Patho's
Signs
Meds
Procedures
Teaching
100
may be age-related degenerative change
What is aortic stenosis
100
High left ventricular pressure and backward movement of blood. (from catheterization)
What is aortic reguritation
100
this drug works by inhibiting cell wall synthesis in susceptable organisms
What is Penicellin G
100
invasive nonsurgical procedure to enlarge a narrowed valve opening.
What is balloon valvoplasty
100
teaching for a patient who is dyspneic at night.
What is sleep in a sitting position
200
damage to the valve cusps or papillary muscles, carditis's, syphilis, inflammatory conditions
What is Aortic regurgitation
200
strong pulse with quick sharp beats followed by a sudden calapse of force.
What is water-hammer pulse
200
ASA
What is acetylsalicylic acid
200
sugical technique to separate fused valve leaflets
What is commissurotomy
200
to prevent tachycardia and heart palpitations avoid...
What is stimulants like caffeine (coffee)
300
primarily a sequela of rheumatic carditis
What is Mitral stenosis
300
dyspneic at night
What is pulmonary hypertension
300
slows heart rate and increases force of contractioin.
What is digoxin
300
repair of the valve leaflets and fibrous ring
What is annuloplasty
300
for low sodium diets avoid....
What is canned soups, fast foods and condiments
400
is associated with rheumatic carditis and mitral valve prolapse
What is mitral regurgitation
400
shortness of breath and moist lung sounds
What is pulmonary congestion
400
toxicity is called cinchonism
What is quinidine
400
length of time for the atrial septum puncture to close
What is within 6 months
400
substance that interfers with the metabolism of the anticoagulant warfarin, and may contribute to bleeding risk.
What is alcohol (ETOH)
500
from calcium deposits in valve cells
What is stenosis
500
"click" during ventricular systole
What is mitral valve prolapse
500
signs of cinchinism
What is ringing in the ears, headache, nausea, dizziness and fever.
500
last resort surgery for damaged valves
What is valve replacement.
500
requires close monitoring of prothrombin time.
What is oral anticoagulant therapy (warfarin)
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