NUR 195 EXAM 2: Questions And Complete Answers
Peripheral artery disease PAD Right Ans - intermitted claudication Milirone Right Ans - For HF, but can make the heart weak and lazy angiography Right Ans - x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material BNP Right Ans - lab for congested lung MI S/S Right Ans - SOB, fatigue, indigestion, diaphoresis, left jaw pain, chest pain Diagnostics for MI Right Ans - EKG! Troponin, stress test MI treatment Right Ans - nitroglycerin, clopidogrel (Plavix), Aspirin Procedures for MI Right Ans - PCI, stent, CABG Plavix (clopidogrel) Right Ans - Antiplatelet Asprin Right Ans - blood thinner Complications after MI Right Ans - Heart failure, renal failure, ventricular arrythmia, electrolyte imbalance (Mg, K) syncope Right Ans - "Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting AFIB medication Right Ans - ANTICOAGULANT Treats AFIB Right Ans - beta blocker (lowers HR), calcium channel blocker(lowers HR and BP), ablation, cardioversion cardioversion Right Ans - returning a heart to normal rhythm 1 / 2
defibrillation Right Ans - VTAC, VFIB
CODE WIDE QRS
priority lethal arrhythmias Right Ans - evaluate consciouness, assess pulse, begin compressions, call a code leading CAUSE of left sided heart failure is Right Ans - HTN Repolarization of ventricles Right Ans - T wave what CAUSED right sided heart failure Right Ans - Pulmonary, chemo, MI what are the symptoms of left sided HF Right Ans - SOB, orthopnea, crackles what are the symptoms of right sided HF Right Ans - JVD, lower extremity edema, edema of the liver Fluid overload Right Ans - lasix or bumex (bumex is BP only) limb of patient with PAD Right Ans - cool, necrotic, weak pulse gangrene Right Ans - death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
CAN LIVE WITHOUT AIR
hallmark signs for PAD Right Ans - intermitted claudication limb of patient with venous insufficiency Right Ans - wet wounds, darken blocky pigmentation, edema, WARM mitral prolapse Right Ans - valve balloons into atrium at systole Occurs more in women-inherited connective tissue dz
Often asymptomatic or:
'click' , murmur on auscultation anxiety, palp, fatigue, a-fib,
DX: Echo,
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