Pathophysiology
This type of heart failure causes pulmonary symptoms like crackles in the lungs upon auscultation.
Left-sided heart failure
This medication is often the first given for chest pain and works by vasodilation.
This is the heart's natural pacemaker.
The sinoatrial (SA) node.
This chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae.
The right atrium.
Chest pain that occurs with activity and goes away with rest is called ______.
Stable angina
Blood backing up into the body causes this symptom in right-sided heart failure.
Peripheral edema
This medication prevents platelet aggregation and is given during an MI.
ASA/Acetylsalicylic acid/Aspirin
This part delays impulses, allowing ventricular filling.
The atrioventricular (AV) node.
This valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta.
The aortic semilunar valve.
A STEMI is indicated by this on an EKG.
ST elevation
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is caused by the buildup of this substance in the coronary arteries.
Plaque or atherosclerosis.
This medication class and subtype cannot be given to asthmatics due to its bronchoconstrictive properties.
Non-selective beta-blockers (Ex: Propranolol, Timolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol)
The order of conduction: SA -> AV -> Bundle of His -> _________.
Purkinje fibers
Coronary arteries
This cardiac enzyme rises first after an MI.
Troponin
This system is responsible for increasing blood pressure and malfunctions in individuals with hypertension.
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)
This cardiac medication requires monitoring of visual disturbances and serum potassium levels due to its narrow therapeutic index and risk of toxicity.
The following is immediately obtained upon an individual's arrival to the ER when an MI is suspected.
This vessel carries deoxygenated blood into the lungs for carbon dioxide/oxygen exchange.
Pulmonary artery.
This procedure is indicated when a blockage is identified and a vein graft is taken from another part of the body and implanted in the aorta and passed by the blockage.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
These cells in the kidneys release renin into systemic circulation, which then binds to angiotensinogen in the systemic circulation.
Juxtaglomerular cells
This anticoagulant is used in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to prevent clot expansion.
Heparin
This device is implanted when the cells of this node are partially or completely destroyed.
This defect causes oxygenated blood to mix with deoxygenated blood and cross over between the left and right atria.
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) should be prescribed this class of medication to lower cholesterol.
Statins