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Pt is wearing continuous cardiac monitor. Which begins to alarm at nursing station. Nurse sees no cardiac activity, what do you do first? Check on pt
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Nurse is caring for pt who just came to ED. Pt is placed on cardiac monitor. The nurse documents vtack and vfib. Pt is unresponsive what do you do first? CPR
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Which statement by pt indicates no further teaching is necessary prior to his cardiac procedure. They cut out a vein in the leg and reroute the vein to the heart.
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Pt admitted to emergency room with possible MI. Reports back from the lab which lab report is specifically for mialcardial damage? CKMB
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Pt age 72, admitted to medical unit with angina pectoris. S/s are? Substernal pain that radiates down leg arm
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s/s MI? chest pain w/o relief in center chest crushing, viselike, elephant. Radiate to back, neck, both arms, shoulders, jaw. R/o indigestion, gallbladder, abdominal pain w/dyspnea, dizziness, nausea, & diaphoresis. Rapid irregular pulse, additional heart sound (S3, S4)
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Pt had stemi and cardiac cath yesterday and doesn't want to leave the hospital. What are they in? Dependence
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What does TPA do? converts plasminogen to plasmin, dissolves clots
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Nurse assess friction rub in pt who is 2 days post MI. Nurse recognizes this finding as? Pericarditis
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Nurse clarifies stool softener is given as apart of routine post MI care. Why do they give this?
Get your blood checked every 2 months (liver could fail)
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Pt experiencing acute angina pain. What group of drugs would the doc prescribe? Nitroglycerin and morphine
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Nurse is assisting in care with a pt with MI. Who should reduce saturated fat and cholesterol. Which diet? ..
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PQRST 17.
provocative/palliative, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing
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Pt with MI is a candidate for alteplase therapy. What is an adverse reaction to this? Bleeding, prevent blood clots
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Nurse is teaching pt who is taking warfarin for PVD. The nurse determines further teaching is needed when? Use soft brush, electric razor
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Stable angina chest pain that occurs when a person is active or under severe stress
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unstable angina chest pain that occurs while a person is at rest and not exerting himself
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Nurse is caring for pt with angina pectoris who ask what happens to make his body experiences pain? Lack of O
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Nurse is caring for pt with chest pain to rule out MI. The nurse observes that the pt is experiencing ECG change. Which lab value should the nurse report asap? troponin 1- <0. troponin 2- <0. CPK- men 55-170 women 30- 135 Myoglobin- 0 - 85
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Pt has family history of heart disease undergoing work up for cardiac disease. What s/s is most alarming? ?
If nurse suspects pulmonary embolism. What are the interventions? Provide O2, lasix, morphine
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Preparing to give digoxin. What labs do you look at? ?
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What condition would be related to severe damage to aortic valve? Aortic stenosis
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ACE inhibitors Vasodilators like Enalapril
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What do ACE inhibitors do? Block conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
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Modifiable risk factors for hypertensive pt
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No modifiable risk factors age, gender, genetics, family history
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How do you treat hypercholesterolemia? 20. ?
