Cardiac Assessments
A sensation in the heart of a racing, pounding, fluttering or skipping a beat.
What is a palpitation?
This occurs during diastole and refers to the volume of blood filling the left ventricles prior to the beginning of systole.
What is Preload?
This is the recommended diet for individuals who have been diagnosed with HTN.
What is the DASH diet?
This is the most common side-effect among medications used to treat HTN.
What is hypotension?
This test may be ordered for any patient complaining of cardiac symptoms and is done by recording their heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles.
What is a 12-lead ECG?
This describes the beating of the heart, whether regular, irregular, too fast, or too slow.
What is cardiac rhythm?
Any medication or circumstance that increases the force of cardiac contraction are called this.
What is a positive inotrope?
Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, Peripheral Vascular, Renal and eyes are all examples of these.
What is a target organ system?
This classification of medication reduces preload by increasing the production of urine.
What is a diuretic?
These biochemical markers are enzymes that are released following an MI.
What are troponins?
These are the sounds you should hear for a regular heartbeat.
What are S1 and S2 sounds?
The volume of blood pumped out in one minute, determined by HR x SV.
What is Cardiac Output?
These systolic and diastolic BP recordings would indicate that an individual has HTN Stage 2.
What is >140 (systolic) and >90 (diastolic)?
This is an Angiotensin II receptor blocker used to treat HTN.
What is Losartan?
This is an ultrasound of the heart that records direction and flow of blood through the heart.
What is an echocardiogram?
This assesses the ratio between two different pulse readings from different points on the body.
What is the Apical-Radial pulse deficit?
Increased fluid intake, vasoconstriction, use of embolic stockings and Trendelenburg position are all factors that contribute to this.
What is increased Preload?
These are located in the arch of the aorta and they send messages to the brain regarding adequacy of BP.
What are Baroreceptors?
A symptom caused by ACE inhibitors that presents are swollen eyes, lips and tongue.
The total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides are all recorded in this blood lab test.
What is serum lipid levels?
Atypical symptoms, such as; Epigastric pain, jaw, arm or back pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, or palpitations.
What are cardiac symptoms that women often present with?
Medications such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and barbiturates are all referred to as this.
What is a negative inotrope?
This is a potent vasoconstrictor of the vascular smooth muscle, and acts to increase BP.
What is Angiotensin II?
This medication used to treat HTN, heart failure and edema, should be taken in the morning.
What is hydrochlorothiazide?
This evaluates the effect of exercise tolerance on an individuals cardiovascular function.
What is a stress test?