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B-1 agonists do what to the heart?

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increase cardiac contractility

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Positive inotropic agents do what to the heart?

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increase force of contraction of myocytes that leads to increased CO
- increase contractility and CO

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What type of patients would be on ionotropic agents (dopamine and dobutamine)?

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severe heart failure
- probably on the heart transplant list

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What does digitalis do to the heart?

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increases cardiac contractility
- directly affects movement of calcium in the cells
- direct inotropic effects

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What patients would be using digitalis?

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atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia HF

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beta blockers (B-1 antagonists) do what to the heart?

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reducing the work of the heart

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adverse effects of beta blockers (B-1 antagonists)

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  • bronchoconstriction
  • excessive depression of cardiac function - reduced peak HR
  • OH (vasodilation)
  • depression, lethargy, and sleep disorders
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What do calcium channel blockers do to the heart?

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decrease contractility and decrease energy demands of the heart
- also decrease CO

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What is double product?

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HR x static pressure (systolic BP)
- index of myocardial oxygen consumption

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How do you reduce double product? What does this cause?

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  • increase the radius of vessels which decreases afterload
  • reducing radius of vessels reduces the workload on the heart
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alpha-1 receptor blockers result in what?

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peripheral vasodilation
- smooth muscle relaxation
- decreases blood flow resistance

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adverse effects of alpha 1 receptor blockers

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reflex tachycardia secondary to hypotension
- too much dilation
- can also cause OH

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What do centrally acting agents do to HR?

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decrease HR and contractility

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adverse effects of centrally acting agents

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-dry mouth
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- hypotension

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diuretics effect on blood volume

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decrease blood volume which decreases preload

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adverse effects of diuretics

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  • dehydration
  • electrolyte imbalance
  • OH/falls precaution
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Risk factors for CHD

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  • increasing age
  • family history of CVD
  • male
  • uncontrolled HTN
  • elevated total cholesterol
  • uncontrolled diabetes
  • smoking/components of cigarette smoke
  • physical inactivity
  • obesity
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BMI cutoffs

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Normal - 18.5-24.9
overweight - 25-30
Obese - > 30-40
morbidly obese > 40

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total cholesterol numbers

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normal - < 200 mg/dl
borderline high - 200-239 mg/dl
high - > 240 mg/dl

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men normal and at risk ranges for HDL

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normal - > 60
at risk - < 40 mg/dl

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women normal and at risk ranges for HDL

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normal - > 60
at risk - < 50 mg/dl

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What can increase HDL concentrations?

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aerobic exercise

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What forms atherosclerotic plaque?

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LDL

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normal fasting ranges of LDL

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100 mg/dl or less
- less is better

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What should the cholesterol ratio be?
total cholesterol/HDL - 4:1 - lower the ratio, the lower your risk of heart disease - the higher to ratio, the higher the risk of heart disease
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normal and abnormal triglycerides normal
normal < 150 anything above 150 will catch MD eye
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diabetes is a disease of ______________
hyperglycemia
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What type of heart dysfunction do diabetes patient exhibit?
LV diastolic dysfunction
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normal creatine kinase levels
0-175 IU/L - high means MI/cardiac insult
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normal troponin levels
0-3 mg/mL - high means cardiac muscle injury
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________ leaks into the body when damage to cardiac cells
myoglobin - only found in blood stream after muscle injury
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normal myoglobin level
25-72 ng/mL
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Why is a liver panel of interest post MI?
Cardiac pump dysfunction leads to reduced liver perfusion leading to passive congestion leading to increases in the components of a liver panel
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What does atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) result in? What is it a biomarker for?
vasodilation and diuresis - leads to decrease in preload and afterload which decreases work load on the heart - biomarker for heart failure - secreted from cardiac atria in response to atrial distention
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Where is atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) released?
atria
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Where is brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) produced and released?
ventricles
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What is the gold standard for measurement of heart failure?
BNP levels - they are elevated with heart failure
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What does BNP do?
Decreases vascular resistance - decreases BP - decreases afterload of heart - Helps to promote diuresis
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normal BNP levels
< 100 pg/mL
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Class 1 NY heart association classification
cardiac disease - no symptoms and no limitation in ordinary PA
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Class 2 NY heart association classification
mild symptoms (SOB and/or angina) and slight limitation during ordinary activity
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Class 3 NY heart association classification
marked limitation in activity due to symptoms - comfortable only at rest
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Class 4 NY heart association classification
severe limitations - symptomatic at rest - bedbound
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C reactive protein (CRP) normal level
< 1.0 mg/L
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What does a high CRP level mean?
increased inflammatory states - atherosclerosis - CHF - cancer - infections - liver dysfunctions (liver secretes CRP)
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normal serum creatinine level. What does an elevated level mean?
< 1.5 mg/dL - elevated level suggests kidney dysfunction secondary to reduced renal perfusion - could mean HF due to decreased CO which decreases renal perfusion
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What do PET scans detect?
cardiac tissue viability - Not quality of movement nor anatomy
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What do echocardiograms detect?
- abnormal cardiac anatomy - volumes of L ventricle - estimate stroke volume and EF - analyze motion of valves and heart muscle
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What is radionuclide perfusion imaging (nuclear stress test) used for?
- assess ongoing chest pain/diagnosis of CAD - post MI heart muscle damage - assess blood flow after bypass - look for scar tissue in heart
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What evaluates cardiac morphology, valvular disease, cardiac shunts, cardiac blood flow and coronary artery anatomy?
MRI
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What is a standard test to test a patient for occluded coronary artery?
coronary angiography
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What patients cannot have a coronary angiography done?
kidney disease patients - dye is toxic to the kidneys
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major complications of coronary angiography?
- serious bleeding - heart attack - stroke - kidney failure
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PT implications with left heart catheterization
- bed rest for 6-8 hours - knee immobilizer to minimize hip flexion and risk of opening incision - monitor for groin hematomas and pain
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PT implications with right heart catheterization
no activity restrictions - incision site is via the external jugular vein
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What is used to look at the arteries that supply blood to the heart?
CT scan - used to diagnose and treat blood vessel diseases and conditions
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What is used to convert heart rhythm when a patient has an unstable heart and is a scheduled procedure?
cardioversion
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PT implications after cardioversion
withhold care for 24 hours or until the patient can tolerate activity
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PT considerations after cardiac ablation
- hemodynamic stability - sinus rhythm and vitals are stable as they change positions - bleeding at the site of catheter insertion
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What is cardiac tamponade?
Reduced cardiac function due to fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity. A restrictive cardiac pathology - this is a medical emergency
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What is an intra-aortic balloon pump?
mechanical device that increases coronary perfusion - deflates during ventricular systole - inflates during ventricular diastole
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PaO2 levels - normal, mild, moderate, severly hypoxemic
normal - 80-100 mmHg on room air mildly hypoxemic - 60-80 mmHg moderately hypoxemic - 40-60 mmHg severely hypoxemic - < 40 mmHg
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What is semi-fowler's position?
supine with head of bead raised - Used to help with breathing and decrease amount of returning fluid that may be overworking the heart
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What is professorial position?
- bent over with arms stabilizing chest - stabilizes 1st rib to allow lungs to open more
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central cyanosis is caused by what?
heart or lungs, or abnormal hemoglobin - discoloration is systemic
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peripheral cyanosis is caused by what?
decreased local circulation - discoloration is regional
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S1 heart sound
closure of mitral and tricuspid valves - onset of ventricular systole
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S2 heart sound
closure of aortic and pulmonary valves - start of ventricular diastole
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S3 heart sound
- occurs when diastole when ventricle is filling rapidly - typically indicative of CHF b/c heart can't keep up with blood flow - can be normal in children
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S4 heart sound
- occurs late in diastole, just before S1 - increased resistance of ventricular filling - stiff wall of heart and blood hitting it - HTN, coronary artery disease, or pulmonary disease
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What systolic pressure change during a supine to sit to stand suggests positional hypotension?
Systolic drops >/= 20 mmHg or diastolic drops >/= 10 mmHg
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What diastolic and systolic pressure changes during a supine to sit to stand maneuver suggests positional hypotension?
Systolic drops >/= 40 mmHg or diastolic drops >/= 20 mmHg

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