Cardio Drugs
This medication lowers blood pressure and the pulse rate. What type of medication is it?
BetaBlockers
Patient presents with a pulse rate of 186. What is this dysrhythmia?
Supraventricular tachycardia.
Digioxin Toxicity!!
What is the normal range for digioxin in the body? What is safe to administer?
1.5-2.0.
What are the 3 layers of the heart?
Epicardium, Myocardium, and endocardium
This type of medication can be given to lower HR, BP, for SVT, AFIB, and Aflutter. What is it?
A calcium Channel Blocker
While monitoring the patients ECG there are no P waves present. What is this dysrhythmia?
Atrial Fibrillation
Patient presents to the ER 3 days post abdominal surgery with calf swelling and pain on the left side. Whats the problem.
DVT.
What is the normal value for aPPT?
30-40Seconds
Name the shockable rhythms
Vtach and Vfib
How is nitroglycerin administered?
Sublingual.
This dysrhythmia is viewed as waves that cannot be measured and is commonly from low magnesium.
Torsades De points
Patient presents with crackles bilaterally, orthopnea, and blood tinged sputum. Whats the problem?
Left sided heart failure
55-70%
What are the four valves of the heart?
Triscupid valve, Biscupid valve, Pulmonic semilunar valve, aortic semilunar valve.
What is given for Ventricular fibrillation?
Lidocaine.
Amiodarione
A patient with peeked P waves and widen QRS with saw tooth shapes shown on ECG is presented as what?
A Flutter - Atrial Flutter
Patient with history of drug abuse presents with oslers nodes, roth spots, fever of 103.4, clubbing fingers, and crackles in the lungs. Whats the problem?
Endocarditis.
What is the normal level for LDLs?
Less than 100.
What disease can cause black fingers and toes?
Buergers disease
A patient has worsening left sided heart failure, what medications are given?
Diuretics (furosemide) Morphine, and positive inotropes.
A patients telemetry slows a nonlinear line. What is it?
Asytole.
Patient presents with BECS triad; JVD, extreme hypotension, and muffled heart sounds. Whats the problem?
Cardiac Tamponade
Whats the normal levels for HDL?
40 or higher
3 types of cardiomyopathy?
Restrictive, Dilated, and hypertrophic.