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1
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Automaticity

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the heart has the ability to initiate its own electrical impulse

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2
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Excitability

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heart’s ability to respond to electrical stimulus

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3
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Conductivity

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allows the heart to transmit electrical impulse from cell to cell of the myocardium

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4
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Contractility

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heart needs to function as one unit, so contractility allows the heart to stretch as a single unit, then passively recoil while actively contracting – ability to function as a whole unit

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Rhythmicity

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the heart needs to repeat is cycle in synchrony and with regularity – will have issues getting enough blood down to the heart (arrythmia) – treatment is medication or pacemaker

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6
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Which side of the heart is a low pressure system? high pressure system?

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Right side of heart: low pressure system

Left side of heart: high pressure system

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7
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atrial systole

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period of atrial emptying, includes atrial kick – try to make sure atrium is completely empty

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atrial diastole

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period of atrial filling

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9
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What is the 1st reading of BP?

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ventricular systole - period of ventricular contraction

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10
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What is the 2nd reading of BP?

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ventricular diastole - period of ventricular filling

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11
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What is heart pump dysfunction?

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congestive heart failure

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12
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What is container dysfunction?

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dysfunction of blood vessels

- HTN will cause vasoconstriction and ischemia

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13
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What does anaphylaxis and septic shock cause and lead to?

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causes massive vasodilation leading to lethal hypotension

- also known as distributive shock

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14
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What is content dysfunction?

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dysfunction of blood

- any kind of sustained bleeding or hemorrhaging will cause a loss of blood content

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15
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What is mean arterial pressure and what should it be?

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measure of tissue perfusion - > 75 mmHg

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16
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P wave

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atrial depolarization

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17
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PR interval

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elapsed time between atrial depolarization and ventricular depolarization

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18
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QRS complex

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ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization

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ST segment

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elapsed time between end of ventricular depolarization and beginning of repolarization

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20
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QT interval

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elapsed time between beginning of ventricular repolarization and end of repolarization

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21
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T wave

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ventricular repolarization

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22
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What does ST depression of 1-2 mm mean?

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ischemia

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23
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What does ST elevation mean?

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MI

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24
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What does T wave inversion mean?

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MI

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25
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What does prominent Q wave mean?

26
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What does a wide QRS mean?

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bundle branch block

27
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A-fib EKG

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QRS wave is down

28
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V-fib EKG

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squiggly mountains

- would need AED to shock rhythm back into rhythm

29
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V-tack EKG

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sharp QRS wave up

30
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More than ______ PVS in a minute – stop exercising! Why?

A

6

- ventricles are not filling all the way and less blood is getting to the tissues

31
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What lab value is used to ID congestive heart failure? What is the cutoff value?

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Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)

- anything under 100 is normal

32
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SaO2 vs PaO2

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SaO2 - saturation of peripheral O2 - percentage of available binding sites on hemoglobin that are bound with oxygen in arterial blood

PaO2 - partial pressure of O2 - amount of O2 in arterial blood

33
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What is normal PaO2 and PaCO2?

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PaO2 - > 80 mmHg

PaCO2 - 35-45 mmHg

34
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What happens during carbon monoxide poisoning? What device shouldn’t be used and why?

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CO bumps O2 off hemoglobin and using a pulse ox will give you a false thinking that the person has O2 in blood

35
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Agonal rhythm

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irregular, < 20bpm, near death

36
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Atrial fibrillation - what does it lead to?

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most common arrhythmia

  • can lead to syncope due to no atrial kick
  • found w/ CHF, CAD, HTN, and other cardiac conditions
37
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Ventricular tachycardia

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rate > 100 bpm, usually regular rhythm, most common after acute MI

38
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Ventricular fibrillation

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chaotic rate and rhythm, will lead to death if untreated

- need shock from AED

39
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Multifocal VT (torsades de pointes)

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irregular rhythm and rate > 150 bpm

40
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AV block

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rhythm disturbance where electrical conduction from atria to ventricles is partially or completely blocked

41
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What type of tachycardia is a product of exertion and which one is pathological after MI?

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exertion - Atrial tachycardia

pathological - V-tach

42
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What position should be avoided with CHF?

43
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What precautions are used after a CABG?

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sternal precautions for 8 weeks

44
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What are PT considerations after cardioversion/pacemaker?

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closely monitor activity response w/ HR and BP

- know if device has rate modulation

45
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What is AICD/ICD? What are precautions?

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automatic cardiac defibrillator

- patient can’t use that arm that pacemaker is on for 1-3 days post surgery

46
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What type of patient uses a life vest? What should you do if walking and it notifies it will apply a shock?

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  • patient who is high risk for cardiac arrest - awaiting heart transplant or not a candidate for a heart transplant
  • If walking a patient and it alerts, sit them down and figure out if shock is necessary or not – can manual override
47
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What is VAD? What are rehab and precautions?

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ventricular assist device

  • rehab - phase 1-2 cardiac rehab
  • precautions - know emergency procedures in case of battery failure, maintain patency of drive lines w/ external pump, monitor hemodynamics
48
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What predicts likelihood of discharge of CAD?

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Marburg Heart Score

55+ in men, 65+ in women
Known CAD or cardiovascular disease
Pain not reproducible by palpation
Pain worse with exercise
Patient’s assumption that pain is cardiogenic in origin
49
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Cardiac PT Interventions goals

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  • assess hemodynamic response
  • maximize activity tolerance
  • patient/caregiver education for activity/behavior modification
50
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Absolute Indications and withhold treatment

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  • decompensated CHF
  • 2nd degree heart block w/ PVC
  • 3rd degree heart block
  • > 10 PVC/min at rest
  • chest pain w/ new ST segment changes
  • New onset A-fib w/ rapid ventricular response at rest (HR > 100 bpm)
51
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Relative Indications to modify or withhold treatment

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resting HR > 100 bpm
resting HTN > 160 systolic and > 90 diastolic
hypotension at rest (<80 systolic)
ventricular ectopy at rest
A-fib w/ rapid ventricular response at rest (HR > 100 bpm)
psychosis/unstable psych condition

52
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How many beats over resting HR is generally safe intensity level?

53
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Patients on beta-blockers: do not exceed____ beats above resting HR

54
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AICD: target HR ______ beats below threshold rate on defibrillator

55
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T/F: You can use HR to prescribe exercise post-heart transplant

A

False - You CANNOT use HR to prescribe exercise after heart transplant

56
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What is HHR (HR recovery)?

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difference between peak HR w/ exercise minus HR at 60 seconds

57
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What is an abnormal response to BP?

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  • systolic decrease of 10 mmHg below resting
  • systolic response >180 mmHg
  • diastolic response > 110 mmHg
58
Q

What is goal of phase 1 cardiac rehab? When does it start?

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starts as soon as patient is stable

goal is to tolerate ADL’s, walking functional distances, climbing stairs
- education is essential

59
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What is goal of phase 2 cardiac rehab? When does it start?

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starts about 2 weeks after cardiac event

continue patient education and progresses exercises and activities

60
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When does phase 3 of cardiac rehab begin?

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usually begins 2-3 months after cardiac event

61
Q

As O2 stats drop, the patient becomes more what?

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