LABS
LAB ORDERED TO IDENTIFY PERICARDITIS
WHAT IS CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTIEN)
DYSPNEA AND ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE ARE SIGN OF
LEFT SIDED CHF
THE MEANING OF THE ACRONYM MONA
MORPHINE, OXYGEN, NITROGLYCERIN, ASPIRIN
DEFINITION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
TISSUE DEATH
MONITOR DAILY WEIGHTS, ASSESS FOR EDEMA, ASSESS FOR JVD, AUSCULTATE LUNG SOUNDS
WHAT IS NURSING CARE FOR CHF?
WHAT IS TROPONIN?
A BLOWING/SWOOSHING NOISE R/T BLOOD TURBULENCE IN THE CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
WHAT IS A HEART MURMUR?
DRUG OF CHOICE FOR ANGINA
WHAT IS NITROGLYCERIN?
Medical treatment of coronary artery disease includes which of the following procedures?
A. Cardiac catheterization
B. Coronary artery bypass surgery
C. Oral medication administration
D. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
WHAT IS Oral medication administration
Option C: Oral medication administration is a noninvasive, medical treatment for coronary artery disease.
Option A: Cardiac catheterization isn’t a treatment but a diagnostic tool.
Options B and D: Coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are invasive, surgical treatments.
The first priority care for a client exhibiting signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease?
Enhance myocardial oxygenation
CK-MB PEAK LEVEL
WHAT IS 18-24 HOURS?
WHAT DISORDER HAS CHEST PAIN AS A PARAMOUNT SYMPTOM
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
TYPE OF ANGINA TREATED WITH CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Prinzmetal's angina
TYPE OF MEDICATION USED FOR PHARMOLOGICAL STRESS TEST
WHAT IS ADENOSINE?
Primary reason for administering morphine to a client with myocardial infarction
WHAT IS To decrease oxygen demand on the client’s heart
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL MOST COMMONLY USED TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE
WHAT IS ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
HAS CHEST PAIN THAT USUALLY LAST FOR 1 TO 5 MINUTES. USUALLY BEGINS WITH EXERTION AND SUBSIDES WITH REST
WHAT IS ANGINA?
WHAT MEDICAITON SHOULD BE AVOIDED TAKING AT THE SAME TIME WITH NITROGLYCERIN?
WHAT ARE MEDICATIONS FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION?
HIGH CHOLESTEROL, SMOKING, HTN, INACTIVITY, DM, OVERWEIGHT
WAHT ARE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD?
PQRST
WHAT IS ASSESSMENT OF CHEST PAIN?
USED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
WHAT IS BNP?
FEMALE CLINIAL MANIFESTATION OF AN MI
WHAT IS RIGHT JAW PAIN/TEETH PAIN, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, WEAKNESS, VOMITING
MANAGE FLUID OVERLOAD
WHAT ARE DIURETICS?
IMBALANCE BETWEEN MYOCARDIAL OXYGEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
WHAT IS ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME?
BED REST, MONITOR FOR BLEEDING, MONITOR PULSES, HOB NOT ELEVATED HIGHER THAT 30 DEGREES
WHAT IS POST-CATHERIZATION CARE?