ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
TO PUMP BLOOD TO SUPPLY OXYGEN-ENRICHED RED BLOOD CELLS TO THE TISSUES OF THE BODY
A DISORDER IN WHICH CALCIUM AND CHOLESTEROL BUILD UP AND FORM PLAQUE INSIDE THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS
WHAT IS A WEAKNESS IN THE WALL OF THE AORTA CALLED
AORTIC ANEURYSM
IN WHAT POSITION DO WE TRANSPORT
POSITION OF COMFORT
WIDENING OF A TUBULAR STRUCTURE SUCH AS A CORONARY ARTERY
DILATION
WHERE DOES THE HEARTS ELECTRICAL IMPULSE START
SINUS NODE
WHAT IS THROMBOEMBOLISM
A BLOOD CLOT THAT FLOATS THROUGH A BLOOD VESSEL
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PACEMAKER AND IMPLANTED DEFRILLATOR
PACEMAKER: CAN NOT DELIVER A SHOCK
DEFIBRILLATOR: CAN DELIVER A SHOCK
DO WE PROVIDE OXYGEN? AND IF WE DO HOW MUCH
NC: MILD DYSPNEA
NRB: SERIOUS RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
CPAP: IF SIGNS OF PULMONARY EDEMA
BVM: UNCONSCIOUS
A HEART ATTACK; DEATH OF HEART MUSCLE FOLLOWING OBSTRUCTION OF BLOOD FLOW TO IT "ACUTE" IN THIS CONTEXT MEANS "NEW" OR "HAPPENING RIGHT NOW"
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
WHAT IS AUTOMATICITY
THE SPONTANEOUS CONTRACTION WITHOUT A STIMULUS FROM A NERVE SOURCE
CONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR AMI
SMOKING
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
DIABETES
LACK OF EXERCISE
OBESITY
WHAT IS A LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD)
ENHANCES THE PUMPING TO THE LEFT VENTRICULAR IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEART FAILURE OR IN A PATIENT WHO NEED A TEMP BOOST DUE TO AN MI
RUNS ON BATTERIES
DOSE OF ASPIRIN AND WHY DO WE GIVE IT
162 MG TO 324 MG (USE LOW DOSE 81MG)
PREVENTS NEW CLOTS FROM FORMING
A WEAKNESS IN THE WALL OF THE AORTA THAT MAKES IT SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUPTURE
AORTIC ANEURYSM
WHAT ARE THE TWO PARTS OF THE AUTONOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEFINE ANGINA PECTORIS
WHEN THE HEARTS NEED FOR OXYGEN EXCEEDS THE AVAILABLE SUPPLY
HOW DO YOU OPERATE AN AED
TURN IT ON AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS
NITROGLYCERINE: TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW
RELAXES THE MUSCLES OF THE BLOOD VESSEL WALLS
DILATES CORONARY ARTERIES
INCREASED BLOOD FLOW AND SUPPLY TO THE HEART
DECREASES THE WORKLOAD IF THE HEART
THE ONE WAY VALVE THAT LIES BETWEEN THE LEFT VENTRICLE AND THE AORTA AND KEEPS BLOOD FROM FLOWING BACK INTO THE LEFT VENTRICLE AFTER THE VENTRICLE EJECTS ITS BLOOD INTO THE AORTA; ON OF FOUR HEART VALVES
AORTIC VALVE
LIST THE TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
RED: CARRY OXYGEN AND REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE.
WHITE: FIGHT INFECTION
PLATELETS: HELP IN CLOTTING
PLASMA: FLUID THE CELLS FLOAT IN
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF AMI
SUDDEN ONSET OF WEAKNESS NAUSEA AND SWEATING
CHEST PAIN/DISCOMFORT. PRESSURE
IRREGULAR HEART BEAT /SYNCOPE
SOB
NAUSEA / VOMITING
PINK, FROTHY SPUTUM
SUDDEN DEATH
WILL AN AED SHOCK EVERYTIME
NO!
ASYSTOLE INDICATES NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY SO NO SHOCK CAN BE GIVEN
PEA NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY SO NO SHOCK WILL BE GIVEN
CONTRAINDICATIONS OF NITRO
SYSTOLIC PRESSURE LESS THAN 100 MM HG
HEAD INJURY
USE OF ED DRUGS WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 24-48 HOURS
MAXIMUM DOSE HAS BEEN DELIVERED
A RAPID HEART RHYTHM IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSE BEGINS IN THE VENTRICLE (INSTEAD OF ATRIA), WHICH MAY RESULT IN INADEQUATE BLOOD FLOW AND EVENTUALLY DETERIORATE INTO CARDIAC ARREST
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA