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>Week 2b Cardiovascular Pathologies.
Arteriosclerosis
- narrowing and hardening of arteries
- normal process of aging
- HTN makes this process more rapid Atherosclerosis
- as per Arteriosclerosis but narrowing is due to lifestyle
- high fat, high cholesterol, low exercise Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0: / 0: Full screen Angina Pectoris Description
- acute ischemic chest pain
- almost always related to atherosclerotic heart disease Angina Pectoris S&S
- severe sharp, pain felt in upper chest
- referred pain in neck, left shoulder, left arm Angina Pectoris Treatment
- mild/moderate: angioplasty
- severe/multiple: heart bypass Agnina Pectoris Medical Nitroglycerin Angina Pectoris PT
- Do NOT treat unstable angina
- stable yes, but under specific directions Intermittent Claudication Description
- elevation helps
- dependent position makes it worse Peripheral Arterial Disease Description is a PVD, but specific to Arterial
- insufficient blood to LE Peripheral Arterial Disease Symptoms
- leg pain when walking, cool skin, loss of hair and thinning of the skin on the legs, skin ulcers
- if leg pain when walking, leads to intermittent claudication Peripheral Arterial Disease Treatment exercise that promotes circulation, w/o pain Peripheral Venous Disease Description is a PVD, but specific to VENOUS
- pooling of venous blood in LE
- blood unable to return to heart Peripheral Venous Disease
Symptoms
- warm skin
- darkened skin pigmentation
- LE swelling
- ulcers Peripheral Venous Disease Treatment
- exercise that promotes circulation
- compression wraps
- medications to reduce swelling Myocarditis Description inflammation of myocardium (heart muscle) Myocarditis Etiology viral or parasite, chemical exposure or autoimmune Myocarditis S&S unable to lay supine (orthopnea), tachycardia, chest pain, reduce urine output
Pericarditis Etiology virus or bacteria,
- radiation Pericarditis S&S
- chest, neck, shoulder or back pain
- dyspnea Pericarditis Prognosis GOOD if bacterial function
- long recovery if radiation from OHS Dyspnea Description shortness of breath Dyspnea Etiology related to heart or pulmonary conditions
Dyspnea S&S shortness of breath at rest Dyspnea PT dyspnea is an indication oxygen saturation is low or WILL be low Cyanosis Description insufficient oxygen to area Cyanosis Etiology
- central: usually associated with lung disease
- peripheral: usually assocaited with cardiac disease Cyanosis S&S
- central: lips, tongue, or ears tinge of blue
- peripheral: blueish to fingernails, nail beds, toes or nose Cyanosis
acute fever causes joint pain Rheumatic Diseases - Fever Etiology strep throat Rheumatic Diseases - Fever S&S
- sore throat, with fever or cold symptoms
- pain: neck, shoulder, elbow, hands, knees, ankles Rheumatic Diseases - Fever Prognosis antibiotics Raynaud's Disease/Syndrome Description massive vasoconstriction, primary in hands Raynaud's Disease/Syndrome Etiology connective tissue disorder or unknown
Raynaud's Disease/Syndrome S&S high sensitivity to cold, paleness of skin, especially hands Raynaud's Disease/Syndrome PT cold packs should NOT be used, aquatics must be warm temperature Thromboangitis Obliterans (Burgers Disease) Description inflammation of thrombosis Thromboangitis Obliterans (Burgers Disease) S&S
- intensity to hot/cold
- gangrenous tissue, burning/tingling at rest
- intermittent pain (UE or LE)
- hands/feet - ulcers)
- hands/feet - pale or red Thromboangitis Obliterans (Burgers Disease) Prognosis
- resolved with smoke cessation
- amputation in severe cases
