Gwyneth Sanchez | Mentor: Dr.

Lucas
ISM Teacher: Ms. Kahlich
Evaluators: Dr. Lucas & Dr. Alcanter
Location: 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
Project: Coronary Artery Disease
 https://gwynethsanchezism.wee
bly.com/
MEMORIAL HERMANN SOUTHEAST HOSPITAL: ENERGY STAR. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2019, from
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Mentor Dr. Lucas
 Emergency Medicine Physician

 First year

Typical day
 Follow Dr. Lucas

 Ask questions about patients

 Mentorship choice
 Different experience

 Challenges
 Overcoming my fears
 Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other
substances in arteries.

 Related Diseases
 Ischemic heart disease

 Coronary heart disease

 Peripheral Artery Disease

 Chronic Kidney Disease

Coronary arteries

Right coronary artery

 Help provide blood flow to the

right side of the heart

Left coronary artery

 Help provide blood flow to the

left side of the heart

 Branches out

Anatomy and Function of the Coronary Arteries. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2019, from
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-and-function-
of-the-coronary-arteries.
What is Coronary Artery disease?
 Coronary artery disease is the build up of plaque in the artery. Over time the
arteries will become narrow, not allowing blood to flow properly into the
heart. Some of the plaque may fall off forming a blood clot.
 Risk factors
 Hypertension
 High Cholesterol

 Lack of exercise
 Sex

 Diet
 Age

 Genetics

 Smoking

 Diabetes
 Symptoms
 Shortness of breath

 Chest pain

 Nausea

 Light-headedness

 Rapid or irregular heart beats

 Sweating

 Heart attack
 Diagnoses
 Heart scan

 Cardiac catheterization and angiogram

 Stress test

 Echocardiogram

 Electrocardiogram(EKG)
 Lifestyle changes  Drugs

 Quit smoking  Aspirin

 Eat healthy foods  Cholesterol-modifying medications

 Exercise regularly  Procedures

 Lose excess weight  Coronary artery bypass surgery

 Reduce stress  Angioplasty and stent placement

Coronary artery disease. (2018, May 16). Retrieved November 21, 2019, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases
-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350619.
Citation: Nitin. “Coronary Artery Disease.” Patient, Florida Cardiology, P.A., 8 June 2014, flcard.com/services-offered/coronary-artery-disease/.
Miller, J. (n.d.). Coronary Artery Disease. Retrieved November 1, 2019, from https://ctsurgery.com/coronary-artery-
disease.
 Overall experience

 Thank you
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atherosclerosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350569.
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