CHD 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social CareUnderstanding health conditions and patient care pathwaysDiagnosis, treatment and prevention strategiesASAQA Created by: EllenwhoooCreated on: 11-05-16 09:35 What is it? Coronory heart Disease is when the Heart’s blood supply is blocked by fatty deposits 1 of 9 Symptoms chest pain/chest tight/angina heart attack sweating light headedness breathlessness feeling or being sick Irregular heart beat 2 of 9 Causes High cholesterol levels/diet High blood pressure Smoking Thrombosis Type 2 diabetes Obese/overweight Family history of CHD Not taking regular exercise 3 of 9 Treatments Medications statins beta-blockers antiplatelets nitrates surgery coronory artery by-past graft heart transplant coronory agioplasty 4 of 9 Physical impacts On the indivdual feel like a diffrent person change in diet hard to be motivated to maintian new exerise programme may need stents fitted On the family Fatigue- from doing everything for the family member affected Won’t look after themselves while the person is unwell with eh health condition They put the person affected wellbeing first over theirs 5 of 9 Intellectual impact On the indivdual unable to concertrate at work learn about the condition Fear of having a cardiac arrest Medication- they have to be on it for the rest of their life On the family Might not be able to look after them as well as the health professionals 6 of 9 Emotional Impact On the indivdual depressed anxious stressed withdrawn worried about having an heart attack On the family Feel sorry for them Guilt- from telling them about their diet Stress Horrible Depression Fatigue 7 of 9 Social Impact On the indivdual isolated withdrawn lack of independece On the family Won’t be able to go out as much as they used to help the person affected Won’t want to go out because of them being tired 8 of 9 Financial Impact On the indivdual car park- pay for the tickets if they have an appointment time off work living on benefits On the family Might have live on benefits because of the person leaving work for a bit Might have to skip a day off work to take the patient to their appointment 9 of 9
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