Shannon's Review for Midterm Flashcards
What are different Blood Pressure Values?
Normal: 120/80 Hypotension: 90 or less/6o or less Prehypertension: 130-139/85-89 Stage 1 (mild): 140-159/90-99 Stage 2 (moderate): 160-179/100-109 Stage 3 (severe): 180-209/110-119 Stage 4 (very severe): 210+/120+
What is Hypertension?
High BP
elevation of BP above normal for prolonged period of time
What is Primary Type of Hypertension and it’s sx/sx
Idiopathic/essential
silent, long term condition
90-95%
sx/sx:
Silent killer
Could have dizziness, headaches, nausea, blurred vision, fatigue, leathery, nose bleeds, mild edema, nocturne, tinnitus, exertion dyspnea
Complications: Chronic, slow, progressive damage to vital organs atherosclerosis death in 20-40 years aneurysms formation/rupture
What is Secondary Hypertension? Sx/SX?
Secondary to another condition
Kidney disease, vascular disease, adrenal dysfunction (Tumour) eclampsia
SX/Sx:
Nosebleeds, severe headaches, double vision, considerable edema, nausea/vomiting, personality changes, severe tinnitus, convulsions, emotional changes, coma
Complications: Death in few days to few years damage to blood vessels Onion skinning other pathological changes in BV
Risk factors of Hypertension?
45+ Family history Smokers: double risk Diabetes Races of darker skin Men over Women (until menopause then equal) Pregnancy People with high stress levels high sodium/alcohol intake Taking Oral Contraceptives (birth control) Obesity
Different classifications of BP meds?
Diuretics: reduce SNS effects on vascular smooth mm
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: Reduces Vasoconstriction
Beta-Blockers: inhibit action of SNS on vascular smooth mm causing vasoconstriction
Calcium channel blockers: reduce tone in venous/arterial smooth mm and reduce cardiac output by inhibiting movement of calcium into cardiac, and smooth mm
Vasodilator drugs: To decrease peripheral resistance through relaxation of smooth mm of arterioles
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
Hearts inability to pump sufficient blood to supply body’s needs
Can be secondary to heart disease, chronic high BP
Risk factors for CHF?
Myocardial infarctions: Ischemic Heart Disease: Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
cigarette smoking: Obesity
Diabetes
Exacerbating factors: stress, fever, anemia, etc
Classes of CHF?
Class 1: no limitation experienced in activities; no symptoms from ordinary
Class 2: slight, mild limitation of activity patient is comfortable at res/mild exertion
Class 3: marked limitation of activity; patient comfortable only at rest
Class 4: any physical activity brings on discomfort and symptoms occur at rest
What is the difference between L&R ventricular failure?
Left:
Pulmonary congestion and edema; more located with the lungs
Hacking cough with frothy bloody sputum
Right:
Ceneralized edema distal to heart; including lower lips
impaired liver function and possible enlarged spleen
Breathing is affected less
Warning signs of cardiac distress?
Increased heart rate rapid pulse laboured breathing sweating or clamminess of skin extreme facial flushing (red/purple) tissue bigness and edema post massige
CI’s for Hypertension and CHF?
Severe hypertension, complicating pathology, non-compliant clients, and CHF, you must need a physician check with treating
Prolonged painful techniques
Vigorous stimulating techniques/repetitive long broad techniques
prolonged rotation of neck/simultaneous bilateral neck treatment
repetitive full ROM
full body MLD
prolonged elevation of arms/legs above heart
Prone position must be limited
full-body/extreme hydrotherapy or hydro to chest, back, neck
some essential oils (Rosemary, sage, thyme, cypress, etc)
Treatment modifications that are taken for Hypertension and CHF?
Depends on the severity of the hypertension
BP must be monitored before/after tx
Work distally to proximal
positioning modifications
hydrotherapy modifications
technique modifications: stimulating techniques, painful, etc
segmental back treatment
What are the appropriate positions for Hypertension types and CHF?
Prone: limited to 10 mins, no ab pillow
Supine; 2 or more pillows under head
Side-lying: left side up
Homecare for Hypertension and CHF?
Relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation
gentle modified exercising (mild to mod of aerobic exercise)
Swimming, walking
improved diet
essential oils: Marjoram, Ylang Yland, Lavender, Lemon
What is Hypotension?
Decrease in systolic/diastolic BP below normal
Precautions for Hypotension?
Assisting client off table to prevent injury
Encourage gradual movement to standing position
Have client sit at edge of table and move legs to assist in skeletal mm contraction to normalize blood flow
educate excessive use of diuretics, loss of builds and situations encouraging vasodilation
What are varicose veins?
Distended/dilated abnormally large, elongated and bulging veins
leads to venous insufficiency
What veins are primarily affected by varicose veins?
Great Saphenous Vein
Types of varicose veins?
Primary: varicosities which originate in superficial veins
Secondary: varicosities reuniting from impaired flow in deep venous channels
Causes of varicose veins?
Habits impairing circulation (prolong sitting/standing, legs crossed, tight clothing)
Increase pressure on pelvic veins
Secondary; due to impaired/blocked blood flow
(DVT, pregnancy)
Vit C deficiency
Can have family tendency
SX&SX of varicose veins?
Enlarged/bulging veins Bluish veins, appearing lumpy tortuous pain prominent veins when standing asymptomatic or cause dull achy pain edema around ankles and lower legs itchiness on/around affected veins heavy, fatigues feeling of legs nocturnal leg cramps (calf mm) skin is shiny, bluish brown
CI”s for Varicose Veins?
Deep specific techniques over varicosities/local tissue appearing dystrophic
massaging directly over swollen, tortuous/painful veins
massaging over esophageal varicosities
CI’D local massage within 24 hrs of tx
open wounds
anticoagulant meds
MT to legs if no previous diagnosis but presenting with DVT symptoms
Treatment approach for varicose veins?
Elevative legs
Cool hydro
MLD to redirect fluid (move towards heart)
Decrease Pain with relaxing GSM
Light pressure techniques
increase ROM of affected joints, mm strength, etc
homecare for Varicose veins?
Encourage client to check with MD
Education on; wearing looser clothing, prolonged periods of sitting/standing, sleeping with feet elevated
care to not scratch skin over varicosities
maintain food foot care
standing in cold foot bath
self-massage
AF ROM (drawing alphabet with ankles)
Elevate legd at least 3 times a day for 10 mins
What is Thrombophlebitis?
Inflammation of superficial or deep vein that leads to formation of thrombus
What are the CI”s for Thrombophlebitis treatment?
NO TREATMENT- REFER OUT
SX/Sx of thrombophlebitis?
Heat Redness Swelling Deep mm pain Fever General malaise, pain discomfort (described as localized, deep, aching, cramping and throbbing) Worse with activity Can be asymptomatic Pulmonary Embolism SX