Week 3 Flash Cards
Pulmonary Stenosis
- Pulmonary valves (between right vent. and pulm. artery) can’t open all the way
- Affects right side of heart (right-side heart failure)
Complications of acute coronary sydromes
- Unstable angina
- MI
- Sudden cardiac arrest
What bacteria causes Rheumatic heart disease
- beta hemolytic stretopcoccus
What is congenital heart defect (specifically patent ductus arteriosus)
Abnormal connections between pulmonary artery and aorta
What are the end organs that are damaged due to hypertension?
- Brain
- Eyes
- Heart
- Arteries
- Kidneys
What does left sided heart failure affect?
- The lungs - goes back to pulmonary veins
- Dyspnea (troubled breathing)
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea ( Intermittent Difficult breathing at night)
- Basilar Crackles
- Cough
are symptoms of?
Forward symptoms of left-sided heart failure
What does right-sided heart failure affect?
- Blood goes backwards to venous
- Hepatomegaly (liver enlargement)
- Splenomegaly (spleen enlargement)
- Anorexia
- EDEMA
- Jugular Vein Distention
are symptoms of?
Forward symptoms of right-sided heart failure
Complications of dysrhythmias (rhythm of heart is off)
- Underlying disorder
- Impairs cardiac output
Cardiac Tamponade
- Fluid buildup in pericardial sac (around the heart)
Cor Pulmonale
-Right-sided heart failure due to primary pulmonary condition
Complications of orthostatic hypotension (A decrease in blood pressure when moving upright position) (3)
1) Stroke
2) Cognitive Impairment
3) Death
Hypotension, Urticaria (hives), Pruiritus (itching), and Wheezing are signs/symptoms of?
Anaphylactic shock
Sepsis
Widespread immune system’s response to infection
