Cardio

A 64 year-old male who has been diagnosed with COPD, and CHF exhibits an increase in total body weight of 10 lbs. over the last few days during inpatient therapy. The PTA should:

• Encourage the patient to ambulate to reduce lower extremity edema

• Check the intake and output on the patient’s flow sheet

• Contact the patient’s physician immediately

• Check the patient’s vitals every 2 hours

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

A patient has right leg pain and displays redness and swelling throughout the foot and ankle distal to the knee that has developed over the last 3 days. The patient reports no trauma and complains of a deep ache in the calf musculature. What is the MOST appropriate initial treatment?

• Refer to physician to further examination.

• Elevate the lower extremity and apply an ice modality.

• Instruct the patient on range of motion exercises and begin a home exercise program.

• Perform instrument assisted manual soft tissue mobilization to decrease the swelling.

A patient is receiving cardiac rehab and has a heart rate of 110 during moderate intensity exercise. The patient reports a 16 on the Borg RPE scale. Which class of heart medications is MOST likely present?

• Beta Blockers

• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors

• Calcium Channel Blockers

• Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

Which of the following scenarios would result in the termination of an exercise program?

• A drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmhg

• Diastolic blood pressure of 100 mmhg

• 1st degree heart block

• medically stable post myocardial infarction

Using Karvonen’s formula, what would be the target heart rate range of a 75 y/o male with a resting heart rate of 70bpm?

• 150bpm

• 115-130bpm

• 87-116 bpm

• 110-125bpm

Which of the following is a measure of the pressure exerted upon the artery walls as blood is forced out of the heart during ventricular contraction?

• Diastolic blood pressure

• Systolic blood pressure

• Total peripheral resistance

• Mean arterial pressure

If a patient has an ankle systolic pressure of 90 and a brachial systolic pressure of 120, what is the ankle–brachial index?

• 0.75

• 1.33

• 0.13

• 7.5

A patient complains of sharp pain in the substernal area or to the left of the sternum, which is referred to the neck, arms, and back. It occurs intermittently and suddenly and increases in intensity with inspiration, coughing, swallowing, or turning of the trunk. It is somewhat relieved by sitting upright. The most likely diagnosis is:

• anxiety

• myocardial infarction

• pericarditis

• angina

Name the following cardio pathology: "a transient precordial sensation of pressure or discomfort resulting from myocardial ischemia."

• Cor Pulmonale

• Angina Pectoris

• atherosclerosis

• Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)

True or False: Stroke volume refers to the volume of blood ejected by each contraction of the left ventricle.

• True

• False