L10 Cardiac Failure

Question 1

7 good reasons to check BP

Answer 1

vasculature
heart
abdominal aortic aneurysm
aortic dissection
brain
eyes
kidney

Question 2

3 clinical syndromes of IHD

Answer 2

angina
MI
sudden cardiac death

Question 3

Characteristics of acute cardiac failure

Answer 3

L or R sided
L = pink frothy sputum
no time for compensation mechanisms
R usually caused by pulmonary embolus

Question 4

Characteristics of chronic cardiac failure

Answer 4

most common cause is previous cardiac failure

starts as LHF and becomes RHF

Question 5

What is congestive heart failure

Answer 5

compensate for less blood flow = increased HR
hypoxia
major organs suffer

Question 6

What are the causes of LHF?

Answer 6

IHD
hypertension
aortic and mitral valve disease
myocardial disease

Question 7

What can RHF be caused by?

Answer 7

LHF

Question 8

What are the compensatory mechanisms?

Answer 8

acute = increased sympathetic nervous system activation which increases contractility and HR (frank-starling)

Question 9

What is cor pulmonale

Answer 9

RVF due to pulmonary arterial hypertension due to lung disease