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| Abnormal high blood pressure in the arteries located in the lungs, the right side of the heart work harder than it normally has to |
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| Constriction, or stiffening, of the pulmonary arteries that supply blood to the lungs |
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| Older adults are more likely to get secondary hypertension where as younger adults are more likely to get idiopathic hypertension, family history, genetic mutation |
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| Medical Assessment includes: |
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| X-Ray, Echocardiogram, Pulmonary Function Test, Perfusion Lung Scan, Cardiac Catheterization, transesophageal echocardiogram, CT scan, MRI, open lung biopsy |
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| Types of Medical Treatment |
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Medication – Blood vessel dilators, anti-coagulants, high dose calcium channel blockers, diuretics, oxygen
Surgery – atrial septostomy (opening between between left and right sides of the heart to relieve the pressure on the ride side) transplant - a lung or lung/heart transplant may be the last resort
Lifestyle changes – Staying active, no smoking, avoid traveling or living in high altitude, find ways to reduce stress, eat healthy, maintain a healthy weight, avoid pregnancy and birth control pills |
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| Coordination, ROM, and strength difficulties |
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Cognition – if the heart is not efficiently pumping oxygen rich blood, the client may appear confused or a decline in cognition may be apparent
Sensation – due to lack of circulation to extremities |
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| Functional deficits for patients |
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| fatigue would affect all occupations, edema may limit ROM, would affect all functional mobility and sleeping, SOB would decrease your functional mobility and endurance,dizziness can affect your coordination |
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| ADL observation, Quality of Life Scale, Home evaluation, blood oxygen saturation |
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Medical: vasodilators, Endothelin receptor antagonists, Sildenafil, High-dose calcium channel blockers, Ambrisentan, Anticoagulants, Diuretics, oxygen.
Surgery: Atrial septostomy, Transplantation
OT: energy conservation techniques, patient education, introduction of and education of AE, stress reduciton |
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| Goal for treatment of ____________deficits |
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Energy Conservation – Client will identify three energy conservation techniques to use while completing ADL/IADL tasks, within 6 weeks.
Adaptive Equipment – Client will independently utilize dressing AE, within 6 weeks. |
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| Approx. 1 million people are diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension and the most greatly affected are young women |
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| Amber Shanley, Tara Watson, Alesha Fedner |
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-A disease that results from a specific type of inflammation of body tissue.
-It can appear in almost any organ, but starts in either the lungs or lymph nodes
-As it progresses microscopic lumps (granulomas) appear in the affected tissue which cause scarring
-In the majority of cases, the granulomas will clear up with or without treatment. |
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-Unknown
-May occur when immune system overreacts to an unknown toxin, drug, or pathogen that enters your body through your airways
-May be a genetic predisposition when combined with an environmental trigger
-White blood cells respond too strongly to threat
-viral or bacterial infection |
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-African Americans have a higher incidence
-African American women get the disease twice as often as African American men
-more severe in African Americans and likely to cause skin problems
-Most commonly reported in people of Asian, German, Irish, Puerto Rican, and Scandinavian origin
-Between the ages of 20 and 40. Rarely affects children but can in adults older than 50 |
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1) physical exam, chest x-ray, lung function tests
2) blood tests
3) bronchoscopy, electrocardiogram |
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1) In some cases it goes away on its own
2) Medication: prednisone, hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroids
3) NSAIDs |
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| Motor and Process Skills Impacted by Sarcoidosis (6) |
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1)Balance/coordination with Oxygen decrease
2)ROM
3)Strength
4)Cognition with Oxygen decrease
5)Adaptation to environment and routines
6)Endurance
7)Sensation |
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| Functional Deficits related to Sarcoidosis |
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-Self care: shower, dress
-Meal preparation |
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1)Home evaluation
2)AMPS- Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
3)Clinical observation/interview |
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| Treatment Interventions (3) |
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1)Assist with lifestyle changing
2)Patient and family education
3)Home modification/energy conservation |
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1)Patient will shower independently with use of tub bench, handheld shower head, and long handled loofa daily in 1 month.
2)Patient will utilize energy conservation techniques during meal preparation for one meal a day in 1 month. |
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-Bernie Mac died of this disease
-Symptoms: red patches on the skin, dry cough, difficulty breathing, problems with vision, abdominal pain, joint pain, muscle soreness, fever, fatigue, weight loss |
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