Cardio-Pulmonary Flashcards
What do we combine cardio/pulmonary systems?
significant overlap - biomechanical, circulation, innervation, lympahtics
areas of constant homeostatic control
How are heart and lungs connected?
via vasculature and membranous structures
(biomechanical)
What condition can hinder CP function?
Scoliosis
5-15o: mild scoliosis
20-45o: moderate scoliosis
>50o: severe scoliosis
What is the Cobb method?
used to classify scoliosis and mild, moderate or severe
cobb angle is formed by the intersection of a line parallel to the superior end plate of the most cephalad vertebra in a particular curve, with the line parallel to the inferior end plate of the most caudad vertebra of the curve

When is respiratory function compromised in scoliosis?
cobb angle is >50o
What happens to lympathic flow with hypersympathetic tone?
decreased lymph flow
due to thoracic duct being under sympathetic control
What is the sympathic innervation of the heart?

What is the parasympathic innervation of the heart?

What do sympathic fibers do to HR and coronary arteries?

Describe the cardiac plexus

What controls relaxation in the pulmonary system? constriction?
both by parasympathetics
smooth m. tone of the airways is mainly parasympathetics
What are the anterior and posterior chapman points of the heart and lungs?

What are the goals of OMT for CP? (five models)

Generalized paraspinal inhibition can be used to decrease what?
SVR
What is the five model approach to HTN?

How does HF affect the thoracic duct? leads to what?
HF –> dec ability of thoracic duct to empty –> dilation of thoracic duct –> peripheral edema
What is the 5 model approach to CHF?

How is OMT used in arrhythmias?
directed towards reduction of segmental facilitation in the upper thoracics and modification of vagal tonicity
What is the five model approach to arrhythmias?

What are the three goals of tx for pneumonia?
- Reduce congestion
- Reduce sympathetic hyperactivity to the pulmonary parenchyma of the lung
- Reduce mechanical impediments to thoracic cage respiratory motion
What is the five model approch to Pneumonia?

What is the third leading cause of death in US adults?
COPD
What is the five model approach to COPD?

What are three important CP specific considerations?
