The Pressure is On
Your patient's blood pressure reading has consistently been 136/86, putting them in this category of hypertension.
What is stage 1 hypertension?
Decreasing intake of this dietary component can reduce the risk for atherosclerotic occlusions.
What is cholesterol?
This is the peak arterial pressure produced by the ventricles contracting and emptying
What is systole?
A patient with a cardiac output of 4,800 has a heart rate of 60 bpm. Their stroke volume is ___.
What is 80 L?
A patient with COPD can have these two types of breath sounds.
What are crackles and wheezing?
A 65 year old black man with a family history of hypertension and personal history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes wonders which of his risk factors for hypertension could be modified and lessened over time.
What is uncontrolled type 2 diabetes?
List 3 ways to prevent thrombus formation in hospitalized or post-operative patients.
What are sequential compression devices, compression stockings, early ambulation, prophylactic anticoagulants?
These drugs break down existing clots.
What are thrombolytics?
A patient with a blood pressure of 118/76 has a pulse pressure of ___.
What is 42?
A patient with tuberculosis should be placed on this type of precautions.
What are airborne precautions?
A patient with a widened pulse pressure is at risk for this alarming phenomenon.
What is increased intracranial pressure?
Applying sequential compression devices to someone with a developing deep venous thrombosis will cause this harmful effect.
What is embolization of the clot?
This is the volume of blood that fills the ventricles at the end of diastole
What is preload?
A patient with a stroke volume of of 86 mL and a heart rate of 74 bpm has a cardiac output of ____.
What is 6,364?
The hallmark sign of a tension pneumothorax
A patient with a widened pulse pressure will likely experience these 3 symptoms.
What are hypertension, bradycardia, and cheyne stokes respirations?
Patients with peripheral arterial disease feel better with their legs in this position.
What is dependent or dangling?
This is the amount of blood pumped out of left ventricle into the aorta with each contraction
What is stroke volume?
Heart rate and stroke volume have this type of relationship.
What is an inversely proportional relationship?
Wheezing indicates obstruction here
What is the lower airway?
Aggie nursing students understand that this scary symptom indicates a hypertensive crisis.
What is visual changes?
List all 6 symptoms that patients with an acute arterial occlusion will demonstrate.
pistol shot pain, pallor, polar, pulselessness, paresthesia, paralysis
This is the normal cardiac output range for adults.
A patient with a blood pressure of 196/90 is at risk for this.
What is increased intracranial pressure?
Hypercapnia is caused by this abnormal breathing pattern
What is hypoventilation?