Heart
The chamber of the heart that generates the highest pressure is the:
Left ventricle
Which arterial disorder is associated with vasospasm
Raynaud's disease
What is the main problem associated with varicose veins?
incompetent valves
Which HF affects the lungs?
Left-sided HF
Which anemia: loss of blood or volume causes a decrease in RBC count
hypovolemia or secondary underproduction anemia
Where does gas exchange take place?
capillary beds
What is the hallmark sign of PAD?
Intermittent claudication
Which lab valve is associated with a DVT?
D-dimer
Echocardiography
Pernicious anemia is characterized by a deficiency in which substance?
Where are Beta 1 cells located?
Heart and blood vessels
Which of the following peripheral arterial disorders causes arterial inflammation that narrows the vessel?
Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's
Interventions to prevent a DVT?
SCD, TED hoses, walking, hydration, anticoagulants...
A patient with left-sided heart failure is having difficulty breathing. What should your first nursing intervention be?
Sit the patient up in the High Fowler's position
PICA is most commonly caused by which disorder?
Iron deficiency anemia
How is hypertension diagnosed?
2 high BP readings at 2 different visits
A patient has been diagnosed with a rupturing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, what should be the nurse's #1 priority?
BP, stabilize and maintain it
List 3 signs/symptoms associated with a DVT
Redness, pain, warm extremity, swelling, increased temperature, hair growth unaffected, loss of function
Which HF: Jugular venous distention, enlarged liver and spleen, weight gain, edema within the legs, ascites
Right-sided HF
List the destruction anemias
Hemolytic of newborns, lead poisoning, and sickle cell
Identify the blood flow through the heart starting in the right ventricle and ending in the aorta
Pulmonic valve>pulmonary arteries>lungs>pulmonary veins>left atrium>mitral valve> left ventricle>aortic valve> aorta
What are 3 signs/symptoms associated with PAD?
Hairless, cold, pale, pulseless, pain, intermittent claudication, no swelling, thin leg
What are the 3 factors regarding a DVT that are included in Virchow's Triad?
Hypercoagulability , epithelial damage, circulatory stasis
What are 3 nursing interventions to perform on a patient who has HF?
UNLOADMEFAST
List the primary underproduction anemias
aplastic, folic acid deficiency, iron deficiency, pernicious anemia