Heart Health
The leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States
What is heart disease?
The right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle
What are the four hollow chambers of the heart?
This is known as the pacemaker of the heart
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
These medications relieve chest pain
What are antianginals?
A surgical procedure in which ischemic areas of the myocardium are vascularized
What is a coronary artery bypass graph (CABG)?
The apex
The point of maximal impulse, where the heart sounds are the loudest.
It divides the atrial chambers
What is the interatrial septum?
The ability to spontaneously initiate an impulse
What is automaticity?
Types of antihypertensive medications
What are Angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers?
A nursing intervention for a patient who reports being shocked by their ICD
What is a cardiac assessment, obtain an EKG, and notify the provider?
The outer layer of the heart wall.
What is the epicardium?
The four cardiac valves
What is the tricuspic, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic?
This node kicks in if the pacemaker of the heart fails
What is the AV node?
These medications are used in combination with lifestyle modification to decrease the risk of CAD
What are antilipemics?
Used to treat arrhythmias through the destruction of abnormal electrical impulses or conduction pathways
What is cardiac ablation?
The power of the cardiovascular system.
What is the cardiac conduction system?
The minimum for mean arterial pressure (MAP)
What is 60 mm Hg?
The firing rate of the purkinje fibers node
What is 20-40 bpm?
A nursing intervention before giving beta-blockers
What is assess BP and HR
An elective or emergent procedure to correct tachyarrhythmias
What is synchronized cardioversion?
Someone dies from cardiovascular disease in the United States
What happens every 33 seconds?
Cardiac output equation
What is heart rate x stroke volume = cardiac output?
The spread of electrical activity
What is the Sinoatrial (SA node), atrioventricular (AV) node, Bundle of His, right and left bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers?
A nursing intervention for a patient taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet medications
What is assess for signs of bleeding and patient education
A type of pacemaker that is located in both the ventricle and atrium?
What is a dual pacemaker?