cardiovascular system screening

1. DR.QURATULAIN MUGHAL
(DPT)
ISRA UNIVERSITY,KARACHI
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2. 1. Dyspnea
2. Orthopnea
3. Palpitations
4. Pain/sweats
5. Syncope
6. Peripheral edema
7. Cough
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3.  Also known as Shortness of breath.
DEFINITION:
“ Is a feeling like one cannot breathe well
enough.”
OR
“Difficulty in breathing”.
OR
“Disordered or inadequate breathing”.
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4.  Asthma
 Pneumonia
 Cardiac ischemia
 Interstitial lung disease
 Congestive heart failure
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 Psychogenic (panic disorder and anxiety)
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5. DEFINITION:
“ shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs
when lying flat.”
CAUSES:
 Impaired pulmonary circulation
 left ventricular heart failure
 Pulmonary edema
 Asthma
 Chronic bronchitis
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6. DEFINITION:
“Abnormal heartbeat characterized by hard,
fast and/or irregular heart beats.”
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7.  Coronary heart disease
 Hyperthyroidism
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 Asthma
 Emphysema
 kidney disease
 Drugs such as
antidepressants, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine &
cocaine.
 Electrolyte imbalances:
magnesium, potassium and calcium
 Deficiencies of nutrients such as iron.
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8.  Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, burning,
tightness, or pain in the center of the chest
that radiates in one or both arms, the back,
neck, jaw, or stomach associated with
sweating is most probably Heart attack
warning signs.
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9.  Also known as fainting.
DEFINITION:
“A short loss of consciousness and muscle
strength characterized by a fast onset, short
duration, and spontaneous recovery.”
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10. DEFINITION:
“Edema (accumulation of fluid
causing swelling) in tissues perfused by
the peripheral vascular system, usually in the
lower limbs.”
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11.  Congestive heart failure
 Trauma
 alcoholism
 Altitude sickness
 Pregnancy
 Hypertension
 Sickle cell anemia
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12. PITTING EDEMA:
 Edema that you will be able to push in on the
sink with your fingers and on releasing, there
will be a noticeable indentation that will
continue for a time.
NON-PITTING EDEMA:
 When pushing in on your skin, the skin is
puffy like a pillow and the skin returns to the
puffiness it had prior to pushing in.
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15. DEFINITION :
“A sudden and often repetitively occurring,
protective reflex, which helps to clear the
large breathing passages from fluids,
irritants, foreign particles and microbes.”
 Coughing is either voluntary or involuntary.
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16. A cough can be classified by:
 Duration
 Character
 Quality
 Timing
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17.  ACUTE (of sudden onset) if it is present less
than three weeks.
 SUBACUTE if it is present between three or
eight weeks.
 CHRONIC when lasting longer than eight
weeks.
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18.  A cough can be:
 Non-productive (dry)
 Productive (when sputum is coughed up)
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19.  Pericarditis
 Myocarditis
 Endocarditis
 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
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