Cardiac Exam Nursing – Questions & Accurate
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all layers of the heart
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1 What is a heart attach 2 what is pulse pressure
What medications are used during a
3 4 Transural STEMI or AMI
heart attack
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Terms in this set (170)
What is a heart attach coronary arteries have build up of plaque and clog
them. If the plaque breaks off a clot will form around
it in minutes. The blood is cut off from the heart and
oxygen starved cells begin to die. The heart may not
be able to pump blood as well and rhythm will be
thrown off
,What are the signs and symptoms of a Chest pain, crushing, can radiate to the left arm, jaw ,
heart attack back or abdomen, nausea and SOB. Women and
elderly men may only experience weakness and
tiredness
How is a heart attack diagnosed ECG and blood tests (cardiac markers) and history
What treatment is used for heart Angioplasty
attacks Stent
Coronary artery bypass graft
What medications are used during a supplemental oxygen
heart attack morphine
ASA
Thrombolysis (only for STEMIs)
Beta blockers
Nitrates
Anticoagulents (heparin/warfarin)
Statin
ACE inhibitors
what is preload amount of blood in the ventricles at the end of
diastole
what is afterload resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate
blood flow
Arteries carry blood away from the heart
veins carry blood back to the heart
capillaries are meant for gas exchange
baroreceptors at aortic arch and carotid artery, sensitive to stretch
or pressure
chemoreceptors in aortic and carotid bodies respond to increased
CO2, decreased O2 and decreased PH
, what is pulse pressure difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
what is mean arterial pressure average pressure in arterial system felt by organs,
less than 60 = ischemia
what is cardiac output HR X stroke volume
Electrocardiogram 12 lead ECG/EKG
Holter monitoring 24 hour monitor
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
swallowed with IV sedation
MUGA blood taken and mized with radioactive isotopes and
reinjected
MRI no metal
CT scan can be with or without contrast
cardiac catheterization see structures of the heart
Pt NPO 6-12 hr b4
IV anesthesia
dye injected
compression drsg at site where they put catheter in
coronary angiography vessel occlusions
Pt NPO 6-12 hr b4
IV anesthesia
dye injected
compression drsg at site where they put catheter in
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
all layers of the heart
Choose an answer
1 What is a heart attach 2 what is pulse pressure
What medications are used during a
3 4 Transural STEMI or AMI
heart attack
Don't know?
Terms in this set (170)
What is a heart attach coronary arteries have build up of plaque and clog
them. If the plaque breaks off a clot will form around
it in minutes. The blood is cut off from the heart and
oxygen starved cells begin to die. The heart may not
be able to pump blood as well and rhythm will be
thrown off
,What are the signs and symptoms of a Chest pain, crushing, can radiate to the left arm, jaw ,
heart attack back or abdomen, nausea and SOB. Women and
elderly men may only experience weakness and
tiredness
How is a heart attack diagnosed ECG and blood tests (cardiac markers) and history
What treatment is used for heart Angioplasty
attacks Stent
Coronary artery bypass graft
What medications are used during a supplemental oxygen
heart attack morphine
ASA
Thrombolysis (only for STEMIs)
Beta blockers
Nitrates
Anticoagulents (heparin/warfarin)
Statin
ACE inhibitors
what is preload amount of blood in the ventricles at the end of
diastole
what is afterload resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate
blood flow
Arteries carry blood away from the heart
veins carry blood back to the heart
capillaries are meant for gas exchange
baroreceptors at aortic arch and carotid artery, sensitive to stretch
or pressure
chemoreceptors in aortic and carotid bodies respond to increased
CO2, decreased O2 and decreased PH
, what is pulse pressure difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
what is mean arterial pressure average pressure in arterial system felt by organs,
less than 60 = ischemia
what is cardiac output HR X stroke volume
Electrocardiogram 12 lead ECG/EKG
Holter monitoring 24 hour monitor
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
swallowed with IV sedation
MUGA blood taken and mized with radioactive isotopes and
reinjected
MRI no metal
CT scan can be with or without contrast
cardiac catheterization see structures of the heart
Pt NPO 6-12 hr b4
IV anesthesia
dye injected
compression drsg at site where they put catheter in
coronary angiography vessel occlusions
Pt NPO 6-12 hr b4
IV anesthesia
dye injected
compression drsg at site where they put catheter in
