CAD
This is a type of decrease in myocardial perfusion that causes necrosis of cardiac cells.
Myocardial Infarction
TRUE OR FALSE
When a patient who has ACS had undergone Angioplasty, one of the nursing interventions is to maintain 5 kgs of sandbag on the right leg for 3 hours.
FALSE
What diet is appropriate for patients with heart failure?
Low sodium diet
All are clinical manifestations of aortic stenosis except
a. Dizziness
b. Dyspnea
c. High Blood Pressure
d. Angina Pectoris
C. High blood pressure
What is the most common causative agent of rheumatic heart disease
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
It is a medication that removes the good effect of smoking.
Bupropion
The following are nursing considerations for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, except:
a. Maintain NPO status after midnight
b. Obtain informed consent, allergy assessment to iodine, and administer metformin
c. Prepare the groin and wrist with antiseptic soap and shave according to the institutional policy
B
Which of the following tests/ procedures is not used to diagnose heart failure?
a. ECG
b. Echocardiogram
c. Brain natriuretic peptide blood test
d. Holter Monitoring
D.
Nurse Julius will conduct a cardiovascular assessment of Patient Ngipen diagnosed with a ventricular aneurysm. What would be the expected finding upon auscultation? Select all that apply:
a. Presence of S1 sound
b. Low-pitched diastolic heart sound audible before S1
c.Heaves
D. Thrills
A and B
What is a procedure done to remove fluid that has built up in the sac around the heart?
Pericardiocentesis
It is a type of angina characterized as chest pain episodes limited to the 24 hours before infarction.
Prodromal Angina
A patient is at high risk of having myocardial infarction and prescribed with an anticoagulant. What medication is given when the patient is allergic to aspirin?
Clopidogrel (Plavix) or Ticlodipine (Ticlid)
Which of the following is the least at risk for developing heart failure?
a. a 69 year old, male, with a history of alcohol abuse and is recovering from a myocardial infarction
b. A 55 year old, female, with a health history of asthma and hypoparathyroidism
c. A 30 year old, male, with history of endocarditis and has severe mitral stenosis
d. A 50 year old, female, with uncontrolled hypertension and is being treated for influenza
B
What is the antidote of morphine?
Naloxone
What are the two layers of pericardial sac?
Visceral and Parietal Pericardium
The body creates __________, which is a pathway to increase the perfusion to the other parts of the body given a chronic decrease in oxygenation. This usually takes years.
Collateral circulation
During an angioplasty procedure, the circulating or scrub nurse should count the inflation of the balloon to prevent a decrease in cardiac perfusion. The inflation of the balloon should not exceed how many seconds?
20
Knowing the signs and symptoms of a patient with complications of heart failure. Select all the anticipated major nursing diagnoses.
a. Activity Intolerance
b. Excess fluid volume
c. Anxiety
d. Hyperthermia
e. Risk for injury
f. Ineffective Tissue perfusion
g. Ineffective breathing pattern
A, B, C, F, G
It is a type of graft commonly used for children and obtained by slicing the patient's own pulmonic valve and using a part of the pulmonary artery for the valve.
Autograft
The measurement obtained during momentary balloon inflation of a pulmonary artery catheter; is reflective of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
Give at least 3 classifications of medications that is given for patients with high fats and bad cholesterol.
Statins, Nicotinic Acid, Fibrates, Bile Acid sequestrants, Cholesterol absorption inhibitor, Omege 3-Acid Ethyl Esters
Subcutaneous, 90 degrees
Danzel is taking amplodipine and losartan for hypertension as prescribed by the physician. What is the rationale behind taking 2 different antihypertensive medications at the same time?
The medications have a different mechanism of action and to have better control of HTN.
Give 5 clinical manifestations of mitral valve stenosis
Dyspnea on exertion
Fatigue
Hemoptysis
Cough
Repeated respiratory infection
It is a collection of three clinical signs associated with pericardial tamponade which is die to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. Also, enumerate these three clinical signs.
Beck's Triad
Low Blood Pressure, Distention of the Jugular Veins, Muffled heart sound