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AKA right side heart failure
What is cor pulmonale?
Vegetative growths on valves.
What are Aschoff's nodules?
Another word for paroxysmal hypercyanotic episode.
What are tet spells?
What are pulmonary artery stenosis, RV hypertrophy, overriding aorta, and VSD?
Expandable mesh like structures designed to maintain vessel patency.
A localized weak and dilated wall of a blood vessel.
What is an aneurysm?
This is placed to correct symptomatic bradycardia.
What is a pacemaker?
The primary pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
Non-invasive test that shows ejection fraction.
What is an echocardiogram?
The two rhythms you can defibrillate.
What are v fib and pulseless v tach?
This is a common assessment finding with pulmonary edema.
What are crackles/rales?
Name one congenital heart defect that increases pulmonary blood flow.
What is patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, or ventricular septal defect?
Restoration of normal sinus rhythm by delivery of a synchronized electric shock.
What is cardioversion?
Name 2 valves in the heart.
What are mitral valve, pulmonic valve, aortic valve, and tricuspid valve?
What is 2.2 lbs?
The main cause of rheumatic fever.
What is Group A Strep?
What is assess insertion site for clotting/bleeding, assess CMST distal of insertion site, maintain bedrest, VS q15m, TED hose?
This is a common assessment finding indicating right side heart failure.
What is JVD?
Important teaching to provide any patient on antibiotics.
What is finish the prescription of antibiotics and do not stop them even though you feel better?!?!?!?!?!
Where new coronary vessels have formed and allow blood to perfuse through an alternate route.
What is collateral circulation?
Name 2 contraindications to giving TPA.
What is active/suspected bleeding, dissecting aortic aneurysm, recent head trauma, hemorrhagic stroke in the last year, surgery in the last 10 days, pregnancy, uncontrolled HTN, intracranial vessel malformation?
A BNP level above this number indicates heart failure.
What is >100 pg/mL?
AKA a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
An invasive procedure where a balloon catheter is inserted into a large artery and a balloon is inflated to narrow the wall of a coronary artery to aid in blood flow.
What is balloon angioplasty or Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty?
A non-invasive test that shows electrical conduction of the heart.
What is an electrocardiograph?