Hematology
What hematological disorder is referred to as the "Christmas Disease?"
What is Hemophilia B?
Which leukemia is most common in children?
What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)?
These antihypertensive medications end in -lol and block the effects of epinephrine, causing a decreased HR and BP.
What are beta blockers?
What is Stroke Volume? Include the chamber of the heart it relates to.
What is the amount of blood leaving the left ventricle with each heartbeat?
True or False: A patient with dementia can be treated with thrombolytics.
What is False? Dementia is a contraindication for thrombolytic therapy.
Name two hypochromic and microcytic anemias.
What are Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Thalassemia?
What malignancy starts in the bone marrow and lymph structures and results in proliferation of lymphocytes?
What is Lymphoma?
This race has the highest prevalence of HTN in the world, it's more aggressive, and develops at a younger age.
What are African Americans?
What four interventions/medications are used with angina?
What are Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerin, and Aspirin?
What are the three phases of rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome?
Which anemia is often caused from too little intrinsic factor in the stomach causing decreased absorption of cobalamin?
What is Pernicious Anemia?
What disorder is Reed-Sternberg related to?
What is Hodgkin's Disease?
Name at least 4 of the American Heart Association's "Simple 7" Steps to prevent cardiac problems?
What are manage BP, control cholesterol, reduce blood sugar, get active, eat better, lose weight, and stop smoking?
What are two indicators on an EKG that a patient is having an MI?
What are ST elevation, prolonged Q wave, or T wave inversion?
On an EKG, which lead has a full 6-second strip across the bottom?
What is Lead II?
What two disorders is "therapeutic phlebotomy" often used to relieve symptoms?
What are Hemochromatosis and Polycythemia?
What is the most common blood cancer?
What is Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?
Because of this, the patient may need radiofrequency ablation of renal nerves (renal denervation) because of overactive renal nerves releasing too much renin>
What is resistant hypertension?
During afterload, which chamber of the heart is related to Systemic Vascular Resistance and which is related to Pulmonary Vascular Resistance?
What is the left ventricle for SVR and right ventricle for PVR?
What is the initial treatment of a patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome?
What is IV Nitroglycerin?
What disorder causes widespread blood clots and then anticoagulant products start building up while the factors run out, so patients are at risk for "bleeding out?"
During which stage of treatment are one or two additional courses of the same drugs given to destroy remaining leukemic cells that were not seen?
What is the Consolidation stage?
What treatment is most effective with hypertensive crisis?
What is sodium nitroprusside?
What does "PCI" mean regarding treatment for an MI?
What is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Heart Cath and stent)?
This occurs when O2 and nutrients supplied to the tissues are inadequate because of severe left ventricular failure, papillary muscle rupture, ventricular septal rupture, LV free wall rupture, or right ventricular infarction and requires aggressive management.
What is cardiogenic shock?