Pulmonary HTN Basics
This condition is defined as elevated pressure in the pulmonary arterie
What is Pulmonary Hypertension
This diagnostic procedure is considered the gold standard for confirming pulmonary hypertension
What is a right hearth Cath
This electrolyte is commonly elevated in chronic kidney disease and can cause dangerous cardiac arrhythmias.
What is potassium
Nurses monitor this vital sign closely in pulmonary hypertension patients receiving vasodilators.
What is blood pressure?
This sterile solution is infused into the abdomen during peritoneal dialysis.
What is dialysate?
This side of the heart works harder in pulmonary hypertension
What is the right ventricle?
Name three common symptoms patients experience with pulmonary hypertension during activity.
Atypical Chest pain/Fatigue/SOB/Peripheral edema/Syncope/Exertional Dyspnea/Palpations
Muscle cramps, numbness, and tingling may occur when this electrolyte becomes low in CKD patients.
What is calcium?
This nursing intervention helps decrease oxygen demand in pulmonary hypertension patients.
What is clustering care and promoting rest?
The three phases of peritoneal dialysis include fill, dwell, and this first phase.
What is drain
This medication class helps remove excess fluid and reduce workload on the heart
What are diuretics
Fainting episodes related to poor cardiac output are called this.
What is Syncope
Patients with CKD often develop itching caused by buildup of waste products in the blood
What is pruritis
Nurses should assess this access site for bruit and thrill in dialysis patients.
What is an AV fistula or graft?
This high-glucose component of dialysate helps remove excess fluid during peritoneal dialysis
What is Dextrose?
This WHO group of pulmonary hypertension is caused when a previous pulmonary embolism fails to dissolve and instead, it organizes and hardens into scar tissue, blocking and narrowing the pulmonary arteries
CTEPH (Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension)
Elevated BNP levels may indicate strain on this chamber of the heart
What is the right ventricle
This manifestation of chronic kidney disease causes persistent tiredness due to decreased erythropoietin production.
What is Anemia
This process moves solutes such as urea across a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration during dialysis.
What is diffusion?
Patients receiving peritoneal dialysis are at risk for this respiratory issue caused by increased abdominal pressure.
What is Shortness of Breath?
Name both the Brand and Generic names for the two IV Prostacyclin therapy
Epoprostenol /Veletri
Treprostinil/Remodulin
This exercise-based diagnostic test evaluates activity tolerance and oxygen saturation
What is the 6 minute walk test
This acid-base imbalance commonly occurs in advanced chronic kidney disease due to inability to excrete hydrogen ions.
What is metabolic acidosis
Patients receiving dialysis should follow these 4 types of dietary restriction.
What are fluid, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus restrictions
Certain antibiotics may be administered directly into the dialysate using this route to treat peritonitis.
What is the intraperitoneal route?