NUR 2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology

Final Exam Study Set

Complete block of the Coronary Artery

- Leads to MI. There will be Necrosis (death) of the tissue of MI.

Requires emergency treatment

Partial block of the Coronary Artery is?

- Angina

Complication of Uncontrolled Hypertension

- Damage to the heart and Kidney

Hypertension Risk Factors

- *Non-Modifiable: Family history, age, gender, ethnicity [African American;

male]

*Modifiable: Obesity, substance abuse, stress, diet, and sedentary lifestyle

-Tobacco damages the lining of the artery walls, prone to plaque

accumulation.

-Nicotine constricts the blood vessels, elevate HR and BP.

Stable angina

- Chest pain that occurs when a person is active or under severe stress. Patient

takes rest and chest pain goes away 

Unstable angina

- Pain all the time.

Chest pain at rest or without rest. Chest pain of increasing frequency

Anaphylactic shock symptoms

- • Narrowing of the Bronchiole

• Dilation of the Peripheral BP

• Increase Capillary Permeability