The wonderful Wisdom Of Paul Brown Flashcards
1
Q
If someone collapses what could they be
A
Diabetic- hypoglycaemia Syncope- blood doesn’t reach brain Epilepsy Low blood pressure from standing up for too long Heart attack Stroke Emotional stress Panic attack
2
Q
How can someone faint from emotion
A
Too much adrenaline produced by adrenals (medulla of the adrenals)
Responds to the sympathetic nervous system and could be triggered by emotional anxiety
3
Q
What is takot-subo cardiomyopathy?
A
Broken heart syndrome
Octopus pot cardiomyopathy
Present typically at funerals with collapse
Diagnosed by doing an echo and you see the octopus pot in the left ventricle
Goes from tit to bong
4
Q
What causes takot-subo cardiomyopathy
A
Adrenaline causes heart to differentially not contract properly
5
Q
What is troponin an indication of
A
Damage to the tissue of the heart (myocardium)
6
Q
What can emotional stress cause
A
Increased adrenaline and increased arrhythmias
