NUR 203- CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Cardiac system functions - Answers - Transport O2 and nutrients to tissues
Remove CO2 and waste from tissue.
Focused History - Answers - Symptoms of pump or circulation problems
Common/Concerning Symptoms - Answers - Chest pain/discomfort
w or w/o radiation to jaw/left arm
palpitations
abdominal pain
dyspnea/orthopnea
cough/wheeze
peripheral edema
Fatigue
Nocturia
palpitations - Answers - before test
heart beats fast or skips a beat
Abdominal pain - Answers - (2nd ary to hepatic congestion)- blood cant enter heart
correctly and enters the liver
Dyspnea/orthopnea - - Answers - shortness of breath - sleep sitting up
Cough/wheeze- - Answers - bc blood flow is backed up into lungs
Peripheral edema - swelling of hands or feet
Fatigue - Answers - tired bc blood isn't circulating
Nocturia - Answers - having to urinate during the night
Co-diseases linked with heart dx. - Answers - Hypertension (HTN)
Peripheral vascular disease (PAD)
Diabetes
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) stroke
irrectile disfunciton
Past History - Answers - Myocardial Infarction (MI)
angina
heart failure
heart murmurs
, rheumatic fever
confenital heart defect
heart surgery/stents
angina - Answers - pain in chest due to poor blood flow but not a heart attack
heart failure - Answers - pumping to hard bc to much pressure in vesels
heart murmurs - Answers - the way the blood flows through the heart
rheumatic fever - Answers - disease that causes changes in the heart valves
Screening tests AND results - Answers - BP
cholesterol and lipids
EKG
Echocardiogram
Stress test
Cholesterol and lipids - Answers - type of fat that deposits inside the vessels
EKG - Answers - electrical conduction of the heart
echocardiogram - Answers - how much blood is pumped out of the vessels
stress test - Answers - is the heart being perfused well
Lifestyle & Self Care Habits - Answers - Nutrition - low fat & low salt
Exercise - aerobic
Smoking
Alcohol use
Medications
Street drugs
teen dies unexpectedly of a heart attack - Answers - cocaine
Elderly more likely to have Heart Failure than a MI.- myocardial infarction - Answers -
true
Elderly Questions - Answers - How long does it take to get dressed in the morning?
Describe how you shop.
Symptoms of MI in Women - Answers - Jaw, neck, arm, back or shoulder discomfort
Chest pain mild or absent
Dyspnea
Indigestion
ANSWERS
Cardiac system functions - Answers - Transport O2 and nutrients to tissues
Remove CO2 and waste from tissue.
Focused History - Answers - Symptoms of pump or circulation problems
Common/Concerning Symptoms - Answers - Chest pain/discomfort
w or w/o radiation to jaw/left arm
palpitations
abdominal pain
dyspnea/orthopnea
cough/wheeze
peripheral edema
Fatigue
Nocturia
palpitations - Answers - before test
heart beats fast or skips a beat
Abdominal pain - Answers - (2nd ary to hepatic congestion)- blood cant enter heart
correctly and enters the liver
Dyspnea/orthopnea - - Answers - shortness of breath - sleep sitting up
Cough/wheeze- - Answers - bc blood flow is backed up into lungs
Peripheral edema - swelling of hands or feet
Fatigue - Answers - tired bc blood isn't circulating
Nocturia - Answers - having to urinate during the night
Co-diseases linked with heart dx. - Answers - Hypertension (HTN)
Peripheral vascular disease (PAD)
Diabetes
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) stroke
irrectile disfunciton
Past History - Answers - Myocardial Infarction (MI)
angina
heart failure
heart murmurs
, rheumatic fever
confenital heart defect
heart surgery/stents
angina - Answers - pain in chest due to poor blood flow but not a heart attack
heart failure - Answers - pumping to hard bc to much pressure in vesels
heart murmurs - Answers - the way the blood flows through the heart
rheumatic fever - Answers - disease that causes changes in the heart valves
Screening tests AND results - Answers - BP
cholesterol and lipids
EKG
Echocardiogram
Stress test
Cholesterol and lipids - Answers - type of fat that deposits inside the vessels
EKG - Answers - electrical conduction of the heart
echocardiogram - Answers - how much blood is pumped out of the vessels
stress test - Answers - is the heart being perfused well
Lifestyle & Self Care Habits - Answers - Nutrition - low fat & low salt
Exercise - aerobic
Smoking
Alcohol use
Medications
Street drugs
teen dies unexpectedly of a heart attack - Answers - cocaine
Elderly more likely to have Heart Failure than a MI.- myocardial infarction - Answers -
true
Elderly Questions - Answers - How long does it take to get dressed in the morning?
Describe how you shop.
Symptoms of MI in Women - Answers - Jaw, neck, arm, back or shoulder discomfort
Chest pain mild or absent
Dyspnea
Indigestion
