Potpourri
This is the color of football the Iowa Hawkeyes use in practice.
What is brown?
What is the formula for cardiac output and what is considered normal?
What is CO = SV x HR
4-6L/min
Terminate Asthma episodes
What is a bronchodilator
HCTZ decreased reabsorption of.
What is sodium?
What drug class is Losartan.
Angiotensin Receptor Block (ARB)
Losartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). This class of drugs lowers blood pressure by blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and is useful for patients who cannot tolerate ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors' adverse effects.
How many hearts does an Octopus have?
What is 3
One pumps blood to their whole systems, and two are dedicated just to the gills.
Segment of cardiac cycle from mitral valve closure to aortic valve closure
What is Systole
The structure where gas exchange occurs.
What is the alveoli?
Blocks cardiac calcium channels and vascular smooth muscle channels.
What is Diltiazem?
Which of the following is the most common adverse effect of calcium channel blockers?
A.) AV block
B.) Gynecomastia
C.) Nausea
D.) Edema
What is D.) Edema
All of these are possible side effects of calcium channel blockers, but the most common side effect is edema. Calcium channel blockers decrease blood pressure by hindering the influx of calcium into myocardial cells. They may also increase the diameter of blood vessels, which always results in decreased blood pressure.
What is the only animal that cant jump?
Elephants
This term means "slow heart" in Latin
What is bradycardia?
What breath sounds are high-pitched, musical, and are heard throughout the respiratory cycle?
What is Wheezing
High pitched wheezes caused by air passing through small airways such as bronchospasm
Associated with Asthma, COPD, CHF
Reduces production of angiotensin II.
What is the most appropriate action a nurse must take before administering digoxin?
What is monitor Potassium level?
Monitoring potassium is especially important because hypokalemia potentiates digoxin toxicity. Digoxin exhibits its therapeutic and toxic effects by poisoning the sodium-potassium ATPase.
What was the original color of Coca-Cola?
What is Green
Coca-Cola was originally green because of fresh cocoa leaves.
In order to determine a heart rate, one would count this wave on a rhythm strip
What is an "R wave""
Which 3 things can alter a patient on a nasal cannulas FI02?
1. VT (Tidal Volume)
2. RR (Respiratory Rate)
3. If the patient is mouth or nose breathing
Persistent cough is an adverse effect of which medication class.
What is ACE INHIBITORS
Blurred Vision and halos are signs of this drugs toxicity.
What is Digoxin?
Halos is a hallmark sign of digoxin toxicity. Digoxin exhibits its therapeutic and toxic effects by poisoning the sodium-potassium ATPase. The subsequent increase in intracellular sodium leads to increased intracellular calcium by decreasing calcium expulsion through the sodium-calcium, cation exchanger.
How many dimples are on a golf ball?
what is 366
Life threatening arrythmia that is characterized by ECG findings of RBBB and ST-segment elevations in the Precordial Leads (V1-V3).
What is Brugada Syndrome
Brugada syndrome is a genetic disease that predisposes patients to fatal cardiac arrhythmias
Approximately 80% of Brugada syndrome patients who develop ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation experience syncope. Palpitations and dizziness have also been described as possible symptoms.
Upon auscultation you hear deep, rumbling sounds that are more pronounced on expiration. What breath sound are you hearing?
What is Rhonchi
Usually indicative of thick secretions in the airways.
What is the serum therapeutic range for digoxin?
A.) 0.1-1.5 ng/mL
B.) 0.5-2.0 ng/mL
C.) 1.0-2.5 ng/mL
D.) 2.0-4.0 ng/mL
What is
B.) 0.5-2.0 ng/mL
What is the antidote for Heparin?
What is Protamine Sulfate
Protamine sulfate works by binding to Heparin and neutralizing its effects, thereby reversing the anticoagulant activity and helping to restore normal blood clotting.