Hypertension
What is the first-line medication class for hypertension?
What are Thiazide diuretics
What is the main cause of CAD?
What is atherosclerosis.
Most common cause of right-sided HF?
Left-sided HF.
A patient with a heart valve disorder is sucepatble to fluid volume excess if they are these things.
A female on digoxin.
3 factors in Virchow’s triad?
Venous stasis, endothelial injury, hypercoagulability
This has high blood pressure but no organ damage
What is Hypertesive Urgency.
How many doses of nitro can a patient have?
3 - 3 min apart.
Report weight gain of how much in 24 hrs?
2–3 lbs
Major complication of mechanical valves?
Thrombus/embolism, lifelong anticoagulation
Best test for DVT?
D-dimer or ultrasound
What diet is recommended for hypertension?
What is a DASH diet.
Most specific lab for MI?
Troponins
What do diuretics do in HF?
Reduce preload by removing fluid
What position relieves pericarditis pain?
Sitting up and leaning forward
What are the 6 P’s?
Pain, Pallor, Pulselessness, Paresthesia, Paralysis, Poikilothermia.
This is high blood pressure with organ damage
What is a hypertensive emergency?
Atypical MI symptoms in women?
Fatigue, nausea, SOB, anxiety, abdominal pain.
Lab used to diagnose HF?
BNP
Hallmark signs of endocarditis?
Fever, murmur, Janeway lesions, Osler nodes
First nursing action for PE?
Oxygen + call for help
Key teaching with antihypertensives?
Lifelong therapy, rise slowly, don’t stop abruptly.
Stable vs unstable angina?
Stable = exertion, relieved by rest/NTG.
Unstable = unpredictable, not relieved, can → MI.
Left vs right-sided HF symptoms?
Left = pulmonary (SOB, crackles)
Right = systemic (edema, JVD)
Cardiomyopathy linked to sudden death in athletes?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Key DVT prevention teaching?
Ambulation, hydration, compression stockings, anticoagulants