Anatomy
I bring oxygenated blood from the lungs back into the heart. I then pump oxygenated blood out into the
body.
What is the left heart pump?
I am a diagnostic test that measures the amount released into the bloodstream when the heart muscle is injured.
What are Cardiac Enzymes?
I am an invasive procedure used to evaluate the presence and degree of coronary artery
blockage performed by inserting a catheter into a femoral, brachial or radial vessel and is threated into
the right or left side of the heart. Blockages (occlusions) or artery narrowing are identified by the injection of contrast media under fluoroscopy.
What is coronary angiography?
I monitor the heart’s electrical activity.
What is electrocardiography (ECG/EKG)?
I am a non-surgical procedure that opens the coronary arteries via atherectomy, stent placement, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA or angioplasty) and am usually performed during a heart catheterization.
What is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)?
I bring deoxygenated blood from the body
back to the heart the pump deoxygenated
blood to the lungs.
What is the right heart pump?
I am a diagnostic test used to diagnose valve disorders and cardiomyopathy, evaluate the size,
shape, and motion of the structure of the heart, and measure the ejection fraction.
What is Transthoracic Echocardiography (ECHO)?
I include artery Dissection, cardiac tamponade, hematoma, allergic reaction to contrast, bleeding at insertion site, embolism, restenosis, retroperitoneal bleeding, and acute kidney injury.
What are cardiac catheterization complications?
I am Classified by the site of origin and effect on the rate and rhythm of the heart.
What are dysrhythmias?
I am used to restore sufficient blood flow to areas
impacted by peripheral artery disease.
What is Peripheral Bypass Graft?
I am the outermost layer of the heart. I consist of 2 thin, fibrous protective layers that contain fluid to protect from friction.
What is the Pericardium?
I am the measurement of how much blood the L. Ventricle pumps out with each contraction.
What is ejection fraction (EF)?
I am inserted using sterile technique by physicians, specially trained nurses or advanced
practice providers and am used to infuse fluids after placement is verified by x-ray.
What is a vascular access device (VAD)?
I am the delivery of a direct countershock to the heart synchronized to the QRS complex.
What is cardioversion?
I am an invasive surgical procedure that aims to restore vascularization (adequate blood flow) to the myocardium.
What is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)?
I am what generates the electrical stimulus (usually 60-100 bpm).
What is the Sinoatrial node (SA)?
I am a diagnostic procedure where a small transducer is passed through the mouth into the esophagus to provide clearer ultrasonic visualization of the heart.
What is Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)?
If I am done the patient should take anti platelet therapy as prescribed (up to 12 months), have regular labs taken to monitor therapeutic level if indicated,
and take medication at the same time every day.
What is a cardiac catheterization with stent placement?
I am the delivery of an unsynchronized, direct countershock to the heart (stops all electrical activity to allow the SA node to takeover and reestablish a perfusing rhythm).
What is defibrillation?
I am a medical emergency where the heart muscle
starts to die because it isn’t getting enough blood flow.
What is a myocardial infarction (MI)?
I am the the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute?
What is cardiac output?
I am a diagnostic test where the patient exercises by walking on a treadmill until the HR reaches a certain rate. This provides info regarding the workload of the heart.
What is a Cardiac Stress Test?
I involve special indwelling catheters, which provide
information about blood volume and perfusion, fluid
status, and how well the heart is pumping.
What is hemodynamic monitoring?
A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who has Atrial Fibrillation and has a new prescription for an anticoagulant. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. The anticoagulant will improve blood pressure
B. The anticoagulant can resume the heart to a normal rhythm
C. The anticoagulant can prevent infection
D. The anticoagulant will decrease the risk of blood clots
D. The anticoagulant will decrease the risk of blood clots
I am an emergent situation that is the acute onset of ischemia to myocardium that can result in myocardial death.
What is Acute Coronary
Syndrome (ACS)?