HTN
These are the primary risk factors for hypertension
What are: excessive Sodium Intake, Sedentary Lifestyle, BMI >25, Smoking, Heavy Alcohol Use, Stress, African American
This type of chest pain occurs when the heart requires more oxygen than usual and lasts less than 15 minutes. EKG is normal at rest, may have ST depression, T wave changes during episodes
What is stable angina?
HFpEF stands for?
What is heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (or diastolic heart failure)
This diagnostic test of the kidneys measures size, cysts, masses, lower-tract obstruction, urinary retention and is a Minimal risk
What is ultrasound?
A 70 year old patient is being treated for UTI develops new confusion, temperature 39.1°C (102.4°F), MAP 58, and the monitor shows sinus tach 126. Which action should the nurse take first?
See if the patient has tylenol ordered and give if available
Grab a UA quick and call the charge nurse
Give the oral Keflex stat
Call a rapid response system and remain with the patient
What is call a RRT?
Call a rapid response system and remain with the patient
These are the secondary causes of hypertension
What are Pregnancy, Medications, Brain tumors, Encephalitis
Kidney Disease, Cushing’s Disease, Primary Aldosteronism, Pheochromocytoma
These are cardiac enzymes on labs checked on a patient with chest pain
What are: Troponin, Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), Myoglobin
These are they symtoms of which sided HF?
JVD, Fatigue, weakness, Shortness of breath, Chest discomfort, Palpitations, Weight gain, Edema, Ascites, abdominal distention, Enlarged liver and, spleen
What is Right sided HF?
This is the type of injury in AKI that is from inadequate blood flow reaching the kidney such as three days of vomiting with BP 86/50
What is pre-renal?
Your 32 year old patient has a KUB x-ray ordered to look for Calculi, deposits, obstruction, and structure. What nursing priority should you assess for?
What is pregnancy?
These are the manifestations of HTN
What is NONE USUALLY!
o Headaches, Facial flushing, Dizziness, Fainting, Visual disturbances, retinal changes, Pedal edema
The acronym MONA stands for
What is Morphine, Oxygen, Nitro, Aspirin
This lab is indicative of volume overload when >400pg/mL
What is BNP?
This electrolyte imbalance manifests as peaked T waves or dysrhythmias, muscle weakness, and may require dialysis
What is hyperkalemia?
This class of medications cause vasoconstriction in patients with migraines such as Zolmitriptan, Sumatriptan, Eletriptan
This class of medications causes vasodilation, decreases myocardial contractility such as amlodipine
What are calcium channel blockers
This is the gold standard diagnostic test for a patient with a STEMI
What is heart catheterization?
GDMT stands for
Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (beta blocker, statins, ASA, ACE/ARB)
One kilogram of weight change is approximately
__________ of fluid
what is one liter?
This condition is characterized by repeated seizure activity without full recovery within a 30-min timeframe or a single prolonged seizure lasting more than 5 min. It requires immediate treatment to prevent permanent loss of brain function & death
What is status epilepticus?
This HTN medication is a Direct-Acting Vasodilator. Causes Direct arteriolar vasodilation- typical IV dose is 5-20mg
What is Hydralazine
This medication would be given at a critical access hospital with no catheterization lab for a patient with a STEMI.
What is fibrinolytics or TNK/TPA?
This is the typical age limit for heart transplant patients
What is 70 years or greater?
Hypotension, tachycardia, and tachypnea
suggest ___ sepsis
What is URO?
Multiple Sclerosis is z chronic, progressive, irreversible, autoimmune neurologic disorder of the _____ sheath of neurons in an immune-mediated attack or from infection
What is myelin?