Cardiac Assessment Flashcards
What are some heart stats
175000 living with heart disease
1 in 3 deaths are from heart disease
Every 90 mins someone dies from heart disease
What are some heart stats
175000 living with heart disease
1 in 3 deaths are from heart disease
Every 90 mins someone dies from heart disease
Maori heart health stats
2 times more likely to die from cvd
Modifiable risks
Diet
Exercise
Smoking
Managing BP
Manage cholesterol
Stress
Drinking
BSL
Nonmodifiable risks
Gender
Ethnicity
Family hX
Advancing age
Menopause
Common cardiac symptoms
Chest pain
Should
Jaw
Arm
Neck
Back
Sweating
SOB
Nausea and vomiting
Fatigue
Dizziness
Focused cardiac assessment
SOPIE
Subjective what the patient tells you
Health history
Pain PQRST
Dyspnoea
Oedema
Palpation
Dizziness
Poor peripheral circulation
Calf pain
Focused cardiac assessment
SOPIE
Subjective what the patient tells you
Health history
Pain PQRST
Dyspnoea
Oedema
Palpation
Dizziness
Poor peripheral circulation
Calf pain
SOPIE
OBJECTIVE
What we observe hear see and feel
Inspection
Auscultation
Palpation
SOPIE
OBJECTIVE
What we observe hear see and feel
Inspection
Auscultation
Palpation
Diagnostic tests
Obs
Ecg
Bloods
Diagnostic tests
Obs
Ecg
Bloods
Pharmacogy
MONA
Gtn
Stating
Beta blocker
anticoagulants
Calcium channel blockers
ACE inhibitors
Pharmacogy
MONA
Gtn
Stating
Beta blocker
anticoagulants
Calcium channel blockers
ACE inhibitors
Significant complications
Impaired contractility
Tissue necrosis
Electrical instability
Pericw4dual inflammation
