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Patho week 4 Questions and Answers Latest
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tissue perfusion Ans: targets the skin and local areas
myocardial perfusion Ans: targets the heart
central perfusion Ans: targets vital organs
cerebral perfeusion Ans: targets the brain
arteries Ans: carry blood away from the heart
Veins Ans: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart via the superior
and inferior vena cava
cardia output Ans: -heart rate x stroke volume
- 4-8 liters per min
recognizing good perfusion Ans: - alert and oriented
- normal skin tone
- warm skin
- normal blood pressure
recognizing bad perfusion Ans: - confused
- pale skin
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- cool skin
- low blood pressure
infarction Ans: area of dead tissue
Hypoxia Ans: not enough oxygen to exchange
hypoxemia Ans: not enough oxygen in the blood
necrosis Ans: tissue death
ischemia Ans: poor perfusion to the tissue/organ
risk factors associated with poor perfusion Ans: atherosclerotic heart
disease
Hypertension
dyslipidemia
Vascular disease
Poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus Hyperglycemia
age
tobacco use
second had smoke
alcohol misuse
family history
condition that cause cell death Ans: myocardial infarction
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cerebral vascular accident
sepsis
traumatic event with blood loss
peripheral vascular disease
Atherosclerosis Ans: condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build
up on the inner walls of the arteries
Atherosclerosis in order Ans: Normal artery
Endothelial disfunction
Fatty streak formation
Stable (fibrous) plaque formation
Unstable plaque formation
Perfusion- primary prevention Ans: -diet
-exercise
-cessation of tobacco
-low dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
-DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
-weight management
-hydration
Perfusion- secondary prevention Ans: routine physicals
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Patho week 4 Questions and Answers Latest
Update
tissue perfusion Ans: targets the skin and local areas
myocardial perfusion Ans: targets the heart
central perfusion Ans: targets vital organs
cerebral perfeusion Ans: targets the brain
arteries Ans: carry blood away from the heart
Veins Ans: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart via the superior
and inferior vena cava
cardia output Ans: -heart rate x stroke volume
- 4-8 liters per min
recognizing good perfusion Ans: - alert and oriented
- normal skin tone
- warm skin
- normal blood pressure
recognizing bad perfusion Ans: - confused
- pale skin
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- cool skin
- low blood pressure
infarction Ans: area of dead tissue
Hypoxia Ans: not enough oxygen to exchange
hypoxemia Ans: not enough oxygen in the blood
necrosis Ans: tissue death
ischemia Ans: poor perfusion to the tissue/organ
risk factors associated with poor perfusion Ans: atherosclerotic heart
disease
Hypertension
dyslipidemia
Vascular disease
Poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus Hyperglycemia
age
tobacco use
second had smoke
alcohol misuse
family history
condition that cause cell death Ans: myocardial infarction
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cerebral vascular accident
sepsis
traumatic event with blood loss
peripheral vascular disease
Atherosclerosis Ans: condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build
up on the inner walls of the arteries
Atherosclerosis in order Ans: Normal artery
Endothelial disfunction
Fatty streak formation
Stable (fibrous) plaque formation
Unstable plaque formation
Perfusion- primary prevention Ans: -diet
-exercise
-cessation of tobacco
-low dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
-DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
-weight management
-hydration
Perfusion- secondary prevention Ans: routine physicals
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