Management of the cardiac patient Flashcards
In hypertension what stage usually has no contraindication to ambulatory oral surgery?
-Mild to moderate
What is the systolic and diastolic range in mild to moderate hypertension?
- Systolic < 200
- Diastolic < 110
What is the systolic and diastolic range in severe hypertension?
- Systolic > 200
- Diastolic > 110
What do you do if someone has severe hypertension
-Postpone until pressure is better controlled
If someone is in mild to moderate hypertension what should you do with treatment?
-You can do treatment
If someone has an acute hypertensive event with SYMPTOMS what is that known as?
-Hypertensive emergency
What are some symptoms with a hypertensive emergency?
- Dizzy
- Faint
What are the key principles with Ischemic heart disease?
- Mismatch in myocardial oxygen demand and oxygen supply
- Angina is a symptom of ischemic heart disease
Who does Ischemic heart disease occur in?
- Men over 40
- Post menopausal women
What drug do you give if someone has angina?
-Nitroglycerin
What does nitroglycerin do?
- Venodilation (more than vasodilation)
- Vasodilation
- Decreases the demand on the heart because it diminishes the preload
How many carpules can you give at most to a patient with angina?
-2 carps every 30 minutes
What is what Metabolic equivalent defined as?
-3.5 mL O2 uptake/kg per min
If a person answers yes to getting chest pain after walking one city block or a flight of stairs what does that mean?
-They have poor functional capacity
What is the line of MET’s for poor function capacity?
< 4 MET
What is a Myocardial infarction?
-Results when an oxygen supply-demand mismatch results in myocardial cell/death/ dysfunction