Circulatory system/ CVS

Cardiovascular disease: Risk factors (Framingham)

Submitted by Achyuth on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 21:54
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" FRAMINGHAM "

 

  • Family history
  • Running (exercise)
  • Adiposity (obesity)
  • Marlboro (tobacco)
  • Insulin resistance (diabetes)
  • Non-regulated lipids (dyslipidaemia)
  • Georgie Pie (high fat diet)
  • Hypertension
  • Age
  • Male

 

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White toe (arterial insufficiency toe): Features

Submitted by Achyuth on Tue, 11/10/2011 - 22:35
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  " 5 P's"

  • Pale color
  • Pain (excruciating)
  • Paresthesia
  • Pulselessness
  • Warm compression and vasodilatory Patch to Proximal area

 

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Apex beat: Abnormalities

Submitted by Achyuth on Tue, 11/10/2011 - 22:24
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 Abnormalities on palpation - ".H.I.L.T"

  • Heaving
  • Impalpable
  • Laterally displaced
  • Thrusting/ Tapping

 If it is impalpable, causes are "C.O.P.D"

  • COPD
  • Obesity
  • Pleural/ Pericardial effusion
  • Dextrocardia

 

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Peripheral vascular diseases

Submitted by Achyuth on Tue, 11/10/2011 - 22:21
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" ABCDEF "

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Buerger's disease (TAO)
  • Cyanosis/ Cold agglutinin/ Connective tissue disease (Raynaud's phenomenon)
  • Deep vein phlebothrombosis
  • Embolism
  • inFlammation of veins

 

(TAO: Thromboangiitis obliterans)

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