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Nursingl Practicel IIl Review|l Galenl
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Q:l Whatl isl heartl failure?
Answer:
Inabilityl ofl heartl tol pumpl enoughl blood.
Q:l Whatl doesl left-sidedl heartl failurel affect?
Answer:
Lungsl -l pulmonaryl congestion.
Q:l Whatl doesl right-sidedl heartl failurel affect?
Answer:
Systemicl circulationl -l edema,l ascites.
Q:l Whatl doesl orthopneal mean?
Answer:
Shortnessl ofl breathl whenl lyingl flat.
Q:l Whatl causesl nocturial inl heartl failure?
,Answer:
Fluidl shiftsl tol kidneysl atl night.
Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl dailyl weightl monitoringl inl heartl failure?
Answer:
Detectsl earlyl fluidl overload.
Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl Lasix?
Answer:
Diureticl tol removel excessl fluid.
Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl Digoxin?
Answer:
Increasesl heartl contractility.
Q:l Whatl isl telemetry?
Answer:
Continuousl heartl rhythml monitoring.
Q:l Whatl shouldl bel thel priorityl whenl anl alarml sounds?
Answer:
Assessl patientl beforel monitor.
Q:l Whenl dol cardiacl enzymesl rise?
Answer:
, Afterl myocardiall celll death.
Q:l Whatl isl anl echocardiogram?
Answer:
Ultrasoundl ofl thel heart.
Q:l Whatl isl cardiacl catheterization?
Answer:
Invasivel dyel testl ofl coronaryl arteries.
Q:l Whyl doesl al shellfishl allergyl matterl inl cardiacl procedures?
Answer:
Contrastl dyel usesl iodine.
Q:l Whatl isl thel post-cathl bedl position?
Answer:
Flatl withl legl straightl forl 4-6l hours.
Q:l Whyl monitorl pedall pulsesl afterl catheterization?
Answer:
Detectl decreasedl perfusionl orl bleeding.
Q:l Whyl pushl fluidsl afterl catheterization?
Answer:
Flushl contrastl dyel froml kidneys.