Angina/Chest Pain
This oxygen saturation level should prompt the cardiac rehab clinician to place oxygen on the patient.
What is an oxygen saturation level less than or equal to 94%?
A breathing technique used to slow down breathing and ease dyspnea.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
Have patient rest and recheck blood pressure after 5 minutes.
What is the response to a SBP >170 mmHg and/or diastolic >100 mmHg at rest?
Oxygen flow rates should be no greater than 6 liters per minute with this oxygen delivery device.
What is a nasal cannula?
Arrhythmia that has a constant PR interval with randomly dropped QRS complexes.
What is a second-degree AV block type II?
If pain is not relieved within 1-3 minutes of rest, have the patient administer their own supply of this medication as prescribed by their provider.
What is Nitroglycerin?
The scale used to evaluate the severity of dyspnea.
What is the Borg scale?
Contact the primary provider and/or supervising provider to evaluate, determine appropriateness of exercise, and/or refer the patient for follow up.
What is the response to continued hypertension?
The form of communication that should be used by rehab staff when providing initial information to the code team.
What is an SBAR report?
Provider approval is necessary for exercise when a blood glucose value is at this level.
What is a blood glucose level greater than 300 mg/dL?
Nitroglycerin every 5 minutes, not to exceed 3 doses.
What is the time interval and dosing for patients with ongoing angina/chest pain?
A prescription medication that can be used (if prescribed) to ease symptoms of dyspnea.
What is a rapid-onset bronchodilator?
Syncope, 3rd degree heart block without pacemaker, aortic dissection, uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, uncompensated heart failure are examples of this.
What are contraindications to exercise?
This oxygen delivery device allows oxygen administration from 5-12 liters per minute.
What is a simple oxygen mask?
Encourage patient to consume 30 grams of carbohydrates for this blood glucose level.
What is a blood glucose level less than 50 mg/dL.
If angina/chest pain is relieved, exercise may be resumed at this level of activity.
What is lower intensity?
Reducing the exercise intensity.
What is the initial response to patients experiencing acute dyspnea while exercising.?
The coronary arteries fill during this phase of the cardiac cycle.
What is diastole?
Symptoms include palor, dizziness, shakiness, confusion, and diaphoresis.
What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?
An arrythmia with hallmark symptoms of regularity, narrow QRS, and a fast rate often greater than 150 beats per minute making the p wave difficult to identify.
What is supraventricular tachycardia?
A reduction in exercise intensity used at the onset of angina to alleviate symptoms before completely stopping.
What is the initial response for an exercising patient who has chronic stable angina?
Stop the exercise and help the patient assume a comfortable breathing position.
What is the response for dyspnea unrelieved within 3-5 minutes of onset?
The hormonal system that regulates blood volume and systemic vascular resistance and influences blood pressure over the long term.
What is the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS)?
With this oxygen delivery device flow rates should always be greater than 10 liters per minute.
What is a non-rebreather mask?
The most common cause of episodic left bundle-branch block.
What is change in heart rate?