CVD - CAD Flashcards
CVD is the number?
1 death in the US as well as the world.
CAD is the most?
prevalent type of CVD
Atherosclerosis is the number one cause of?
CAD
What are modifiable risk factors for CAD?
- diet
- behaviors
- HIGH BMI >35
- metabolic syndrome
what are non modifiable risk factors for CAD?
- ethnicity
- age
- gender
- family hx
atherosclerosis opens the door for?
CAD
What are the classic signs and symptoms of ischemia?
- acute onset of chest pain
- SOB
- fatigue
- diaphoresis
- N/V
How do you prevent atherosclerosis?
- control your cholesterol
Angina is usually caused by?
atherosclerotic disease and is associated with a significant obstruction of a major coronary artery
Why do we give supplemental oxygen to cardiac patients regardless of O2 stat?
b/c the myocardium extracts a large amount of oxygen from the coronary circulation to meet is demands and when there is an increase in demand flow through the coronary arteries needs to be increased.
When there is a blockage in a coronary artery what occurs as a result?
MI
What type of angina is predictable and consistent pain that occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest?
STABLE
What kind of angina has symptoms that occur more frequently and last longer than in stable angina and pain may occur at rest?
unstable.
With ischemia patients tend to feel a?
choking like sensation with insistent quality.
Patients with DM may not have symptoms with angina b/c neuropathy can?
dull the perception to pain
