NU 155 - Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

NU 155 - Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Stroke Volume - Ans:-Amt of blood ejected by ventricle during a contraction What does digoxin do? - Ans:-increases cardiac contractibility Preload - Ans:-volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole Buerger's disease pt needs to avoid smoking & stimulants? (T/F) - Ans:-True After load - Ans:-resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood modifyable risk factors for heart disease - Ans:--obesity -sedentary lifestyle -smoking -DM -HTN ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/15 coronary artery disease (CAD) s/s - Ans:--n/v -tachycardia/palpitations -chest discomfort/pain -undue fatigue -clammy skin -HTN Stable angina - Ans:--Pain last less than 15 min -occurs w/ exercise or activity & resolves w/ rest unstable angina - Ans:--chest pain that occurs while a person is at rest and not exerting himself -may not be relieved by nitro & is unpredictable EKG/ECG - Ans:-measures electrical rhythm of heart cardiac catheterization - Ans:--uses stents -inserts via femoral artery; used to place stands or remove clots -commonly done for MI ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/15 MI treatment - Ans:-M: Morphine O: O2 N: Nitro A: Aspirin Common causes of HF - Ans:--coronary artery disease (CAD) -HTN Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) - Ans:--protein made by heart & BV -used to determine progression of HF -high BNP: not in shape -low BNP: healthy Troponin - Ans:--protein found in cells od heart