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Appendix D Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview

Suppose you are tasked with confidentially interviewing members of a retirement community to see who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. At the same time, you are asked to help educate the retirement community about what they can do to control their risk of developing a cardiovascular disease. Use the template below to design an interview form you would be able to take to members of the retirement community (age 60 and up). Refer to Ch. 7 of the text, and this weeks articles on cardiovascular health. Rememberyou will come into contact with seniors from all walks of life, so write questions that are direct, yet friendly. Apply judgment when writing questions; you cannot possibly cover all forms of cardiovascular disease with one 10-question interview. Finally, imagine you are actually conducting the interviews within a retirement community when one interviewee says her sister has been diagnosed with a particular cardiovascular disease. She wants you to explain what must be done to treat the disease because her sister did not understand the doctors explanation. Complete the interview and case study below. Post your response to the Individual forum. Part 1: Interview Form

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Checklist for Symptoms and Signs of Cardiovascular Disease 1. DO you experience pains in the shoulders, neck, arms and jaws? (women) 2. Have you ever experienced shortness of breath or tiredness? 3. Have you felt you heart beat irregularly? 4. Do you experience paleness with nausea? 5. For men only do you have a crushing pain and pressure in your chest? 6. Have you ever had cholesterol over .240? 7. Do you have high blood pressure?(greater than 140/90) 8. Have you ever been diagnosed with diabetes? 9. Have you ever smoked in your life time? 10. Have you ever been diagnosed with Lipoprotein? (increased blood clots) Risk Factor Discussion Prompts 1. When was the last time you had your cholesterol checked? 2. Have you ever thought about doing a workout regimen maybe 2-3 times a weeks? 3. If you were diagnosed with high blood pressure what actions would you take to keep it under control? 4. If you had diabetes that required insulin to control what steps would you take to reduce your daily insulin? 5. (OPTIONAL) Add a conversation-starting sentence that would lead to a discussion of what individuals can do to decrease the impact of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Part 2: Case Study

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An interviewee named Mattie has been telling you all about her sister. Matties sister is a delicate, 72-year-old great-grandmother. She recently had an ultrasound that revealed an aneurysm near her heart. Matties sister did not understand the doctors explanation clearly enough to share details with Mattie. Explain to Mattie what her sister is likely to go through when she is treated for her aneurysm. An aneurysm is a weakening in the wall of a blood vessel, that normally occurs in the abdominal aorta or brain and resulting from arteriosclerosis. Aneurysms can be very dangerous because they tend to vary in size and can rupture causing hemorrhaging. It is a good thing that it was found before it ruptured because now she can have the surgery to remove thbe disease area of the vessel and replaced with an artificial graft ot segment of another blood vessel.

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