathing is called ____. |
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| Which of the following patients is typically MOST appropriate for ambulation |
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| patient with a CABG perform 8 hours ago |
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| Which of the following pathologies might cause a patient to have a low WBC count? |
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| leukema, AIDS, neutropenia |
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| What might be a sign that your patient's PTT (prothrombin time) is too high? |
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| They bruise easily when you bump them |
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neutropenic precautions
normal 4,500-10,000 |
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infection
normal: (x103/ml) 4.5-11 |
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| fatigue and decreased cardiac output |
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| Advanced heart block symptom? |
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| secrete toxins to kill cells and form pus when they die |
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| Which is not part of the tetralogy of fallot? |
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| right ventriclular atrophy |
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| appropriate activity for a patient 5 days s/p MI? |
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| riding a bike a half mile to the store and back |
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| BEST describes Neutropenia? |
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| Frequently causes diminished ability to fight off common illnesses |
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| BEST explanation of acute myleogenous leukemia? |
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| It attacks immature cells and blood tests will reveal decreased neutrophils and mast cells |
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| decreased capillary refill |
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| What type of medication might a patient be taking if their INR = 2.0? |
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| is a sign something is going wrong with a patient with a history of right CHF? |
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| Their blood pressure goes from 150/92 to 148/85 with exercise |
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| pale skin, dry nails, fatigue, tissue death, dyspnea |
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| COPD often causes what type of CHF? |
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| right sided failure since the heart has to pump hard to get the blood through the lungs. |
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