Hypertension
Important electrolyte to decrease in patients with hypertension?
Sodium (NA+)
Measuring this type of pressure gives us the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.
Pulse Pressure
The number of small boxes that equal to 6 seconds on ECG paper.
30
This medication is used for rate control in narrow complex tachycardias and A-fib or A-Flutter.
What is diltiazem(cardizem) a CCB?
The three layers of the heart
What are the epicardium, myocardium, and the endocardium?
<120/80
What is normal blood pressure?
Can be caused by physical exertion or emotional upset
What is Angina?
Ventricular depolarization on an ECG is represented by this.
What is a QRS complex?
The electrical conduction of the heart pathway.
What is SA Node to AV Node to Bundle of His to Purkinje fibers?
Name 3 Signs and Symptoms of Hypertension.
Change in vision/chest pain/SOB
Headache/high BP/Dizziness
Irritable
Epistaxis/Renal dysfunction
Forgetfulness/Fatigue
Name 3 Physical Characteristics of CVD.
Edema/Pitting
JVD
Clubbing of fingers/toes
Cyanosis
Cool/Cold Skin
A client in the hospital suddenly goes into ventricular fibrillation (VFIB). This is your first intervention.
Defib
A test to assess how blocked a client's coronary arteries are.
What is Cardiac Catheterization?
What a client needs to be tested for when they stand too quickly and become dizzy.
What is Orthostatic Hypotension?
Reduced pulse pressure, hypotension, tachycardia, and reduced urine output all affect this.
What is Cardiac Output?
The heart rate of a client in Normal Sinus Rhythm.
What is 60-100?
Treatment for symptomatic Bradycardia.
What is Atropine?
Withhold these medications before a patient's cardioversion.
anticoagulants
This type of emergency is associated with target organ damage.
What is a Hypertensive Emergency?
Two important labs are drawn for any cardiac patient with signs and symptoms of CVD.
Troponin and CK-MB
Name a treatment for SVT.
Cardioversion
Adenosine
CCB
Beta Blockers