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16 Cards in this Set
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Causes of Angina?
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obstruction of coronary blood flow from atherosclerosis, or coronary artery spasm
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Stable angina AKA?
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exertional angina
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Stable angina occurs when ___.
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activities involve exertion or emotional stress
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Stable angina is relieved with ___.
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rest or Nitro
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Unstable angina occurs with ___.
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unpredictable degree of exertion and increases in occurrence, duration, and severity over time
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Variant angina aka
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Prinzmetal's angina
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Variant angina results from ___.
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coronary artery spasm
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Variant angina may occur ____.
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at rest
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Intractable angina
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chronic unresponsive to interventions
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Preinfarction angina assoc with.
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acute coronary insufficiency and lasts longer than 15 minutes
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Preinfarction angina occurs ___.
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after an MI
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Angina pain may radiate to ___.
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shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, or back
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Symptoms of angina?
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CP, dyspnea, sweating, palpitations, tachycardia, hypertension, & dizziness
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Diagnostic studies for angina?
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EKG, stress test, cardiac enzyme and troponin levels, cardiac cath
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EKG findings for angina
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ST depression or T wave inversion
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Interventions for Angina?
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Nitro and Oxygen 3L/min
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