Cardiac Cardiac Cardiac

Clogged Pipes

100

Soft deposits of fat within the artery

What is atherosclerosis

200

This is how hypertension effects Coronary Artery Disease

What is elevated blood pressure causes endothelial injury

300

A marker of inflammation increased in many clients with CAD

What is C-Reactive Protein

400

Collateral Circulation in CAD

What is the development of new blood vessels in order to perfuse an ischemic area

500

Lipid levels that increase the risk of CAD

What is Cholesterol greater than 200 and Triglycerides greater than 150

Anemia

100

Type of anemia results from red blood cell destruction

What is Hemolytic

200

Four common diagnostic labs to evaluate for anemia 

Hemoglobin and hematocrit, Reticulocyte count, RBC indices, Iron studies, Vitamin B12, Folate, Haptoglobin and erythropoietin levels and finally.. the less common Bone marrow aspiration

300

Nursing goals for patients with anemia

Major goals include decreased fatigue, attainment or maintenance of adequate nutrition, maintenance of adequate tissue perfusion, compliance with prescribed therapy, and absence of complications

400

The nurse advises the patient that the best time to take Iron for Iron deficiency anemia is

What is on an empty stomach, unless they have gastric distress, then with a meal (decrease absorption up to 40%). 

Do This

100

Give sublingual Nitroglycerin this way for angina

What is every 5 minutes three times

200

Nursing intervention for acute Chronic Stable Angina

What is semi-fowler's position, oxygen, monitor vitals for elevated BP and HR

300

Monitor for this common dysrhythmia after Coronary Artey Bypass Graft surgery

What is atrial fibrillation

400

Primary nursing interventions after PCI

What is monitor for recurrent angina, catheter site bleeding, heart rhythm, neuro assessment of involved extremity

500

This medication is used if there is no relief of pain with Nitroglycerin

What is opioid analgesic, or Morphine

An infection where?

100

Four types of infective heart disease

What is Rheumatic endocarditis, infective endocarditis, pericarditis and myocarditis. 

200

The main electrolyte involved in cardiomyopathy 

What is sodium 

300

A life threating complication of Pericarditis

What is cardiac Tamponade

400

Rheumatic endocarditis is caused by 

What is a beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis

Time Bomb

100

Plaque rupture can lead to this

What is Acute Coronary Syndrome

200

An abrupt  stoppage of blood flow through a coronary artery with a thrombus

What is Myocrdial Infarction

300

This causes cool, clammy skin with an MI

What is catecholamine release or vasoconstriction of peripheral blood vessels

400

Unstable angina symptoms

What is new chest pain, occurring at rest, worsening pain, increase frequency of chest pain.

500

The first line of treatment for MI

What is Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention