Heart Hustlers
This class of drugs used for HF works similarly to ACEs, but may be used as an alternative if a patient cannot tolerate the ACEs.
ARBs
This type of infectious disease usually occurs in people with prosthetic heart valves, people who use IV drugs, or long-term indwelling catheters.
Infective Endocarditis
This lab, if elevated above a certain level, may indicate that a patient has heart failure.
BNP > 100
This study, whether invasive or noninvasive, may be done on a patient to determine the progression of their heart failure as it is the most reliable.
Echocardiogram
This is the correct sequence of cardiac conduction through the heart.
SA Node -> AV Node -> Bundle of His -> Purkinje Fibers
True or False:
Cardiomyopathy occurs when the hearts cardiac output is affected.
True
This type of infectious disease often occurs after a patient has going Group A beta-hemolytic strep and requires prompt treatment with Penicillin.
Rheumatic Endocarditis
This drug, often used for aortic regurgitation, helps decrease afterload on the heart.
Lisinopril
This is the most common side effect of taking an ACE inhibitor.
Persistent, hacking cough
This is the most reliable sign of cardiac arrest.
Absence of a carotid pulse
This is what a patient can expect lifelong after receiving a mechanical heart valve.
Lifelong anticoagulant therapy
This class of drugs is used as the first line of treatment for HTN, and decreases fluid volume.
Diuretics
This hallmark symptom is present in patients with pericarditis due to inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
Chest pain
This might be suspected in a patient if they stated, "I am seeing a funny yellow color around the lights."
Digitalis Toxicity
This class of drugs used for HF causes vasodilation which decreases afterload, diuresis, that will slow the progression of cardiomyopathy.
ACE Inhibitors
These are the manifestations of a patient with left-sided heart failure.
Weak peripheral pulses, crackles in the lungs, dyspnea, orthopnea, SOB
This lab may be drawn in the ED if a patient reports crushing chest pain and can indicate myocardial tissue injury.
Troponin
These are the manifestations of right-sided heart failure.
Dependent edema, hepatomegaly, ascites, weight gain
This is the first type of diagnostic test that a nurse can expect to be ordered in a patient suspected of having endocarditis.
Blood Cultures
This drug used for HF improves the hearts contractility, but it is important to monitor potassium levels before administering.
Digitalis
This type of education may be given at discharge to a patient newly diagnosed with HF.
Low sodium diet, daily weights, take medications, monitor BP, s/s to monitor for
True or False:
The AV node is the primary pacemaker of the heart.
False
This type of arrythmia is the most common in patients with mitral stenosis.
Atrial Fibrillation
These are nursing actions to take for a patient who has just had a cardiac catheterization.
Make sure the patient is lying flat for 2-6 hours, monitor for arrhythmias, monitor for s/s of stroke, assess the area of insertion
This type of treatment may be ordered and can be expected by the nurse if a patient is suspected to have severe digitalis toxicity.
Dialysis