After pericardiocentesis Correct Answers Check B/P 88/64
pulse 134;
JVD- the pt will be developing cardiac tamponade
Cardiomyopathy s/s Correct Answers Crackles in the lungs
Cause for high pressure alarm Correct Answers Check for kinks
Chest tube, fluctuating in chamber Correct Answers Good/ NL
Deviation of trachea Correct Answers Sign of pneumothorax
First patient to be seen priority question Correct Answers
Epinephrine given, but pt still wheezing
Further teaching if patient states what about chemical stress test
Correct Answers "I will walk on a treadmill"
ICD care Correct Answers Keep clean for 4 days
Avoid exposure to magnets
Carry ICD badge
If the chest tube is accidentally removed Correct Answers Put
in sterile saline H2O
Ineffective endocarditis is therapeutic when B/P increases from
Correct Answers 114/82 to 118/86
Left pneumothorax Correct Answers Obstructive shock