Question

A 21 year old male presents to the ED with stable angina. He underwent a full cardiac workup, and was ultimately found to have multivessel CHD. In summary, the presence of mild dyslipidemia (Links to an external site.), high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, obesity, and a family history was sufficient to induce ischemic heart disease at such a young age.

What lifestyle modifications would you recommend to this client? List 3.

What does the cardiac workup consist of? List 3.

What are potential complications for this client? List 3

Answer 1

What lifestyle modifications would you recommend to this client? List 3.

1.STOP cigarette smoking

2. Manage the weights with diet and exercise to bring the body weight to normal.

3. Maintain a low fat diet

4. Keep a track on the cholesterol levels as well as BP values.

What does the cardiac workup consist of? List 3.

The cardiac work up includes,

1. History and physical examination to find out the cardiac health history of the client as well as to find any changes in pulse rate, cardiac sounds like murmurs and blood pressure.

2.Blood tests for elevated cholesterol levels and cardiac enzymes .

3. Diagnostic evaluation s like ECG, echocardiogram and stress test.

What are potential complications for this client? List 3

The potential complications for the client include,

1. Myocardial infarction due to obesity, dyslipidemia and smoking

2. Stroke due to obesity, high BP , dyslipidemia and smoking

3. Diabetes mellitus type 2 due to Obesity.