ace inhibitor side effects Correct Answers Dry hacking cough,
angioedema
acute MI treatment Correct Answers MONA
morphine, oxygen, nitro, aspirin
Amiodarone Correct Answers Antiarrhythmic
aPTT Correct Answers how long until blood starts clotting
usually used for heparin - will take longer when someone is
anticoagulated
asystole Correct Answers flat line
atrial fibrillation- causes, s/s, meds, treatment Correct Answers
causes: loss of effective atrial contraction, CAD, HF, caffeine
use
s/s: thrombi, PE, stroke
meds: antidysrhythmics, calcium channel blockers
treatment: cardioversion
atrial flutter- look, causes, treatment, meds Correct Answers
sawtooth pattern
cause: CAD, htn, mitral valve disorders
meds: warfarin, calcium channel blockers, b-blockers
treatment: cardioversion
increased risk of stroke
, biological valves Correct Answers made from bovine, porcine,
and human cadaver heart tissue
BNP used for Correct Answers HF
calculating MAP Correct Answers (SBP + 2DBP)/3
cardiac ablation Correct Answers procedure in which a catheter
is inserted through a vein in the groin and threaded to the heart
to correct structural problems in the heart that cause an
arrhythmia
cardiac blood tests Correct Answers troponin**
CK-MB
lipid panel, BPN (HF), CRP
cardioversion Correct Answers restoration of a normal heart
rhythm by electric shock
causes of HF Correct Answers FAILURE
faulty heart valves
arrhythmias
infarction
lineage
uncontrolled htn
recreational drug use
envaders
chronic stable angina Correct Answers precipitated by physical
exertion or stress, lasts only a few minutes, and is relieved by
rest or nitroglycerin.