OFF BEAT
BREATHE EASY
MIXED BAG
MATTERS OF THE HEART
LOVE YOUR LIVER
PUMPS
200
Drug of choice for ventricular dysrhythmias
What is lidocaine?
200
Continuous bubbling in water seal chamber
What is an air leak?
200
One way flutter valve that allows air to flow out of chest
What is a Heimlich flutter valve?
200
Precursor to a myocardial infarction
What is unstable angina?
200
Breakdown of hgb from erythrocytes
What is jaundice?
200
Substance secreted from ventricles in response to changes in pressure
What is B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)?
400
Complication of atrial fibrillation
What is a blood clot?
400
Normal rise and fall of fluid in water seal chamber
What is tidaling?
400
Provides a smooth surface to guide the track into the airway
What is an obturator?
400
Side effect of statins
What is muscle weakness?
400
Traps ammonia in the bowel & increases excretion
What is lactulose?
400
Common side effect of ace inhibitors
What is cough?
600
Priority action for ventricular fibrillation
What is defibrillation?
600
This determines the amount of suction the patient recieves
What is the height in the suction control chamber?
600
Fluid to hung if TPN runs out
What is D10?
600
This cardiac medication may mask hypoglycemia
What is metoprolol?
600
Incubation period 14-180 days
What is Hepatitis C?
600
Inotrope which may cause low potassium
What is digoxin?
800
Treatment for new onset atrial fibrillation
What is synchronized cardioversion?
800
Sudden abscence of bubbling
What is a blockage?
800
Contraindication to lipid infusion
What is soy & eggs?
800
This drug classification may potentiate the action of digoxin leading to toxicity
What are calcium channel blockers?
800
Amiodarone, Acetaminophen & Allopurinol
What are hepatotoxic drugs?
800
Amount of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole
What is preload?
1000
Significance of a peaked T wave
What is hyperkalemia?
1000
Three nursing actions when a chest tube has been accidentally been pulled out
What is call a rapid response, have the patient exhale, & place 3 sided gauze over site?
1000
Position of patient when changing central line dressing or accessing ports
What is supine?
1000
Thrombolytics door to drug time
What is 30 minutes?
1000
Diet recommendation in acute stages of hepatic encephalopathy
What is low protein?
1000
Used to neutralize the effects of Warfarin
What is Vitamin K?