Cardiovascular disorder in pregnancy Flashcards
What is the percentage of pregnancies complicated by cardiovascular disease?
1%
What is the percentage of maternal deaths caused by cardiovascular disorders
5%
What are the 4 types of heart disease?
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
In class 1 heart disease does normal physical activities cause discomfort?
No
What is the expected experience of pregnancy for class 1 heart disease in mothers?
normal pregnancy and birth
Is there any symptoms of cardiac insufficiency and anginal pain in class 1 heart disease?
No symptoms
What is the level of compromise for class 2 heart disease?
slightly compromised
What is the expected experience of pregnancy for class 2 heart disease in mothers?
normal pregnancy and birth
Ordinary physical activity can cause what to a mother with class 2 heart disease
excessive fatigue
palpitation
dyspnea or anginal pain
What is the level of compromise for class 3 heart disease?
Markedly compromise
What kind of physical activity can cause a woman to experience excessive fatigue, palpitations and dyspnea in class 3 heart disease?
less than ordinary activity
Which class causes woman to experience excessive fatigue, palpitations, and dyspnea during less than ordinary activity?
class 3
Which class causes woman to experience excessive fatigue, palpitations, and dyspnea during ordinary activity?
class 2
What is the level of compromise for class 4 heart disease?
Severely compromised
Which category of heart disease will the mother be uncompromised?
class 1
Which category of heart disease will the mother be
slightly compromised?
class 2
Which category of heart disease will the mother be markedly compromised?
class 3
Which category of heart disease will the mother be severely compromised?
class 4
Which class will the woman be unable to carry out any physical activity because of discomfort?
class 4
Why are mothers with class 4 heart disease poor candidates for pregnancy?
they are in cardiac failure even at rest even when they arent pregnant
Which class is advised to avoid pregnancy?
class 4
List 5 predisposing factors of mothers with heart disease
Smoking Diabetes High BP High blood cholesterol lack of exercise being obese Stress alcohol
What are the preventions of heart disease?
eating healthy maintain a healthy weight exercising regularly not smoking limiting alcohol use
What are the types of cardiac diseases?
Left sided heart failure
Right sided heart failure
