NURS 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Angina Pectoris
11 Apr 2017
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Can also be described as either systolic or diastolic dysfunction (baker & carey, 2007). Cardiac disease without resulting limitations of physical activity. An increase in activity may cause fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or anginal pain. Ordinary walking or climbing of stairs can quickly bring on symptoms of fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or anginal pain. Inability to carry out any ohysical acitvity without discomfort or severe symptoms. Supportive care for smoking cessation, weight reduction, stress reduction, and coping. Lobby for funding to promote sustainability of community cardiac rehabilitation programs. Lobby for governmental regulation of trans fats in the food industry. Shunts blood from pulmonary trunk to aorta (non-functioning fetal lungs) Foramen ovale - opening in the interatrial septum of the fetal heart that normally closes soon after birth. A heart murmur is an abnormal sound consisting of rushing, or gurgling noise that either is heard before, between, or after the normal heart sounds, may mask the normal heart sounds.
