[2] Cardinal Symptoms of Heart Disease Flashcards
Attributes of Pain
O: Other Associated Symptoms P: Provocative/Palliative Q: Quality R: Radiation/Region S: Severity T: Time (Onset, Duration, Frequency)
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Provocative
C: During Effort
A: Spontaneous
M: Spontaneous
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Palliative
C: Rest/Nitrates
A: Nitrates
M: Spontaneous
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Quality
C: Variable
A: Variable
M: Variable
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Radiation
C: Retrosternal
A: Retrosternal
M: Left Anterior
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Severity
C: Mild
A: Mild
M: Mild-Severe
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Timing
C: 1-30 Minutes
A: 1-30 Minutes
M: Minutes - Hours
Recent data shows that Angina attacks should last less than 15-20 minutes
[Classic Angina vs. Atypical vs. MVP]
Other Factors
C: Risk Factors
A: Also w/ CSAP
M: Young Female
When does Variant Angina? or Vasospastic Angina occur?
What is typical of it?
Occurs at Rest
ST Segment Elevation
(Typical myocardial problems cause ST Segment Depression)
What can usually cause Atypical Angina?
Coldness
Diagnose: Patient is a 40F with chest pain on exertion, usually after washing clothes
Upper Extremity Effort
Diagnose: The pain usually occurs during exertion but sometimes at rest or after fatty meals. It is relieved by nitrates or rest, or sometimes by belching…
Multiple Etiologies
Biliary, GERD, Atypical Angina
How do you differentiate Cardiac and Pulmonary Dyspnea?
Cough: Late symptom in Cardiac
Orthopnea: Late symptom in Cardiac
PND: Relieved by standing in Cardiac, Expectorates in Pulmonary
Define: Trepopnea
Difficulty of breathing on one side or another
Define: Platypnea
Dyspnea when upright