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10 Cards in this Set
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What are common symptoms?
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chest pain, dyspnea, wheezing, cough, hemoptysis
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What are some sources of chest pain?
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cardiac, pulmonary (lungs have no pain fibers), GI
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How do you quantify dyspnea?
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Based on ADL
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Angina Pectoris: Process
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Temporary myocardial ischemia, usually secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
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Angina Pectoris: Location
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Retrosternal or across the anterior chest, sometimes radiating to the shoulders, arms, neck, lower jaw, or upper abdomen
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Angina Pectoris: Quality
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Pressing, squeezing, tight, heavy, occasionally burning
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Angina Pectoris: Severity
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Mild to moderate, sometimes perceived as discomfort rather than pain
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Angina Pectoris: Timing
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Usually 1-3 min but up to 10 min. Prolonged episodes up to 20 min
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Angina Pectoris: Factors that aggravate & relieve
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Exertion, especially in the cold; meals; emotional stress. May occur at rest
Rest, nitroglycerin |
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Angina Pectoris: Associated symptoms
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Sometimes dyspnea, nausea, sweating
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