Location, Location, Location
MY oh MI
Sudden Death (OR NOT hopefully)
Virtues of 12 leads
Meds and More
100
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
What is an artery?
100
A drug that is used in most instances as the initial treatment to treat anginal pain and improve coronary flow.
What is Nitroglycerin?
100
The sudden disruption in heart function produces an abrupt loss of CO and cerebral blood flow
What is Sudden Cardiac Death?
100
When referring to ACS the saying is TIME IS.....
What is Muscle.
100
The medicine given for CP if not relieved with NTG
What is Morphine.
200
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
200
The majority of these affect the LV and are usually described based on the location (Anterior, Inferior, Lateral, Septal or posterior wall)
What is a MI or myocardial infarction?
200
After successful resuscitation of an episode of SCD, the nursing intervention that is most important.
What is continuous ECG monitoring
200
An anterior STEMI is usually from acute thrombotic occlusion of what coronary artery — also known as the “widow maker.”
What is Left anterior descending?
200
The 58 yr old is in Cardiac Rehab program the patient should stop exercising when this happens
what is chest pain or dyspnea
300
The only artery that carries unoxygenated blood.
What is the pulmonary artery?
300
A serum cardiac biomarker protein released into the blood from necrotic heart muscle
What is troponin I or Troponin T?
300
The goal of this procedure is to open the blocked artery within 90 minutes of arrival to a facility
What is PCI or percutaneous coronary intervention?
300
What is a anterior STEMI
300
What medicine can a male who has had an MI take before sexual activity?
What is prophylactic NTG
400
Feeds the coronary arteries.
What is the aorta?
400
Nationwide what is the door to ECG goal for Patients with chest pain
What is less than 10 minutes
400
An occlusive thrombus that creates elevation in the ST segment in the ECG
What is a STEMI
400
What is the goal treatment for all STEMI's regardless of pattern
What is quick coronary revascularization
400
The inferior MI will show changes in what leads on the ECG?
What is II III and aVF?
500
The major artery that provides blood and oxygen to the SA node and AV node.
What is the right coronary artery (RCA)?
500
Heart rate, contractility, preload, and afterload.
What is the four influences on cardiac output?
500
Cardiogenic shock requires aggressive treatment and may require the patient to have this invasive therapy placed.
What is a (IABP) Intraaortic balloon pump
500
The medicine you do not give with an inferior MI
What is Nitroglycerin
500
A tear in the inner layer of the LARGE blood vessel branching off the heart?
What is aortic dissection?
600
• (1) inherited predisposition to angiogenesis (2) presence of chronic ischemia contribute to the growth of ...
What is Collateral Circulation?
600
A drug that is a potent platelet activator and should be administered as soon as possible if suspected ACS (If no allergies)
What is Aspirin
600
The most common approach to preventing a recurrence of SCD is the use of?
What is an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
600
What is Inferior STEMI?
600
When obtaining a 12 lead ECG on a Patient where does the v6 lead go?
What is midaxillary line? ( directly under midpoint of the armpit)