ATI Capstone Content Review: Adult Medical Surgical

ATI Capstone Content Review: Adult Medical Surgical Helpful Med-Surg Tips! Angina Precipitating Factors: 4 E’s • Exertion: physical activity and exercise • Eating • Emotional distress • Extreme temperatures: hot or cold weather Arterial Occlusion: 4 P’s • Pain • Pulselessness or absent pulse • Pallor • Paresthesia Congestive Heart Failure Treatment: MADD DOG • Morphine • Aminophylline • Digoxin • Dopamine • Diuretics • Oxygen • Gasses: Monitor arterial blood gasses Heart Murmur Causes: SPASM • Stenosis of a valve • Partial obstruction • Aneurysms • Septal defect • Mitral regurgitation Heart Sounds: All People Enjoy the Movies • Aortic: 2nd right intercostal space • Pulmonic: 2nd left intercostal space • Erb’s Point: 3rd left intercostal space • Tricuspid: 4th left intercostal space • Mitral or Apex: 5th left intercostal space Hypertension Care: DIURETIC • Daily weight • Intake and Output • Urine output • Response of blood pressure • Electrolytes • Take pulse • Ischemic episodes or TIAs • Complications: CVA, CAD, CHF, CRF   ………………………………………………………CONTINUED………………………………………