A&P
This heart sound is normally heard at the beginning of systole
What is S1?
This noninvasive test uses ultrasound to visualize heart structure and function
What is an echocardiogram?
Shortness of breath when lying flat is know as this.
What is orthopnea?
This lab test measures the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
What is a lipid profile?
The first nursing intervention for a patient experiencing chest pain is this assessment.
What is assessing the patients pain and obtaining vital signs?
This pair of valves separate the atria from the ventricles
What are the atrioventricular (AV) valves?
This imaging test measures the heart's electrical activity using electrodes.
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG)?
The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute and measures the hearts strength and health is known as this
What is cardiac output?
This cardiac biomarker is the most specific indicator of myocardial injury
What is troponin?
When auscultating heart sounds the nurse should listen to these areas.
What is aortic, pulmonic, Era's point, tricuspid, and mitral?
This chamber of the heart accepts all deoxygenated blood from your body
What is the right atrium?
This stress test uses medication with cardiac imaging to evaluate myocardial perfusion.
What is a nuclear stress test?
The force generated during each contraction is known as this
What is contractility?
This lab value rises in response to inflammation within the body.
What is C-reactive protein?
Following cardiac catheterization, the nurses priority assessment includes monitoring distal pulses and this major complication.
What is bleeding/hemorrhage?
This valve opens to allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
This invasive procedure visualizes coronary arteries after contrast dye is injected.
What is cardiac catheterization?
The amount of blood in the ventricles before they contract is known as this.
What is preload?
The peptide increases in heart failure due to ventricular stretching.
What is BNP?
After administering contract dye during cardiac catheterization, the nurse closely monitors this.
What is urine output?
This coronary artery rises from the left aortic sinus and divides into the left anterior descending (LAD) and circumflex branches
What is the left main coronary artery (LMCA)?
This procedure uses ultrasound to provide highly detailed images of the heart and its internal structures.
What is a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)?
The electrical activation of the cell caused by the influx of sodium into the cell while potassium exits the cell is known as this.
What is depolarization?
An elevated level of this amino acid is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease because it may damage blood vessel walls and promote clot formation.
What is homocysteine?
A patient develops chest pain during an exercise stress test. This would be the nurses priority action.
What is stop the test immediately and assess the patient?