BP Regulation
Hypertension
Dysrhythmia ID
Rhythm Treatment
Clinical Scenarios
100
Force that opposed blood flow though the blood vessels that is largely determined by the radius of the blood vessel.
What is SVR
100
Condition where a patient's blood pressure is artificially high when in clinic but WNL at home.
What is White Coat Syndrome
100
Expected rhythm for all healthy adult patients
What is Normal Sinus Rhythm
100
First intervention that should be taken for any patient with a pulseless rhythm
What is CPR
100
The priority intervention when caring for a patient who has gone into asystole following a diagnosed MI
What is CPR
200
Which sympathetic receptor exists primarily within the heart and increased both heart rate and contractility when stimulated?
What are Beta Receptors
200
Type of hypertension that has no known underlying cause
Primary Hypertension
200
Rhythm defined by consistently prolonged PR intervals
What is 1st Degree AV Block
200
Medication used to treat symptomatic bradycardia
Atropine
200
Abnormal finding that should be suspected in a patient with the chief complaint of dizziness when getting out of bed each morning and randomly with position changes
What is Orthostatic Hypotension
300
Sympathetic receptor exists primarily in the blood vessels and causes direct vasoconstriction when stimulated.
What are Alpha Receptors
300
Category for a patient with a systolic pressure of 128 and a diastolic pressure of 78
What is Elevated
300
Arrhythmia characterized by saw-tooth waves instead of regular p waves with normal appearing QRS complexes.
What is Atrial Flutter
300
Medication used during chemical cardioversion that stops the heart temporarily to allow for conversion to a normal rhythm
Adenosine
300
Suspected diagnosis for a patient who presents to the ED with complaints of severe headache and blurred vision with a history of primary HTN
What is Hypertensive Emergency
400
This chemical is the most potent vasoconstrictor within the RAAS Pathway
What is Angiotensin II
400
Vital signs that should be thoroughly assessed directly prior to administering a beta blocker.
What are blood pressure and heart rate
400
What is Sinus Bradycardia
400
Rhythms that may be treated with defibrillation
What are V-Tach & V-Fib
400
First action a nurse should take when caring for a patient who has entered into a v-tach rhythm on their monitor at the nurse's station.
What is Check Their Pulse
500
When stimulated by this hormone as part of the RAAS pathway, the kidneys increase sodium and fluid absorption to increase CO.
What is Aldosterone
500
Blood pressure medication who's primary adverse effects include hyperkalemia, angioedema, and persistent cough
Lisinopril
500
What is Ventricular Fibrillation
500
Primary treatment for a patient with an unstable tachyarrhythmia with a pulse
What is Cardioversion
500
Suspected problem for a patient who displays a normal heart rate and rhythm on the telemetry monitor but a steadily declining pulse oximetry reading.
What is PEA
600
This regulatory pathway links together both sympathetic stimulation and renal reabsorption of electrolytes and fluids as a way to maintain adequate perfusion in response to renal ischemia.
What is the RAAS Pathway
600
Goal of initial treatment in hypertensive crisis
What is Reduce MAP by 20-25%
600
What is 2nd Degree Type I Heart Block
600
Range of electrical force that may be used for when using a biphasic defibrillator
What is 120-200 J
600
Acute problem for a 52 y/o male patient with a history of HTN presenting with a BP of 210/140 with complaints of a tearing chest pain radiating toward the back and unequal radial pulses.
What is Aortic Dissection