Cardio
This organ is responsible for pumping blood through the body.
what is the heart?
This type of heart failure is characterized by blood backing up into the peripheral circulation.
what is right sided heart failure?
The 62yr male patient with a history of smoking comes in with chest pain, shortness of breath, diaphoresis and anxiety. The nurse suspects to initiate the protocol for this disease process.
what is myocardial infarction?
This disease is where there is inadequate cardiac output to meet the demands on the body, sometimes affecting one side, sometimes effecting both.
what is heart failure?
IV drug use significantly increases the risk of developing this infectious disease process.
what is infective endocarditis?
An MI is death to the myocardium caused by a sudden blockage to the blood flow in this vessel.
what is the coronary artery?
This type of heart failure may cause symptoms like cough, dyspnea, decreased SpO2 and activity intolerance.
what is left sided heart failure?
An elevation in this cardiac biomarker is expected for up to 2 weeks following a MI (myocardial infarction).
what is serum troponin?
This condition is characterized by thickening and hardening of the arterial walls.
It is asymptomatic at first, but can cause s/s such as pain or cramps during exercise that goes away with rest.
what is atherosclerosis?
This type of pharmacological treatment measure is necessary for the treatment of infective endocarditis?
This adventitious heart sound is characterized by a grating noise auscultated when the patient holds their breath and is found with pericarditis.
what is pericardial friction rub?
These are some of the symptoms expected with infective endocarditis.
- Osler nodes (painful bumps on fingers and toes)
- Janeway lesions (painless marks on palms and soles)
- flu-like symptoms
- embolization
This type of heart failure is characterized by blood backing up into the pulmonary circulation.
what is left sided heart failure?
This type of heart failure may cause s/s such as weight gain, JVD, pitting edema and ascites.
what is right sided heart failure?
2 part:
This life-threatening complication of pericarditis is caused by fluid accumulation, and is characterized by distinct symptoms known as Becks Triad.
These are the 3 components of Beck's triad.
what is cardiac tamponade?
what are muffled heart sounds, JVD and hypotension?