cardiovascular system throax and chest

Question 1

bronchitis- ymptoms

Answer 1

couch
production of mucus: clear, white, yellow-gray

fatigue
SOB
slight fever and chills
chest discomfort

Question 2

asthma symptoms

Answer 2

• frequent cough, especially at night
• losing your breath easily or SOB
• feeling very tired or weak when exercising

wheezing or coughing after exercise

feeling tired, easily upset, grouchy or mmoody

decreases or changes in lung function

• sign of a cold or allergies
• trouble sleeping

Question 3

pneumothorax symptoms

Answer 3

- SOB
chest pain may be more severe on one side of the chest
-sharp pain when inhaling
-pressure in the chest that gets worse over time
-blue discoloration
-incr HR
-rapid breathing
-confusion or dizzy
- LOC

Question 4

pneumonia symptoms

Answer 4

• high fever up to 105
  -cough out greenish yello or bloody mucus
  chills
  SOB
  fatigue
  low appetite
  sharp chest pain
  sweating
  fast breathing and heartbeat
  lips and finger turning blue

Question 5

COPD symptoms

Answer 5

SOB especially during phsysical activities

• wheezing
• chest tightness
• having to clear your throat first thing n the morning due to excess mucus inlungs

chronic cough
clueness of the lips or fingernails

frequent repiratory infections
lack of energy
unintended weight lossswelling in ankles feet or legs

Question 6

chest pain in children

Answer 6

• anxiety is the most frequent cause of chest pain in children
• costochondritis is the second

Question 7

chornic cough

Answer 7

-postnasal drip
asthma
gastroesophageal reflux
chronic bronchitis

Bronchiectasis

Question 8

angina

Answer 8

• chest pain or discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle does not get enough oxygen
• can be mistaken for indigestion
• may be accompanied by SOB, weakness. lightheadedness, sweating
• assumed to be a result of obstruction of a blood vessel by atherosclerotic plaque

Question 9

classic signs and symptoms of MI or angina

Answer 9

• chest discomfort
  pressure.tightness
  -burning
• breathlessness
  -chest pain
• left upper quadrant pain
  -epigastrum
  nausea
  heartburn

Question 10

myocardial infarction

Answer 10

• development of ischemia with resultant necrosis of myocardial tissue
• the are of the pain may vary

consider othe rsymptoms

Question 11

palpitations

Answer 11

• unpleasant awareness of the heart beating
• described as skipping, racing, fluttering, punding stopping of the heart
• ecg is warranted for any sign of irregular heart beat
• atrial fibrillation is the only thing that can be identifies bedside as irregularly irregular

Question 12

congestive heart failure

Answer 12

• the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to supply the nody’s needs
• backup of blood into the pulmonary veins and high pressure in the pulmonary capillaries leads to pulmonary congestion and pulmonary hypertension

Question 13

mitral stenosis

Answer 13

• consequence of rheumatic heart disease

- anterior and posterior leaflets are fixed with a center opening like a funnel

Question 14

mitral stenosis

Answer 14

• with narrowed insufficiency the left atrial pressure rises to maintain normal flow
• can produce venous congestion and reduced cardiac output

Question 15

mitral stenosis symptoms

Answer 15

dyspnea
cough
chest pain
edema
fatigue
palpitations

Question 16

mitral regurgitation

Answer 16

• may be asymptomatic in early stages
• as progression occurs, patient experience exertional dyspnea and exercise induced fatigue

may lead to left ventricular failure

Question 17

mitral valve prolapse symptoms

Answer 17

• dyspnea
  fatigue
  palpitations

Question 18

atrial stenosis symptoms

Answer 18

• usually asymptomatic until severe enough to cause left ventricular failure, angina syncope

-fatigue
chest pain
dizziness
SOB

heard in auscultation as a murmur

Question 19

aortic regurgitation symptoms

Answer 19

• exertional dyspnea
  fatigue
  excessive perspiration