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What 6 pathologies are included in Heart Disease? |
Coronary Artery Disease Angina MI CHF Arrhythmia Valvular Dysfunction |
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Describe CAD? |
Plaque buildup in heart arteries that cause blockage |
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Describe MI |
Decreased blood flow to areas of the heart causing death and damage to heart tissue |
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Describe CHF |
Poor pumping power by heart causing fluid to pool in areas and congest |
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Describe Arrhythmia |
Electrical impulses of heart misfire |
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What are 6 causes of Heart Disease that CAN BE altered? |
Smoking Poor Diet Alcohol Abuse Sedentary Life Obesity Oral Contraceptives |
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What is the desirable cholesterol level, what is high risk? |
<200 is desireable >240 is high risk |
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Describe Angina |
Temporary ischemia to cardiac muscle which is Reversible without permanent damage to heart |
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What is Levine Sign? |
A clenched fist over the sternum due to Angina |
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What are 3 signs of Angina? |
Substernal pain that radiates to upper body Burning or tightness in chest Dyspnea or SOB |
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Describe Stable Angina |
Predictable at certain exertion during activity, or from heavy meals Can be treated with rest, nitroglycerin, or coronary artery vasodilators |
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Describe Unstable Angina |
Unpredictable and comes from minimal exertion, and is a medical emergency as it could lead to MI |
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When does MI occur? |
After 20+ minutes of Ischemia to the heart and causes Irreversible damage to heart tissues |
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How is the severity of Arrhythmia or Ectopic beats assessed? |
By CO, as ventricular arrhythmias will decrease CO and have more detrimental effects than do atrial arrhythmias |
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What is Ectopic Beat? |
Heart beat that originates elsewhere than the Sinus Node |
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Describe PVC? |
Premature Ventricular Contractions, won't affect CO if less than 7 minutes. If occurs during activity STOP and assess |
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When should PT interventions be avoided during AFib |
RHR higher than 115 bpm |
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Describe PAT |
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia- Usually lasts for only minutes and pt can continue activity after it resides |
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Describe Sustained V-Tach |
HR of at least 100bpm for 30 seconds, and is a medical emergency |
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What is the MET range for Phase 1 of Cardiac Rehab? |
No more than 3.5 METs |
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Describe MET |
Amount of O2 used by the body at rest, or amount of work of the body at rest |
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Describe Location, BORG, and MET of Phase 1 of Cardiac Rehab |
In hospital 9-11 BORG Under 3.5 MET |
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Describe Location, BORG, and MET of Phase 2 Cardiac Rehab |
In Cardiac Rehab Facility 12-16 BORG No greater than 5.5-6 MET |
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What is per session and overall duration of Phase 2 |
30-40 mins as tolerated 12 weeks or 36 sessions |
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Good Luck |
On your midterm! |
