Tobacco use, hypertension, abnormal cholesterol levels in the blood, and diabetes are all classified as what type of risk factors for coronary artery disease?

What are some common signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease?

This word describing body mass index is a recognized modifiable risk factor pertaining to coronary artery disease.

This side effect is expected among patients treated with nitroglycerin and therefore there is no need to be alarmed.

These cholesterol levels increase a person's risk of developing coronary artery disease.

When teaching a client about angina, the primary treatment would be what?

When preparing a patient for cardiac catheterization, the nurse should assess the patient for this allergy.

This activity is an essential topic to discuss in coronary artery disease patient teaching.

A patient must do this first when experiencing chest pain (angina) related to coronary artery disease.

Pertaining to nutrition, doing this to meats is a recommended way to prepare meals for patients suffering from coronary artery disease.

This is the source of chest pain associated with CAD.

Myocardial complications can be exacerbated by depletion of this needed biological resource.

This is the fatty material composed of cholesterol and other particles that builds up within the artery wall.

This is the buildup that narrows the space inside the coronary artery and decreases the expansion of the artery walls.

This disease occurs because of an inflammatory response, and is manifested by development of atherosclerosis that begins with injury to the inner lining of the arteries that progresses over many years.

This surgery creates a path for blood to flow around a blockage and helps reduce the risk of further damage to a patient's heart from lack of sufficient blood flow.

An incision is made under the left breast to expose the heart. Then a laser is used to create a series of very small holes from outside the heart into the heart's pumping chamber. What type of surgial intervention is this?

These tests show whether a person's heart pumps normally during stress, and whether arteries can meet the increased demand for blood.

Over time, coronary artery disease can lead to arrhythmias and this.

Prolonged obstruction to the coronary vessel, can result in this cardiac emergency.

When treating coronary artery disease, this medication is administered to increase vasodilation and reduce oxygen consumption of the cardiac muscle.

Priority assessment following femoral artery catheterization includes this biophysical assessment.

This medication helps to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by expanding (dilating) the coronary arteries, and lowers blood pressure and the workload on the heart, thus allowing the heart muscle to function with less oxygen and blood flow.

Loop diuretics in correlation to coronary artery disease require this examination before administration.

This low molecular mass pharmaceutical may be used to help prevent arteriole obstruction.

How does smoking increase a person's risk of developing coronary artery disease?