Anatomy
4 Chambers of the Heart
What are the right/left atriums and ventricles
The heart receives its blood supply through these
What are the coronary arteries
Chest Pain that gets better with rest is common during this emergency
What is angina
When the heart stops pumping blood
What is cardiac arrest
When giving O2 to a patient with a cardiac emergency this is what we titrate to
What is 34-100%
The first place blood enters the heart
What is the Right Atrium
This keeps the heart beating every minute of every day
What is electrical system
Pedal Edema is a common sign for this
What is Heart Failure
General term used to describe specific signs and symptoms that indicate a cardiac emergency
What is cardiac compromise
Hypotension, headache, pulse rate changes, dizziness/lightheadedness
Powerhouse of the Heart
What is the jugular vein
Recent studies indicate that oxygen may be harmful to the heart even during an MI. American Heart Association recommends oxygen if these 2 things are present
What is an oxygen saturation of less than 94% and respiratory distress is present
Blood supply to a portion of the heart is interrupted
Myocardial infarction or Heart attack
History of Bleeding disorders, known allergy, history of ulcers
What are the contraindications to giving aspirin
Only Artery that carries deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary Artery
Purpose for blood to leave the heart and enter the lungs before it returns back to the heart
drop of carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen
These are bulging neck veins and they are a sign of
What is JVD and heart failure
A condition that develops when the heart is unable to pump blood effectively
What is heart failure
Minimum Systolic pressure for giving Nitroglycerin
What is 100
The valves between the atrium and ventricles both right and left side
What are Tricuspid and Bicuspid
oxygenated blood comes from the lungs through this
What is the Pulmonary Vein
What is nausea/vomiting, general weakness and Indigestion
The 3 components of the cardiovascular system
What is the heart, blood vessels and blood
Dosage for Nitroglycerin and Aspirin