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Q:lclinicallmanifestationsloflalmyocardiallinfarction
Answer:
-lsudden,lseverelchestlpainl(heavylandlcrushing)l
-lnausealandlvomitingl
-lcoollandlclammylskinl
-lfever-usuallylwithinl24lhours
Q:lmodifiablelrisklfactorslforlheartlattack
Answer:
-lSmoking
-lHighlcholesterol
-lHighlbloodlpressure
-lSedentaryllifestyle
-lObesity
-lStress
Q:lnonmodifiablelrisklfactorslforlheartlattack
Answer:
-lGender:lmale
-lRace:lblack,lHispanic,lorlNativelAmerican
-lFamilylhistoryloflheartldisease
,Q:lcoronarylarteryldisease
Answer:
atherosclerosisloflthelcoronarylarterieslthatlreduceslthelbloodlsupplyltolthelheartlmuscle
Q:lmodifiablelrisklfactorslforlatherosclerosis
Answer:
Obesity
Sedentaryllifestyle
Cigarettelsmoking
Diabeteslmellitus
Poorlylcontrolledlhypertension
Combinationloflorallcontraceptiveslandlsmoking
Q:lnonmodifiablelrisklfactorslforlatherosclerosis
Answer:
familylhistory,lage,lgender,lethnicity
Q:lWhatlarelthelproperlprecautionslforlsomeonelhavinglalseizurelregardingltheirlsurroundings
?
Answer:
Clearlspace,lmovelharmfullobjectsloutloflthelway
,Q:lWhatlshouldlyoulavoidldoinglwhenlsomeonelislhavinglalseizure?
Answer:
Dolnotlrestrainlthelperson,lforcelalcertainlposition,lorlputlanythinglinltheirlmouth
Q:lWhatlshouldlyouldolafterlalseizurelends?
Answer:
Offerlreassurance,lchecklbreathing,landlorientlthelpersonltoltheirlsurroundings
Q:lWhatlshouldlyouldoliflalseizurelcontinueslorlrepeats?
Answer:
Calllforlhelp
Q:lbradycardia
Answer:
slowlheartlratel(lesslthanl60lbpm)
Q:ltachycardia
Answer:
rapidlheartlrate
Q:lAtriallfibrilationl(Afib)
, Answer:
cardiaclarrhythmialcharacterizedlbylchaotic,lrapidlelectricallimpulseslinlthelatria
Q:lVentricularlfibrillationl(Vfib)
Answer:
allife-
threateninglirregularlheartbeatlthatloccurslwhenlthelheart'sllowerlchambersl(ventricles)lquiverlin
steadloflpumpinglblood
Q:lWhatlcanlcauseldysrhythmia
Answer:
-lIschemia
-lElectrolytelimbalance
-lSympatheticlnervouslsystemlstimulation
Q:ldysrhythmia
Answer:
Abnormallheartlrhythm
Q:lWhatlelectrolyelimbalanceslcauseldysrhythmia
Answer:
-lhyper/hypokalemia,ldehydrationl(hyponatremia),lcalcium/magnesiuml
-mostlylassociatedlwithlpotassiumldisorders