9/7/11 1 Cardiopulmonary Screening September 23, 2011 CPTA Annual Conference Long Beach, CA LeeAnne Carrothers, PT, PhD Why C-P Screening? • CVD responsible for most deaths in the US than any other disease • Although patients may come to us with non-CP problems, many have histories of or current CP diagnoses (Freese, Richter and Burlis (2002) ” Self-reported measurement of heart rate and blood pressure in patients by physical therapy clinical instructors.” Physical Therapy: 82(12): 1192-200.) • Direct Access/Primary Care-You are responsible screening of patients you see off the street Who should be screened? PT Options • Treat • Refer • Treat AND Refer Differential Diagnosis • Definitions: – Medical: The determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which a patient is suffering based on an analysis of the clinical data. – Physical Therapy: a label encompassing a cluster of signs and symptoms commonly associated with a disorder or syndrome or category of impairment, functional limitation or disability” (APTA HOD, 1995). Differential Diagnosis • Process: – Assess patient (exam, interview, systems review) to determine list of patient findings – Create list of potential causes for a given symptom/signs – Perform further tests that enable the clinician to further delineate the reasons for patient findings. – Once a decision has been reached about the nature/cause of symptoms, the PT’s responsibility is to take appropriate action within the scope of PT practice, i.e., treat, refer, or treat AND refer.
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Cardiopulmonary Screening September 23, 2011
CPTA Annual Conference Long Beach, CA
LeeAnne Carrothers, PT, PhD
Why C-P Screening?
• CVD responsible for most deaths in the US than any other disease
• Although patients may come to us with non-CP problems, many have histories of or current CP diagnoses (Freese, Richter and Burlis (2002) ” Self-reported measurement of heart rate and blood pressure in patients by physical therapy clinical instructors.” Physical Therapy: 82(12):1192-200.)
• Direct Access/Primary Care-You are responsible screening of patients you see off the street
Who should be screened? PT Options
• Treat • Refer • Treat AND Refer
Differential Diagnosis
• Definitions: – Medical: The determination of which two or
more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which a patient is suffering based on an analysis of the clinical data.
– Physical Therapy: a label encompassing a cluster of signs and symptoms commonly associated with a disorder or syndrome or category of impairment, functional limitation or disability” (APTA HOD, 1995).
Differential Diagnosis
• Process: – Assess patient (exam, interview, systems
review) to determine list of patient findings – Create list of potential causes for a given
symptom/signs – Perform further tests that enable the clinician to
further delineate the reasons for patient findings. – Once a decision has been reached about the
nature/cause of symptoms, the PT’s responsibility is to take appropriate action within the scope of PT practice, i.e., treat, refer, or treat AND refer.
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When you hear hoofbeats… Review of Systems
• The primary symptoms of cardiopulmonary diseases include – Chest pain – Cough
Some of these symptoms may be so “routine” the patient doesn’t think to volunteer the symptom – you need to ask about all of them in a systematic manner.
Chest pain
• Localized chest pain is a common symptom of pleural disorders (presents as pain with max. inspiration), some pneumonias and even fractured ribs from excessive coughing.
• Asking the patient to localize pain with one or two fingers will guide you to a more careful examination of that area.
Cough
• A cough is a normal defense mechanism. • The most common symptom of lung disease is
cough. • Smoker’s morning cough results from the normal
decrease in coughing during sleep, with buildup of mucus during the night.
• A cough with expelled sputum or other material is termed “productive”.
• A non-productive cough can be due to local irritants, viral infections or even psychological.
Sputum Production
• Sputum production is normal - 75-100 ml is secreted daily by the bronchi.
• Uninfected sputum is odorless, transparent and whitish gray, resembling mucus
• Sputum should be described according to color, consistency, quantity, occurrences during the day and the presence of absence of blood.
Hemoptysis
• Coughing up blood - either clots or blood tinged sputum. • This usually frightens the patient – so it isn’t a “hidden
symptom”. • Clots of blood are very serious – indicating malignancies,
pulmonary emboli or cardiac disease. • Streaks of blood are common in bronchitis, tumors or
pneumonias. • Blood-tinged (i.e., flecks) sputum is commonly seen in
smokers. • Ask how much blood – sometimes the patient will even
bring some in to show you!
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Difficulty breathing
• Dyspnea is the subjective sensation of shortness of breath.
• Tachypnea is rapid breathing (an objective finding)
• Orthopnea is difficulty breathing while lying flat
• Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is the sudden onset of shortness of breath that occurs at night.
• These cause a further decrease in driving pressure and thus increased ischemia.
Evolution of an MI
• The process of infarction involves either a single event or a series of events through which the infarction progresses gradually.
• Changes in the myocardial tissue begin within 15 minutes after the tissue becomes hypoxic.
Diagnosis
• Symptoms – Angina: central chest or substernal discomfort.
• May radiate to arm or jaw • May wax and wane--not relived by NTG
• Patients will typically be able to tell the difference between MI pain and angina…frequently accompanied by a sense of foreboding or impending death.
– Shortness of Breath (SOB) – Diaphoresis – Light headedness – Nausea and vomiting – Weakness – Hypotension
• NOTE: 20-25% OF MI'S ARE SILENT = NO SYMPTOMS.
Typical and Atypical Male Irwin and Tecklin, 4th Ed.
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Typical and Atypical Female Irwin and Tecklin, 4th ed.
Serum Enzymes
• Based on several assumptions: – elevation of enzymes occurs with cell death
and not just prolonged ischemia. – enzyme rise is not attributable to rise in other
organs
– size of infarct is proportional to amount of rise.
Serum Enzymes
• CK (AKA CPK) – CK-MB
• LDH • Troponin • Myoglobin
Transmural vs. Subendocardial
Pericarditis
• Description: Inflammation of the pericardium
• May develop either as a primary condition or due to a number of other circumstances/conditions
• May be acute or chronic – Chronic form can result in
accumulation of fluid in pericardium that interferes with diastolic filling (cardiac tamponade) or restriction due to formation of fibrinous tissue between visceral and parietal layers.
Pericarditis
• Signs: – Fever – Chills – Malaise
– Pericardial Friction Rub
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Pericarditis Symptoms
• Substernal pain that may radiate to neck, upper back, upper trapezius, left supraclavicular area or down the left arm to the costal margins – Aggravated by:
• Movement associated with deep breathing
• Trunk rotation, side bending
– Alleviated by: • Bending forward • Kneeling on all fours
Sitting upright • Breath holding
• Difficulty swallowing
Pulmonary Chest Pain
• Pleurisy/Pleuritis – Description: inflammation of the pleura
– Symptoms: • Pain over area of inflammation which: • Is worse with deep breaths • Is better with side bending toward affected side • May refer to lower trunk or upper traps/anterior
shoulder
Pneumothorax
• Description: free air in the pleural cavity
• May occur due to pulmonary disease (e.g., ruptured bulla in emphysema), spontaneously, after surgery or trauma.
• Air enters the pleural cavity and can interfere with ventilation, respiration and cardiac function
Pneumothorax
• Signs: – Absent Breath Sounds
– Hyper-resonance to percussion
– Tracheal/mediastinal shift (away from PTX)
– Rapid, shallow pulse
– Falling BP
– Dry, hacking, non-productive cough
– JVD
Pneumothorax
• Symptoms: – Pain—typically over the area of air trapping, but
may radiate to ipsilateral shoulder, across the chest, or over the abdomen.
• Aggravating: – deep breaths – pleural stretch
• Alleviating: – side bending toward
affected side
– SOB
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Pulmonary Embolus
• Description: pulmonary vasculature becomes occluded by a displaced thrombus, an air bubble, a fat globule, clump of bacteria, vegetations from infected heart valves or other particulate matter
• Most common is due to DVT
Pulmonary Embolus, cont.
• Three major risk factors: – Blood stasis, – endothelial injury, – hypercoagulable states
• Other risks: – > 50 – Previous history – Malignant disease – Inactivity – Obesity – Pregnancy – Clotting abnormality – OCA use
• Embolism causes a blockage of blood flow to the lung tissue resulting in pulmonary infarct
Pulmonary Embolus, cont.
• Signs: Vary greatly, depending on the extent of tissue necrosis – Hemoptysis – Tachypnea – Tachycardia – Fever
• Symptoms: – Substernal Chest Pain – Does not radiate – Not aggravated by respiratory or M-S Movements – Associated with hyperventilation and claustrophobia – Accompanied by subjective sense of impending death
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Chest Pain from M-S / Mechanical Causes
• Often associated with a history of trauma, injury or overuse
• Vague Onset • Pain Behavior
– Location: • Most frequently overlies area of injury—may radiate • Reproducible with palpation
– Aggravating: • Movement • Use of involved structures • Palpation
– Alleviating: • Aspirin/NSAIDs • Modalities like heat or cold • Rest
Congestive Heart Failure
• Definition: physiologic state in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the metabolic demands of the body at rest or during exercise.