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Blood flow in arteries and veins depends on
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Patency of blood vessels; adequate perfusion pressure
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If disturbance in blood flow, then disruption of
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Oxygen delivery, removal of wastes; return of blood to heart
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Arterial disorders
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Decrease blood flow to tissues; impaired delivery of oxy and nutr.
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Venous disorders
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Interferes with outflow of blood from capilaries, removal of tissue wastes,return of blood to heart
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Cholesterol panel
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Desirable at :less than 200; borderline high @ 200-239; high at greater or equal 240
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Types of Liproproteins and levels
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HDL: good; has to be greater than 40; LDL less than 100; VLDL
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Hypercholesterolemia
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High cholest. in blood due to too much calorie;sat.fats/transfats;cholesterol
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Types of hypercholesterolemia
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Primary (hereditary); secondary (associated to other health prob. HTN)
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Major risk factors of coronary heart disease due to high hyperlipidemia
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Age (men over 45, wom.over55), famil. (premature CHD in first degree relative;ex father); HDL (less than 40), smoking,HTN
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Management of hyperlipidemia
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Stop smoking;lose weight(BMI less 25);less sat.fats and chol; exercise;monitor BP and lipids;teaching
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Xanthomas
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Outward appearance of hyperlipidemia (fat builds up on eye,finger,knees);
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Atherosclerosis
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Chronic inflammatory response in walls of arteries; plaques builds up on inside of arteries; thickening and hardning
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Clinical manifestations of artherosclerosis
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Narrow vessels:ischemia; sudden vessel obstruction due to plaque hemo. or rupture; thrombis and emboli; aneurysm
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Major complications of atherosclerosis
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Ischemic heart attack (MI); stroke (brain attack); PVD
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Signs and symptoms of acute arterial occlusion
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Disease of extremeties; no pulse, cap.refill less than 3 sec; palor; pain
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