Angina, Myocardial Infarction, and Cardiac Arrest Comparison and Contrast Hannah Bunce Fayetteville Technical Community College Angina, Myocardial Infarction, and Cardiac Arrest Comparison and Contrast Three of the most commonly occurring cardiac related events: angina, myocardial infarction, and cardiac arrest, are commonly confused. However, there is a huge difference between each of them. It is crucial to be informed of each of these cardiovascular emergencies and to be able to differentiate between them. As a medical professional it is also very important to know the appropriate care for each these cardiac related emergencies.
The sonographer will then go into the patient's room then look. If anything is wrong or something doesn’t look right, the sonographer will take it to the cardiac doctor or the OB/GYN fro closer look at what might be the problem ("Summary.",
Mark’s Hospital, Mr. Gomez spends his morning seated behind a computer monitor and blood glucose testing machines to observe patients exercising on various machines and weights while in a typical rehabilitation program for six to eight weeks with sessions being 50 to 120 minutes long. When patients with diabetes have low blood glucose upon arrival, he hands them a small can of juice to prevent fainting. He uses the program Q-Tel RMS to check the electrocardiograms for any irregular patterns. When anomalies occur, he will stop the patient and check on how she or he is feeling. He may need to refer them to another floor to be seen by another healthcare professional such as a cardiologist to find out what is going on.
Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body due to a weakened or damaged heart. The heart 's pumping action moves oxygen-rich blood as it travels from the lungs to the left atrium, then on to the left ventricle, which pumps it to the rest of the body. The left ventricle supplies most of the heart 's pumping power, so it 's larger than the other chambers and essential for normal function. (American Heart Association). In left-sided or left ventricular heart failure, the left side of the heart must work harder to pump the same amount of blood.
Myocardial perfusion imaging: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a form of functional cardiac imaging, used for the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease. The underlying principle is that under conditions of stress, diseased myocardium receives less blood flow than normal myocardium. MPI is one of several types of cardiac stress test. A cardiac specific radiopharmaceutical is administered.
This obstruction increased the systolic pressure of left ventricle and increased end-diastolic pressure with no increasing of stroke
Supraventricular Tachycardia Narrow complex tachycardias are defined by the presence in the electrocardiogram of a QRS complex with less than 120 msec duration and a heart rate more than 100 beats per minute. They are usually of supraventricular origin, though narrow complex ventricular tachycardias were rarely reported in the literature (Hayes et al, 1991). Supraventricular origin of the tachycardia means the obligatory involvement of one or more of the cardiac structures above bifurcation of His bundle. Those include the atrial myocardium, the AV node, the proximal His bundle, the coronary sinus, the pulmonary veins, the venae cavae, or abnormal atrio-ventricular connections, namely bypass tracts (Lau, 2008). Although pharmacologic treatment is still in use for suppression and treatment of SVTs, particularly for atrial arrhythmias, reported efficacy and side effects limited their application.
Cardiogenic shock is caused when your heart cannot pump enough blood to meet your body 's needs. This is typically caused by a severe heart attack, but can also be caused by inflammation and infection in the heart. Cardiogenic shock signs and symptoms include rapid breathing, severe shortness of breath, sudden, rapid heartbeat, loss of consciousness, weak pulse, sweating, pale skin, cold hands or feet, and urinating less than normal or not at all. The risk of Cardiogenic shock increases if a person is; older, has a history of heart failure or heart attack, has blockages in several of the heart 's main arteries, and has diabetes or high blood pressure. Cardiogenic shock is usually diagnosed in a medical setting; therefore the first aid care is the same as general shock.
An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test which checks for electrical activity problems with the heart over a period of time which is detected by electrodes that are placed on the surface of the body. An ECG
I am competent in diagnostic tests such as exercise tolerance testing and Technetium stress tests, with the ability to prep the patient for the procedure, analyse the results and produce reports for consultants. I am able to work independently on analysing ambulatory monitoring devices such as a 24 hour Holter, searching for abnormalities on the ECG recording that may explain patients’ symptoms and produce written reports to assist doctors with diagnosis. Working in the cardiac catheter laboratories to assist with invasive diagnostic tests such as coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention has enabled me to develop my knowledge on structural and functional abnormalities affecting the heart and coronary arteries. I have been able to develop my team working skills as the catheter labs are composed of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of cardiology consultants, registrars, nurses, radiographers and cardiac physiologists. Effective communication plays a key role in providing competent patient care and ensuring Trust standards are met.
This type of shock occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood effectively. This is evident to patients who have had myocardial infarction, such as John’s case. In this illness, the heart has decreased contractility resulting to decreased cardiac output. Such decrease will stimulate the sympathetic nervous system to activate the compensatory mechanism by increasing the heart rate as evident in John’s vital sign to increase the peripheral pressure and ventricular
Electrocardiograms are abnormal in 75-90% of patients with HCM with abnormalities such as ST changes with T wave inversions, and prominent Q waves especially in the inferior and mid-precordial leads. 22, 23 Non-invasive imaging is important for diagnosis, including echocardiogram and MRI.20 Coronary artery anomalies The second most common cause of SCD are coronary abnormalities with ectopic origins from aorta (also known as anomalous origin of a coronary artery (AOCA) from the opposite sinus of Valsalva) and the pulmonary trunk (also known as anomalous origin of a coronary artery (ALCAPA) from the pulmonary artery) most commonly.24 In cases of AOCA that cause SCD, the left or right coronary exits from
Results 2.0 The shape of the Ventricular function Curve. A Ventricular function Curve was created by plotting Left Ventricular End-diastolic pressure against stroke work. The curve In Figure 1, displays that increase as increase LVEDP increase SW also increased as expected by starling Law of the heart. The ventricular function curve appears to only display the part of the ascendingly limb when compared to traditional curves as there is no sign of plateauing of high Pressure the sharp line of the ascendingly limb seen during low pressure. Most importantly, relative to baseline, with similar Left ventricular end diastolic pressure, the stroke Work was reduced.
Most often the blood pressure is tested by a healthcare worker using a gauge, sensor, or a stethoscope and they measure the systolic pressure (blood pressure when the heart beats) and the diastolic pressure (blood pressure between heartbeats). The reading is systolic over diastolic, for example, 120/80. The heartbeat
I enjoyed reading your discussion post and it is very informative. I am glad to hear that everything went well with your past pregnancy and I am happy that you delivered a healthy baby. You brought up a great point about having a serious condition without having any types of symptoms. It is easy to misdiagnose an elderly patient because some of their presenting symptoms are atypical. For example, an elderly patient who is suffering of myocardial infarction might not feel a chest pain.
