Medications
Treatment of hypertension involves which particular class of drugs that helps reduce plasma volume?
What are diuretics?
What is a normal QT interval (seconds) and what does it represent?
What is 0.34-0.43 seconds and the time between the onset of ventricular depolarization and ventricular repolarization?
Lifestyle changes recommended to manage hypertension include reducing the intake of this mineral.
What is sodium (or salt)?
Headache, chest pain & discomfort, dizziness, nausea & vomiting, heart palpitations; these are risk factors for what disease.
What is hypertension?
What is the immediate nursing action for a patient experiencing ventricular fibrillation? Symptoms include patient being apneic and pulseless.
What is initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and calling for a code?
This nursing consideration is crucial when administering loop diuretics like furosemide to hypertensive patients, as it may lead to which electrolyte imbalance?
What is monitoring for hypokalemia?
A client's electrocardiogram strip shows atrial and ventricular rates of 80 complexes per minute. The PR interval is 0.14 second, and the QRS complex measures 0.08 second. The nurse should interpret this rhythm as:
What is Normal Sinus Rhythm?
This diagnostic procedure is questioned by nurses after the placement of a permanent pacemaker.
What is MRI?
In the context of dysrhythmias, nurses should assess for this important clinical sign that may indicate a lack of oxygen.
What is cyanosis?
Defibrillation is primary indicated for this type of dysrhthmias.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
Commonly used to treat ventricular arrhythmias, this Class III antiarrhythmic medication can prolong the QT interval and requires careful monitoring.
What is amiodarone?
The nurse obtains a rhythm strip on a patient who had a MI and makes the following analysis : no visible p waves, PR interval not measurable, ventricular rate 162, R-R interval regular, and QRS wide and distorted, and QRS duration of 0.18 seconds. The nurse interprets the patient's cardiac rhythm as...?
What is Ventricular Tachycardia?
Nurses should assess the patient's medical history for risk factors such as family history, obesity, and this modifiable risk factor commonly associated with hypertension.
What is use of tobacco?
Health care providers may change prescribed medicine if lifestyle changes are not enough to control what BP values.
What is systolic BP 130 or higher, diastolic 80 or higher?
This action involves a series of physical movements and is used to treat certain types of supraventricular tachycardias by stimulating the vagus nerve.
What is the Valsalva maneuver?
Which two classes of antidysrhythmic drugs have nearly identical cardiac effects?
What are beta blockers & calcium channel blockers?
Identified by a widened QRS complex and bizarre-looking QRS morphology, this dysrhythmia originates from multiple, erratic impulses within the ventricles.
What is torsades de pointes?
Alcohol increases blood levels of the hormone renin, which causes the blood vessels to constrict, hence increasing blood pressure. The limited consumption amount of alcohol intake for men and women are....?
What is 1 drink for women and 2 drinks max for men?
Individuals with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation may experience this severe symptom, which is a medical emergency requiring immediate attention.
What is loss of consciousness or syncope?
This is a medical procedure used for low energy shocks and the treatment for unstable atrial flutter.
What is Cardioversion (with adjacent Heparin therapy)?
This medication can lead to increased blood pressure and should be avoided in individuals with hypertension.
What is pseudoephedrine? (or decongestants)
The nurse notes that a patient's heart monitor shows that every other beat is earlier than expected, has no visible P wave, and has a QRS complex that is wide and bizarre in shape. How will the nurse document the rhythm?
What is Ventricular Bigeminy?
These six salty foods stated by the American Heart Association should be consumed in moderation to help manage dietary sodium intake.
What is sandwiches? and...
What is bread, cured meats, pizzas, soups, and poultry?
Most sudden cardiac death result from these two kind of dysrhythmias.
What is ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation?
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) encourages increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products. It also recommends reducing sodium intake to below this daily threshold.
What is 2,300 milligrams or ideally 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day?