Anatomy
What fills the right atrium?
Veins
Name two antiplatelet medication.
ASA, Integrilin, Reopro, Aggrastat, Plavix, Brillenta, Effient
What does ALARA stand for?
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
If RA pressure increased, where would this be visible on a patient?
Bilateral JVD
What balloons can be expanded beyond a stated diameter when additional pressure is applied?
What branches come off of the LAD
Septals and Diagonals
Name two antithrombin medications.
Heparin, Angiomax, Lovenox
Collection of blood outside the blood vessel into the surrounding tissue
Hematoma
What are the signs and symptoms of a ruptured AAA?
Severe back/abdomen pain, increase HR, decrease BP
What stents are used for coronary perforation?
Where do we stick the patient during a pericardiocentesis?
Subxyphoid or Sternocostal Margin
What medication causes hyperemic state?
Adenosine
Compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac
Tamponade
What is a sign of cardiac tamponade?
Pulsus Paradoxus
What balloon is used in valvuloplasty?
Inoue Balloon
What coronary arteries run through the left and right atrioventricular grooves?
RCA and Cx
What is the primary preload reducer and secondary afterload reducer?
Nitro
Ability of the heart to create an impulse without any external stimulus
Automaticity
When cardiac muscle fibers die, EF goes ________ and EDP goes ________
Down; Up
What are the characteristics of guide catheters?
Seatability, Torqueability, Flexibility
What is the order of the hearts conduction system?
SA Node --> AV Node --> Bundle of His --> Bundle Branches --> Purkinje Fibers
What are the names:
Angiomax =
Integrilin =
Effient =
Bivalirudin; Eptifibatide; Prasagrel
What is the definition of preload and afterload?
preload = amount/volume
afterload = pressure
What are the contraindications for an impella?
Moderate to severe AS or AR, mechanical aortic valve, significant PVD
Why is a rate of rise important when using the automatic injector?
Smoother injection, limits ectopy, less catheter whip