Dysrhythmias
In Normal Sinus Rhythm, this is the order of heartbeat waves on an ECG
What is P, QRS, T
What a patient with heart failure should report to their doctor after weighing themselves every morning
What is a 1 lb weight gain overnight
This is the main symptom of both angina and MI
What is chest pain
The only fluid that can be run with blood transfusions
What is Normal Saline
The diet recommended to help with hypertension
What is the DASH diet
(Low sodium, meat protein, full-fat dairy items)
(Increase fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and nuts)
The lab value used to determine if Warfarin has reached therapeutic levels
What is INR
What you do first when you see V-Tach on a patient's ECG reading
What is check a pulse
The traditional symptoms of right-sided heart failure
What are peripheral edema and JVD
The way the nurse can assess if a patient has either regurgitation or stenosis of a heart valve
The priority nursing intervention for any patient presenting with chest pain
What is an ECG
The name for having low levels of RBC, WBC, and platelets in the blood
What is pancytopenia
The balance heart failure patients need to find in their daily activities
What is exercise and rest
The drug class of aspirin
What is an antiplatelet
Treatment for bradycardias when medications do not work
What is a pacemaker
The traditional symptoms of left-sided heart failure
What are dyspnea and crackles in the lungs
The ECG change seen in pericarditis patients
What is ST elevation in all leads
The best lab result to confirm a patient is suffering from an MI
What is troponin
The nutrient needed for patients with pernicious anemia
What is Vitamin B12
What are buffets, salad bars, and undercooked/raw meat
The two types of diuretics that nurses need to monitor for hypokalemia
What are loop and thiazide diuretics
Two major complications nurses should watch for in patients with A-fib
What is stroke and PE
The best diagnostic tool to determine the extent of heart failure
What is an echocardiogram
This is the disease that all valvular heart diseases lead to if interventions are not taken
What is heart failure
How long the hospital has to get a patient having a STEMI to the cath lab for PCI
What is 90 minutes
Foods that should be encouraged in those suffering from iron deficiency anemia
What are red meat, organ meat (liver), egg yolks, kidney beans, and leafy greens
Risk factors for heart disease
Smoking, drinking, HTN, high cholesterol, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, and obesity
The hypertension medication class that can cause a cough
What are ACE Inhibitors
What is CPR and defibrillation
The modifiable risk factors for heart failure
HTN, smoking, exercise
Patients with this heart disease have worse pain when lying flat and when breathing or coughing
What is pericarditis
The acronym for priority medications for patients with an MI
What is MONA
Morphine
Oxygen
Nitroglycerin
Aspirin
Blood disorder where your blood clots and bleeds simultaneously, causing oozing from multiple sites
What is DIC
Education that patients with PAD and venous insufficiency should receive when leaving the hospital
What is to watch for ulcers on their feet and ankles
The mechanism of action of nitroglycerin
What is vasodilation
The treatment for both persistent A-fib and V-Tach with a pulse
The most extreme treatment option for extreme heart failure
What is a heart transplant
The two microbes that lead to infective endocarditis
What are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
The abnormal symptoms that women can present with when having an MI
What is epigastic pain, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, diaphoresis, dyspnea
The amount of hydration recommended daily for patients with sickle cell disease
What is 3-4L
The point at which patients having chest pain and taking nitroglycerin should call 911
When is when one tablet does not relieve their chest pain in 5 minutes
The hypertension drug class in which the nurse needs to monitor for hypotension
What are all the hypertension drug classes