Cardiac Cycle
Phase of the heartbeat in which the heart muscle relaxes and allows chambers to fill with blood.
What is diastole?
During exacerbation patient may have increased swelling, weight gain, sob when lying flat or or performing activities.
What is CHF?
Patient has increased swelling, sob, crackles to LLL, o2 sat 91%, and weight gain of 6 lbs.
May we have an order for PRN lasix and PRN SN visit?
This has 3 lobes.
What is right lung?
This is a medication used to thin the blood and prevent clots from forming?
What is anticoagulant?
What is systole?
What is COPD exacerbation?
Patient has increased sob, wheezing to all lobes, increased cough, yellow sputum production.
May we have patient seen today by physician or have patient seen in urgent care?
Patient has dx of CHF and is unable to weigh on scale due to weakness.
What are measurements of the ankle, calf, or abdomen girth circumference?
A patient may see yellow halos if this medications blood levels elevated.
What is digoxin?
Area of the heart that pumps oxygen rich blood to the rest of the body.
What is left ventricle?
Additional vital sign assessment to be performed on all patients with CHF.
Patient missed 2 doses of coumadin over the past week.
May we have an order to perform PT/INR?
Assessment required to be performed on every patient every time that will help identify any wounds.
What is skin assessment?
A patient needs to avoid vitamin K or any increase in amount of Vitamin K so blood does not clot
What is coumadin?
Supplies the myocardium with oxygen rich blood.
What are coronary arteries?
Typically, patient will not have any symptoms in earlier stages and is caused from plaque buildup in the arteries and can lead to a MI.
Patient had a CVA 2 months ago, currently being seen by SN/PT. Patient has had difficulty swallowing and speaking since the stroke.
May we have an order for ST eval?
The correct way to assess patient's pulse.
What is auscultating the heart or palpating the radial pulse?
Patients who have CAD will likely be placed on this class of medications to help decrease cholesterol levels.
What is statins?
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
What is right atrium?
A blood clot is often cause by this comorbidity.
What is a-fib.
Patient has no cardiac history. Patient presents with HR 145 and heart rhythm irregular to auscultation.
Can we send patient to the ER for suspected new onset AFIB?
The pulse locations a nurse must assess on every patient.
What is bilateral radial and dorsalis pedis.
Other than steroids, long acting, and short acting inhalers, patients with COPD will also often utilize this medication.
What is oxygen?