Ewww...germs!
What two things should be avoided to have on when it comes to good hand hygeine?
Excess jewelry and artificial nails
Equipment used to take manual blood pressure
Patient identifiers besides name and DOB
Home address, telephone number, social security number
Name the four valves
tricuspid, bicuspid (mitral), pulmonary, aortic
How many leads are in a 12-lead EKG?
10
What is often the first step in ensuring that medical equipment is as clean as possible?
Sanitization
High Blood Pressure (Stage 2)
Systolic 140 or greater
Diastolic 90 or greater
Asking "does the patient have allergies to medications, food, and environmental allergies" fall under what history?
Medical history
The AV node fires at what rate and is known as what?
40-60bpm, "gatekeeper"
How many leads does the Holter monitor have?
5
Chemical disinfections are to be used on what?
supplies and equipment
8 pulse sites
temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, pedal
What should the patient take off when preparing for an EKG?
Their shirt (undressed from waist up), panty hose or tights, Jewelry, and cell phone
The right coronary artery carries oxygenated blood to where?
right atrium, right ventricle, part of the left atrium, and the inferior wall of the left ventricle
Where do you place the leads during a stress test?
V1-V6 same place as a 12-lead EKG and the limb leads go on right clavicle/shoulder area, left clavicle/shoulder area, left lower abdominal area, right lower abdominal area
Documentation provided by manufacturers of potentially harmful substances that lists chemical components
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Pulse evaluation is based on what?
rate, rhythm, or regularity and volume or strength
If patient has tremors or is cold and shivering, ask patient to place their hands how?
palm side down and slightly under buttocks
Occlusion of the sinoatrial node artery can manifest what on EKG tracing?
Extreme sinus bradycardia
What is the purpose of the green lead in stress testing and ambulatory testing?
It serves as a ground and helps reduce artifacts
List the steps for washing hands
1. Wet hands
2. Apply Soap
3. Rub hands for 20 seconds
4. Rinse hands
5. Dry hands
6. Use paper towel to turn off faucet
Heart rate can be affected by which variables?
age, activity level, fitness level, emotions, body position, body size, medications, environmental temperature, illness, and medical conditions
Instruct patient to avoid talking and not moving for how long?
10 seconds
Trace the blood as it goes through the heart.
Deoxygenated Blood goes into the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava, RA, TV, RV, PV, P Vein, Lungs to get oxygenated, Pulmonary Artery, LA, MV, LV, AV, Aorta, to the rest of the body.
AVL assists with what limb tracing?
Left Arm