Clinical Eval Exam Flashcards
What are the 5 modifiable factors of a CVA?
Heart disease A-Fib Diabetes Cardiac Stenosis Cigarette Smoking
What are 5 non-modifiable factors of a CVA?
Age Sex Race Previous Strokes Hereditary
What are two types of ischemic stroke?
Thrombotic and Embolic
What is crushing triad?
It is when an increase in your systolic BP, widened pulse pressure, decrease pulse and respiratory rate result in an increase in ICP.
What does systolic blood pressure mean
Systolic BP indicates how much pressure your blood is exerting against the artery walls when the heart Is beating.
What does diastolic blood pressure mean
Diastolic BP indicates how much pressure your blood is exerting against the artery walls when the heart is at rest.
What factors must be assessed in a stroke patient
Cincinnati stroke scale must be assessed as well as pupils, sensation in all 4 extremities, motor function, facial symmetry, and elocution.
List which leads view what wall of the myocardium.
Lead 1: Lateral Lead 2: Inferior Lead 3: Inferior aVF: Inferior aVL: Lateral V1: Septal V2: Septal V3: Anterior V4: Anterior V5: Lateral V6: Lateral
How many attempts are alloted on scene for Tech 11.
2 attempts on scene
What is the normal paper speed for an ECG?
25mm/sec
One big box of ECG paper represents how many seconds?
0.2 seconds.
How many small boxes are in one big box?
5 small boxes
What are the two diseases included in COPD
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
What is afterload?
Afterload is the pressure that the heart must work against to eject blood during systole
What is preload?
In cardiac physiology, preload is the amount of sarcomere stretch experienced by cardiac muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, at the end of the ventricular filling during diastole.
