43 printable resources for Cardiovascular Disease: patient and caregiver education handouts, therapy materials, clinical references and evaluation tools for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. Written and reviewed by practicing clinicians, ready to print, and included in a Therapy Insights membership.
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AdultCardiovascular DiseaseChronic PainDiabetes
Use this vascular claudication handout to help patients better understand leg pain related to peripheral artery disease, including common symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options. This resource supports education around walking intolerance, circulation problems, risk factors, exercise therapy, and lifestyle changes that may improve mobility and long-term vascular health.
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This guide to sternal precautions is designed for patient and caregiver training, and includes graphic and written instruction and current research. The handout also includes alternatives that may be discussed with a surgeon if there is a concern about dependence on caregivers, muscle atrophy, fear-avoidance, or memory impairment that will reduce adherence to precautions.
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Use this handout to educate patients about practical self-care adaptations and precautions following pacemaker placement. The resource reviews dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, transfers, mobility, and energy conservation strategies that you can reinforce during discharge planning and post-surgical rehabilitation.
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication cause significant pain and dysfunction for individuals. This handout is built to help someone navigate a diagnosis of PAD or to provide helpful prevention strategies for individuals who are at risk.
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This is a visual guide to educate patients and hang in the room during rehabilitation immediately following a pacemaker surgery, as well as a guide for long term precautions when living with a pacemaker.
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This resource references the changes in normal vitals as we age. Quickly determine if your findings for temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure are normal.
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A guide to measuring orthostatic hypotension and recording changes.
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Normal potassium levels are needed for the function of the brain, heart, muscles, and nerves. Abnormal potassium levels can affect electrical signals in the brain, causing changes or efficiency in cognitive function. Electrolytes, such as potassium, are what regulate these electrical signals. This handout explains how low and high potassium levels can ultimately affect the brain and provide information about factors/medical conditions that can cause abnormal potassium levels, signs and symptoms, and treatment of abnormal potassium levels in potassium-rich foods.
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AdultOTADLs/IADLsCardiovascular Disease
This handout explains similarities in the most effective diets for prevention of cardiovascular disease, based on various studies and clinical trials, and positive outcomes of changing diet for the long term.
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Congestive heart failure can be an overwhelming diagnosis to understand, as it requires a lifetime of healthy choices, management, and monitoring. This client handout includes an overview of what to expect when you are diagnosed with CHF, a guideline for healthy lifestyle choices that can reduce exacerbations, and a description of heart failure zones.
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