HE100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Angiography, Electrocardiography, Cardiac Stress Test
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Heart atack warning signs: chest discomfort pressure/pain, radiaing pain neck, shoulders, arms, chin, shortness of breath, sweaing, nausea, light-headedness. Men vs. women: classic symptoms are the same, denial is classic response (woman do this more, symptom descripions are diferent. Potenial consequences: heart damage, cardiac arrest, death. Stroke: cerebrovascular accident : sudden loss of brain funcion. Caused by: thrombus (clot) or embolus (traveling clot) Ischemic stroke : delay of oxygen to body part, rupture of blood vessel in the brain. Stroke warning signs: weakness, vision problems, trouble speaking, headache, dizziness. Ask to repeat a simple sentence: time: if the person shows any of these symptoms, call 911 or get to the hospital immediately. Potenial consequences: based on where brain was injured, degree of damage. Embolism: traveling clot that will set up a problem somewhere else. Aneurysm: massive hemorrhage in the brain if ruptured. Other diseases of the heart: atrial fibrillaion. Disease of heart muscle decreased ability to pump blood.
