Rhythms
Cardiac Intro
cardiac test
100
asystole
100
major functions of the cardiovascular system
supply blood to tissues, eliminate co2, transport nutrients
100
ECG stress testing. What if your client reports chest pain, dizziness, or dyspnea?
stop the exam
200
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normal sinus rhythm
200
Risk factors for cardiac
caffeine
smoking
obesity
family hx
sedentary lifestyle
SALTY diet
200
major risk factors for cardiac catheterization
bleeding out/clotting
NERVE damage
300
you have four cardiac rhythms:
*sustained asystole
*supraventricular tachycardia
*atrial fibrillation
*ventricular fibrillation
who are you going to see FIRST?
ventricular fibrillation
300
A nurse is teaching a group of clients about risk factors for developing pericarditis. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
Recent illness/virus
kidney failure
cancer
300
your client had a cardiac cath. 2 hours later, you need to be checking
pulses! (blood flow)
400
your patient has no pulse and is unresponsive. what do you do?
immediate defibrillation/CPR
400
cardiac valves - names
aortic
mitral (bicuspid)
tricuspid
pulmonary
400
an echocardiogram is for what?
(ultrasound of the heart)
how heart valves work
500
pacers have what in they rhythm strip (sometimes)
spikes
500
Blood flow of the heart
Right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, aorta , left ventricle, aorta
500
pacemaker of the heart
SA node