W2 - Cardio

Question 1

What are the main signs & symptoms of cardio respiratory dysfunction

Answer 1

SOB
sputum
Cough
Wheezing
Pain
Changes in exercise tolerance
Functional ability
Psychosocial changes

Question 2

What are the main aims of a physiotherapy assessment?

Answer 2

To accurately identify patient problems and degree goals

to develop an appropriate treatment plan

Regularly assessing and reevaluating the effectiveness of the treatment by identifying inpatient problems and patient

Question 3

What are some patient problems for a cardio respiratory disease?

Answer 3

Coughing, phlegm and mucus
SOB
Unable to get dressed, walk to the shops, do their hobbies

Question 4

Physiotherapy problem lists for cardio respiratory

Answer 4

Impaired airway/retained secretions
IWOB
Decreased excessive tolerance/decrease mobility levels
Reduced lung volume
Impaired gas exchange

Question 5

What outcome measures can be used to assess PROMS subjectively

Answer 5

• health reflated quality of life questionnaire
• Borg perceived breathlessness scale
• functional ability MRC scale
  Leicester cough questionnaires

Question 6

What are the OA examination & assesment tools for cardio

Answer 6

Observation
Palpation
Auscultation
Chest X-rats
Pulse Oximetry (ow saturation)
Arterial blood gases
Pulmonary function tests

Question 8

What are we looking for in our observation of an OA

Answer 8

Patients alertness
Responding to pain
Unresponsive
Breathless/distressed/confused (eyes, mouth, face, oedema)
Position
Presence of any lines, drains, evidence of surgery
O2 therapy & how much
Chest
Abdomen

Question 9

What causes clubbing

Answer 9

Cardiac = congenital heart disease, endocarditis

Lung disease = CF, infections, fibrotic lung disease & malignant lung disease

Bowel disease (crohns & ulcerative colitis)