Cardiology OMT Flashcards
Explain allostatic load.
- Physiologic consequences of adapting to repeated or chronic stress (can accelarate disease processes)
- Patient’s system can continue to react after stimulus is removed
- OMT can normalize autonomic tone
The thoracic diaphragm can adjust {{BLANK}} of the heart
Preload
What are the main points of treatment of a CHF patient?
with lower extremity edema
- Open the thoracic inlet
- Scree/Tx thoracoabdominal diaphragm
- Screen/Tx popliteal area (hamstring & gastrocnemius mm.)
T/F: lymphatics of the lower extremity drain through the pelvic diaphragm
False
T/F: Removing restrictions to lymph flow may overload the heart (fluid)
False, by itself, removing restrictions will be safe
What is the anterior Chapman’s point for the heart?
Medial 2nd intercostal space
Beside the sternum, below 2nd rib
What is the posterior Chapman’s point for the heart?
T2 TP
Find C7, go down 2 then lateral to SP
T/F: A patient who has suffered from cardiac remodeling is fine as long as they are asymptomatic
False, symptoms do not correlate with a guarantee of good prognosis
Although decreased S/Sx do define morbidity
Examination of post-MI patients will likely display somatic dysfunction at {{BLANK}} with 70% of somatic dysfunctions being between {{BLANK}} on the {{BLANK}} side
T2-3; T1-5; left
A patient with an arrhythmia is likely to have a somatic dysfunction at the level of {{BLANK}} which is at the location of the superior cervical ganglia
C2
A patient with an arrhythmia is likely to have a dysfunction at C2 which is the location of the {{BLANK}}
Superior cervical ganglia
{{BLANK}} arrhythmia is assoc. with the SA node (right vagus & right SANS chain)
Supraventricular
{{BLANK}} arrhythmia is assoc. w/ the AV node (left vagus & left SANS chain)
Ventricular
The left SANS chain innervates the {{BLANK}}
AV node
The right SANS chain innervates the {{BLANK}}
SA node
