Cardiovascular Exam – Accurate Solutions For
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Identify cause of exacerbation
Assess vitals
Position in Fowler's
Educate on pursed-lip breathing
Heart healthy lifestyle
Assess medication compliance
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1 Heart Failure Nursing Interventions 2 Claudication
3 Cardiac Cath Purpose 4 Weight gain
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Terms in this set (118)
,Claudication Cramping pain in lower extremity brought on by
exercise; relieved by rest
Patients often limit physical activity due to pain
Stable Angina Chest pain that is alleviated by rest
Unstable Angina Chest pain that is not alleviated by rest or therapeutic
measures
Peripheral edema fluid accumulation, swelling in extremities
Weight gain 3 lbs in 24 hours is critical and indicative of fluid
retention
NC: take daily weights
Thrombophlebitis Inflammation of vein; red and tender
Tx: elevation, heat, NSAIDs, elastic
Varicose veins Superficial veins enlarged due to blood pooling
Risk factors for varicose veins Assigned female at birth
Prolonged standing at work
Pregnancy
Obesity
Systemic diseases (heart disease)
Family history
, Peripheral Arterial Disease S/S Intermittent claudication
Pain at rest
Tightening pressure in calves or buttocks
Lower B/P in affected extremity (ABI)
Diminished or absent pulses
Pallor when leg is elevator, rubor when dependent
Thin, dry, shiny, cool skin
Absent or mild edema
Likely necrosis
Thick, brittle nails
Hair loss distal to occlusion
Slow healing wounds
5 Ps of PAD Pain
Pulselessness
Pallor
Paresthesia
Paralysis
Heart Healthy Lifestyle Exercise (150 minutes a week)
Smoking cessation
Stress control
Moderate alcohol intake
BMI below 25
Manage other conditions
Reduce consumption of trans fat and sodium
Cardiac catheterization Catheter guided to heart via artery (usually femoral
or radial) and contrast is injected to visualize
Cardiac Cath Purpose Definitive Dx and Tx for blocked vessels
Patency of coronary arteries
Circulaton
Pressure of valves
Pumping action via ejection fraction
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
Identify cause of exacerbation
Assess vitals
Position in Fowler's
Educate on pursed-lip breathing
Heart healthy lifestyle
Assess medication compliance
Choose an answer
1 Heart Failure Nursing Interventions 2 Claudication
3 Cardiac Cath Purpose 4 Weight gain
Don't know?
Terms in this set (118)
,Claudication Cramping pain in lower extremity brought on by
exercise; relieved by rest
Patients often limit physical activity due to pain
Stable Angina Chest pain that is alleviated by rest
Unstable Angina Chest pain that is not alleviated by rest or therapeutic
measures
Peripheral edema fluid accumulation, swelling in extremities
Weight gain 3 lbs in 24 hours is critical and indicative of fluid
retention
NC: take daily weights
Thrombophlebitis Inflammation of vein; red and tender
Tx: elevation, heat, NSAIDs, elastic
Varicose veins Superficial veins enlarged due to blood pooling
Risk factors for varicose veins Assigned female at birth
Prolonged standing at work
Pregnancy
Obesity
Systemic diseases (heart disease)
Family history
, Peripheral Arterial Disease S/S Intermittent claudication
Pain at rest
Tightening pressure in calves or buttocks
Lower B/P in affected extremity (ABI)
Diminished or absent pulses
Pallor when leg is elevator, rubor when dependent
Thin, dry, shiny, cool skin
Absent or mild edema
Likely necrosis
Thick, brittle nails
Hair loss distal to occlusion
Slow healing wounds
5 Ps of PAD Pain
Pulselessness
Pallor
Paresthesia
Paralysis
Heart Healthy Lifestyle Exercise (150 minutes a week)
Smoking cessation
Stress control
Moderate alcohol intake
BMI below 25
Manage other conditions
Reduce consumption of trans fat and sodium
Cardiac catheterization Catheter guided to heart via artery (usually femoral
or radial) and contrast is injected to visualize
Cardiac Cath Purpose Definitive Dx and Tx for blocked vessels
Patency of coronary arteries
Circulaton
Pressure of valves
Pumping action via ejection fraction
