I know that Rhythm!
Cardiac Anatomy
Help! I need somebody.
Pharmacology
Electrolytes
100
What is Normal Sinus Rhythm
100
About the size of a human fist
What is the human heart
100
You see this rhythm on an unresponsive patient. What is your FIRST step.
What is check for a palpable pulse
100
You have orders to initiate an Amiodarone drip on your patient who is experiencing Afib RVR. What is the initial rate for this drip and for how long would you run it at this rate?
What is 1mg/min for 6 hours
100
Helps maintain fluid balance in the body
What is chloride
200
What is Atrial Fibrillation
200
Fluid filled sac that surrounds the outer layer of the heart.
What is Pericardium
200
Your patient is deteriorating quickly. You place patient on portable monitor and see this. Which medication would you anticipate the MD to order?
What is 6mg Adenosine IVP
200
Eliquis is what class of blood thinner?
What is anticoagulant
200
You notice this on the monitor:
Which electrolyte would you suspect is abnormal? Too high or too low?
What is potassium. Too high.
300
What is 2nd Degree, Mobitz 1 Heart Block
300
Elongated, circular, and spiral bundles of muscle cells that squeeze blood through the heart.
What is Myocardium
300
Your patient has a change of rhythm, noted by the MT. When you assess the rhythm, you see this:
After obtaining VS and see the patient's BP is also now 84/52. Which medication and dosage would you anticipate being ordered by the MD?
What is 0.5mg Atropine IVP
300
True or False
Valium may be given on the Tele Floor as long as the medication is programmed into a locked PCA pump with no patient controlled bolus option and only a locked rate is ordered.
What is False - Valium drips are allowed only in the ER or ICU
300
This is crucial to heart function and plays a key role in skeletal and smooth muscle contraction
What is potassium
400
What is Third Degree Heart Block
400
The 4 heart valves.
What is Tricuspid, Pulmonic, Mitral, and Aortic Valves
400
If medications are proving ineffective in treating symptomatic bradycardia, this is another treatment modality for unstable bradycardia.
What is Transcutaneous Pacing
400
Beta Blocker overdose can be classified by these three findings.
What is bradycardia/hypotension, hypercalcemia, and bronchospasm
400
This is essential for healthy control of blood vessel function, blood pressure regulation, and normal heart contractions.
What is Magnesium
500
What is Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
500
Supplies blood to the right atrium, right ventricle, and part of the left ventricle.
What is the Right Coronary Artery
500
This mnemonic is used to help recall the major contributing factors to a pulseless arrest. Name each component of the mnemonic.
(Hint: Hs & Ts)
What is Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (Acidosis), Hypo/Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia, Toxins, Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Heart), Thrombosis (Lung)
500
Can Eliquis and Plavix be taken together?
Why or why not?
Absolutely.
Eliquis and Plavix play 2 different roles in the clotting cascade. Eliquis is an anticoagulant and Plavix is an an anti-platelet.
500
This medication is given IV and helps correct severe hyperkalemia
What is Calcium Chloride