Meds/Labs
This class of drugs interrupts the movement of calcium into cells of the heart and blood vessels to lower blood pressure
Calcium channel blockers
This is why angina causes chest pain
What is hypoxia to cardiac tissue
Nursing intervention for acute Chronic Stable Angina
What is semi-fowler's position, oxygen, monitor vitals for elevated BP and HR
Manifestations of peripheral artery disease
thin or shiny skin, loss of hair, and dimished peripheral pulses
Decrease the HR and cardiac output by blocking the effects of adrenalin
Beta-Blockers
Slows the clotting process and prevent clumping of platelets
Anticoagulants & Antiplatelets
Characteristics of chronic stable angina
intermittent chest pain with the same pattern of onset, duration, and intensity goes away with rest
Monitor for this common dysrhythmia after Coronary Artey Bypass Graft surgery
What is atrial fibrillation
Monitor for these after surgery to improve PAD
skin color and temperature, capillary refill, presence of pulses distal to operative site, sensation and movement of extremity
Small battery-operated device that helps the heart beat in a regular rhythm
Pacemaker
A marker of inflammation, increased in many clients with CAD
What is C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Give sublingual Nitroglycerin this way for angina
What is every 5 minutes three times
Primary nursing interventions after PCI
monitor for recurrent angina, catheter site bleeding, heart rhythm, neuro assessment of involved extremity, and keep client on bedrest
Nursing interventions for a client who had aortic surgery
Maintain adequate blood pressure, give antibiotics, assess peripheral pulses, skin temperature and color, capillary refill time, sensation and movement of extremities, and monitor hourly urine output
Small mesh tube that is placed in an artery to maintain restored blood flow
Stent
Lipid levels that increase the risk of CAD
Cholesterol greater than 200 and Triglycerides greater than 150
This peripheral artery disease symptom occurs with exercise
intermittent claudication
The first line of treatment for MI
Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention
Name three lifestyle risk factors increasing the risk of CVD?
Smoking, excess alcohol intake, sedentary behaviour, high cholesterol, saturated fat and cholesterol diet.
Battery powered device that tracks heart rate and delivers an electric shock to restore a normal heart beat.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator(ICD)
Side effects of long-acting nitrites
headache and orthostatic hypotension
what labs are important in diagnosing MI?
ck-mb & troponin levels
Reduce the production of Cholesterol by the liver
Statins
Symptoms; shortness of breath, sudden weight gain/loss, decreased appetite, edema in ankles feet, legs and abdomen, increased urination at night, enlarged heart.
Heart Failure
best time of day to administer a diuretic
in the am
check INR if taking this drug
Coumadin
which dysrhythmias are life threatening emergencies and require defibrillation?
v tach and v fib
treatment for pulmonary edema
diuretic such as furosemide
blurred vision, anorexia, vomiting are signs of what drug toxicity
digoxin
pericardial rub is heard with which kind of cardiac infection?
pericarditis
Theraputic level of Coumadin
2 to 3 sec
MONA is a treatment protocol for what kind of condition?
MI
rheumatic fever is associated with kind of infectious disease?
Strep throat
what do you do if you find a patient that is unresponsive and has no pulse?
normal range of potassium (K)
3.5-5 mEq/L
Clopidogrel is what class of drug?
anti platelet agregator
which dysrhythmia puts a person at risk for blood lot in the heart?
A fib
what lab is associated with heart failure and will be elevated?
BNP
signs of abdominal aortic anyurism
pulsating mass on the abdomin
sensation of heart beating in the area
bruit heard over the area