Hypertension
Blood pressure of 130-139 over 80-89
What is Stage 1 Hypertension
A Primary cause of CAD:
What is Atherosclerosis?
A postop patient suddenly has dyspnea, chest pain and is tachycardic, the first intervention would be to:
Apply Oxygen
Primary cause of Angina:
What is Myocardial ischemia?
This assessment finding is concerning with a heart failure patient:
Weight gain of even 5 pounds in 1-2 days
Factors like Stress, obesity and smoking
What are causes of Primary Hypertension?
A drug that I may need to sit before I take it because can cause me to be dizzy?
What is Nitroglycerin?
A patient is receiving Heparin for DVT so the nurse would need to monitor the lab:
What is PTT?
Priority nursing intervention with MI:
ADMINISTER OXYGEN
D-Dimer. PT/INR, PT
What are coagulation labs?
Canned Soup with High Sodium
What are foods to avoid with Hypertension?
This is most worrisome lab value with cholesterol and risk with CAD:
What is elevated LDL?
A patient receiving Heparin develops Bloody stools, hematuria, and bleeding gums so we can anticipate the patient receiving:
What is Protamine Sulfate?
A cardiac patient has a heart rate of 48 this morning so the nurse would need to do what with the cardiac med?
Hold the cardiac Med Digoxin
Venous pooling, swelling, and Discolored skin are all signs of:
What is Venous insufficiency?
Having a blood pressure of 210/220 with blurred vision is an example of:
What is a hypertensive crisis?
This test visualizes Coronary Arteries:
What is Coronary Angiography?
Most common characteristic of a DVT:
What is Unilateral Warmth, tenderness and leg swelling?
Which patient condition would the nurse need to use caution before administering a beta Blocker?
What is Asthma?
Putting on compression hose to help prevent DVT the patient would need to be:
Lying in the bed-legs elevated not dangling
A patient taking lisinopril with swollen lips, tongue and face is a sign of:
What is Angioedema?
This antiplatelet drug is commonly use in correlation with CAD to prevent platelet aggregation:
What is Aspirin?
A patient with suspected PE is anxious and seems like they are about to have a panic attack because of:
What is hypoxia?
True or False:
Atenolol will not slow the heart rate:
False
This is a long acting Blood thinner that may used for maintenance with DVT/PE prevention:
What is Warfarin?