Assessment
Intermittent claudication is a prominent clinical manifestation
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)?
Most commonly used cardiac biomarker
Type of medication that vasodilates and decreases ischemia
What are nitrates (or Nitroglycerin)?
Most important safety component when de-fibrillating a patient
What is "stand clear from the patient"?
The "silent killer"
What is Hypertension?
Most accurate way to monitor fluid loss with diuretics
What are I&O's and daily weight?
Neurohormone that helps regulate blood pressure and fluid volume
What is BNP (Brain Naturetic Peptide)
Warfarin is this type of medication
What is an anticoagulant?
Humidification should be used over _____ liters of oxygen
What are 4 L of oxygen or more per minute
Chronic inflammation disease of the airways that causes hyperresponsiveness, mucosal edema and mucous production
What is asthma?
Heart failure that presents with pulmonary congestion & dyspnea on exertion
What is left sided heart failure?
Decrease in the free hydrogen ion level of the blood, arterial pH > 7.45
What is alkalosis?
2 key electrolytes to monitor when administering diuretics (especially IV)
What are potassium and sodium?
Respiratory device that you inhale deeply in to expand your lungs
What is an incentive spirometer?
Episodes or paroxysmal pain or pressure in the anterior chest when the need for O2 exceeds the demand
What is angina pectoris?
Top two important assessments when administering beta blockers
*Think vitals*
What are hypotension and bradycardia?
Electrolyte responsible for maintaining heart and muscle contraction & cardiac electrophysiology
What is Potassium?
Medication used to reduce inflammation with pericarditis
*NOT Ibuprofen/Motrin*
What is Colchicine?
Type of oxygen delivery system that delivers most accurate oxygen concentration without intubation
What is a venturi mask?
What is stenosis?
3 "S" of obstructive sleep apnea
What are snoring, sleepiness and significant other report (of apnea episodes)
Typical therapeutic INR level for someone on Warfarin
What is 2-3.5?
The time range Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can be given within after symptoms begin?
What is 24-48 hours?
Precautions initiated with suspected or confirmed cases of Tuberculosis (and what PPE are included)
What are airborne precautions (gloves, mask [N95])
Life threatening complication in which air continues to enter the pleural space during aspiration and does not exit during expiration
What is a tension pneumothorax?