What Am I?
Disease Process
Disease Process
I am what you call the precursor to heart attacks. I am a pesky thing that causes fibrous and fatty deposits in the blood vessels. What Am I?
What is Atherosclerosis?
What chamber of the heart receives de-oxygenated blood?
What is the Right Atrium?
I am an Alpha Beta Blocker. What is my name?
What is Labatelol?
The cardiac cycle consists of two phases, what are they called?
What is Systole & Dialstole?
The nurse is planning care for the client with a stable aneurysm prior to surgery. What is the priority care for this patient?
What is addressing the patient's anxiety?
My patient said that it hurts to walk and I have to stop and start again. I know that is important, but I don't remember what they have. Can you tell me what they have?
What is PVD?
The average size of the Heart is about the size of a _______?
What is a fist?
I am a potassium sparing diuretic, what is my name?
What is Spironolactone?
What are the 5 "P's" of Peripheral Arterial Disease? (Name all 5)
What is:
Paresthesia
Pallor
Pulselessness
Pain
Poikilothermia
A nurse is caring for a patient who has PVD and ulcers on the toes. What is a major risk factor for ulceration of the extremities?
What is impaired circulation?
My disease has a special name that was named after the person who discovered me. I cause spasm of the arteries in the upper and lower extremities. What is my name?
What is Raynaud's Disease?
The nurse knows that a normal ejection fraction is between________?
What is 50-70%?
Hydrochlorothiazide is prescribed for the patient. What should the nurse check in the patient record for before giving the medication?
What is a Sulfa allergy?
Name four (4) modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). (There is multiple choices that are acceptable)
What are:
Smoking
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia
Diabetes Mellitus
Weight
Diet
Sedentary Lifestyle
Stress
Normal blood pressure is usually 120/80 (Give or take), But what is it called when a patient's blood pressure is 200/160 and the patient is symptomatic?
What is Hypertensive crisis or Malignant hypertension
I usually accompany my friend hypertension to the patient party, but I get very angry when someone pushes on my abdominal area. What am I?
What is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)?
What is the name of the chamber of the valve that goes into the lungs during the cardiac cycle?
What is the Pulmonic Valve?
A nurse is caring for a patient with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). What medication would be given as the FIRST in-patient treatment?
What is IV Heparin?
A nurse utilizes what intervention to monitor the patient for adequate cardiac output? (3 acceptable answers)
Assessment of lung sounds
Obtain and monitor vital signs
Assessment of central & peripheral edema
A nurse is assessing a patient with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), she sees an ominous indicator of pulmonary embolus that the patient is having. What did she see?
What is hemoptysis?
I have caused an extremity to become white, cold and painful. Apparently, I'm quite the emergency. What am I?
What is Total Artery Occlusion?
_____________(blank) is the force the heart has to pump against to get blood out to the body. What is the term?
What is Afterload?
A nurse is caring for a patient who has been started on a new prescription for a loop diuretic. What nutritional intervention is the most appropriate for the nurse to add to the patient teaching plan?
What is the correct pathway of electrical conductivity in the heart? (Describe step one through step five)
What is the
SA Node
AV Node
Bundle of His
R/L Bundle Branches
Purkinje Fibers
A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a thin, 72 year old gentleman?
What is Between the 5th & 6th intercostals, left mid-clavicular line?