Definitions
What is angina?
This is how you would instruct a patient to take Nitroglycerin.
What is every 5 minutes for 3 times?
This is the amount of time it takes before cardiac muscle cells begin to die because of the hypoxic environment.
What is 20 minutes?
The category of drug that RELAXES SMOOTH MUSCLE and lower blood pressure.
What is Calcium Channel Blocker?
This group of drugs is used to dissolve or cut up clots.
What is Thrombolytic's?
This is known as "suffocation of the chest"
What is Angina Pectoris?
Teaching patients about changing lifestyle reduces your risk for developing this plaque generating disease process
What is atherosclerosis?
Episodes of ischemia that occur even when at rest
What is Unstable Angina?
This group of drugs causes vasodilation which will decrease cardiac work load.
What is nitrates?
This Nitrate dosing regimen is given to those who have angina.
What is 3 total doses 1 given every 5 minutes?
Complete occlusion of the cardiac vessels that leads to major cardiac muscle cell death
What is myocardial infarction?
Common teaching methods to reduce atherosclerosis? (give 2 examples)
What is diet and lifestyle choices, decrease alcohol consumption, keep your lipids and cholesterol in correct values, do not use tobacco, limit sodium intake, maintain regular glucose levels?
This can be a complication of Ranexa.
What is QT prolongation?
This medication treats stable angina pectoris and hypertension, prevents reinfarction in MI patients
What is Beta-Blockers?
This class of drugs are known to be pretty funny. (olol)
What is Beta Blockers?
A type of angina that causes no damage to heart muscles.
What is Stable Angina?
This is how you would instruct your patient to take nitroglycerin.
What is sublingual?
These symptoms are adverse effects for women who are beginning to have a myocardial infarction. (Give 3 common symptoms)
What is heat flash and fatigue, Radiating L shoulder pain, thoracic back pain, jaw pain, nausea vomiting, and/or burning of chest wall?
Common side effect when administering an organic nitrate due to its mechanism of action.
What is headache?
This Calcium Channel Blocker is associated with serious Respiratory Depression when given with general anesthetics
What is Verapamil?
This type of angina is caused by spasms of the blood vessels. It happens and rest and the same time each day.
What is Prinzmetal's Angina?
A nurse is caring for a client taking a beta-blocker and a nitrate to treat angina. The nurse recognizes the need for careful monitoring because of this comorbidity
What is COPD?
Common sx of MI and angina. (Give at least 3)
What is Pallor, Dyspnea,Diaphoresis, Tachycardia, Elevated BP
When giving the drug atenolol, what assessment finding should you monitor first.
What is blood pressure?
This class of drugs can cause an interaction if taken with erectile dysfunction medication.
What is nitrates?