Lab tests
This lab assess fluid balance in heart failure
What is BNP
This test looks at lung infiltrates or cardiac enlargement
What is a chest x-ray?
These labs and diagnostics are used to assess for heart failure
What is BNP, CBC, BMP, CXR, and Echo?
This medication drug class causes the removal of fluid.
What is diuretics?
These labs and diagnostics are used to help rule out other causes of hypertension
What is BMP, A1c, Cortisol, EKG, CXR?
This lab test contains LDL, HDL, and triglycerides
What is Lipid Panel?
This test looks at ejection fraction, shape, size, and motion of cardiac structures?
What is an echocardiogram?
These are risk factors for heart failure
What is age, gender, smoking, obesity, poorly management DM, metabolic syndrome?
Give examples of medications that are ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and ARNIs
What is pril (lisinopril, enalapril), sartan (losartan, valsartan), and sacubitril/valsartan?
Give examples of lifestyle modifications for hypertension
DASH Diet, low sodium diet, lose weight, optimize other conditions, limit caffeine and alcohol, manage stress, stop smoking, exercise 3 times a week
This test is needed to monitor heparin
What is aPTT?
This test looks at conduction abnormalities, ischemia, or infarction.
What is electrocardiogram?
This are possible causes of heart failure
What are cardiomyopathy, hypertension, valve disorders, renal dysfunction, smoking?
You have to monitor blood level, heart rate, and blood pressure for this medication.
What is digoxin?
Blood pressure of 147/98 is this stage
What is stage 2?
PT/INR is monitored for what medication?
What is warfarin?
This type of test mimics the effects of exercise. Need to avoid caffeine, chocolate for 24 hours prior.
What is a nuclear or pharmacological stress test?
These are non-pharmacological treatment for heart failure?
What is isometric exercises, rest periods, cardiac rehab, low sodium diet, fluid restriction,
This type of medication drug class causes bradycardia, hypotension. Should be used with caution in patients with COPD/asthma. Give example
What is beta blockers. Medications end in lol (metoprolol, atenolol)
These are all the classes of medications used to treat hypertension?
What is diuretics, ACE/ARB, Calcium Channel Blockers, Beta Blockers, Central Alpha 2 antagonists?
Creatine Kinase (CK), CK-MB, and troponin are this type of lab test
What is cardiac biomarkers?
This test looks for possible blockages and allows provider to correct possible blockages
What is a cardiac catherization?
This is how to weight yourself and when to contact the provider.
What is same time every day, same clothes, same scale. Call provider if 3 lbs in 1 day or 5 pounds a week.
This medication works to decrease afterload causing less stress on the heart. Given for hypertension also.
What is hydralazine?
Nursing concerns for the patient with BP 206/122
What is stoke, myocardial infarction,