Cardvascular Emgernices Flashcards
Variant pridmetals angina
Spasm of the coronary artery
Ischemic syndromes
Stable angina
Prinzmetals
Acute coronary syndrome
Unstable angina
Non stemi mi
Stemi mi
Acs treatment
PT is not allowed to walk
Administer 02 only if SPO2 is 94 or under
12 lead
ASA
Large bore IV gauge
Nitro
CHF
When the heart Can longer adequate supply demands of the body/heart
Which proper pressure or volume of blood
CHF L
Pulmonary oedema
Hypertension
Crackles in the lungs
Likes to sleep upright
Difficulty breathing
Fluid back up
CHf R
JVD
Pedal oedema
Sacral oedema
Possible hypotension
Abdominal distension of the liver and spleen
CHF treatment
02
ECG
Reposition
Ivy, but do not give to pulmonary edema, patience
Only give bolus if systolic blood pressure is under 100
Artrericosclerious
Abnormal hardening/thickening of the vessel walls
Atherosclerosis
narrowing
Virchows triad
Altered blood flow
Endothelial injury
Hypercoagulability
Equal thrombosis
Thrombi
A blood colt that adheres to the vessel wall (site of atherosclerosis)
Virchows triad
Pregnancy pill smoker bed rest
DVT
A thrombus formed in the great saphenous vein of the leg
Ideal spot due to gravity
Emboli
When a thrombus breaks offs from vessel wall
Varicose veins
Damaged valves in veins results in pooling of blood in vein segments
Breeding ground for thrombi
Peripheral vascular disease
Is a slow and progressive circulation disorder ( narrowing of blood vessels)
Aneurysm
An out pouching of a vessel wall or cardiac chamber