Heart Hustlers
Germinators
Valve Vigilantes
Cardiac Crusaders
Pulse Pioneers
100

This class of drugs used for HF works similarly to ACEs, but may be used as an alternative if a patient cannot tolerate the ACEs.

ARBs

100

This type of infectious disease usually occurs in people with prosthetic heart valves, people who use IV drugs, or long-term indwelling catheters.

Infective Endocarditis

100

This lab, if elevated above a certain level, may indicate that a patient has heart failure.

BNP > 100

100

This study, whether invasive or noninvasive, may be done on a patient to determine the progression of their heart failure as it is the most reliable.

Echocardiogram

100

This is the correct sequence of cardiac conduction through the heart.

SA Node -> AV Node -> Bundle of His -> Purkinje Fibers

200

True or False:

Cardiomyopathy occurs when the hearts cardiac output is affected. 

True

200

This type of infectious disease often occurs after a patient has going Group A beta-hemolytic strep and requires prompt treatment with Penicillin.

Rheumatic Endocarditis

200

This drug, often used for aortic regurgitation, helps decrease afterload on the heart.

Lisinopril

200

This is the most common side effect of taking an ACE inhibitor.

Persistent, hacking cough

200

This is the most reliable sign of cardiac arrest.

Absence of a carotid pulse

300

This is what a patient can expect lifelong after receiving a mechanical heart valve.

Lifelong anticoagulant therapy

300

This class of drugs is used as the first line of treatment for HTN, and decreases fluid volume.

Diuretics

300

This hallmark symptom is present in patients with pericarditis due to inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.

Chest pain

300

This might be suspected in a patient if they stated, "I am seeing a funny yellow color around the lights."


Digitalis Toxicity

300

This class of drugs used for HF causes vasodilation which decreases afterload, diuresis, that will slow the progression of cardiomyopathy.

ACE Inhibitors

400

These are the manifestations of a patient with left-sided heart failure.

Weak peripheral pulses, crackles in the lungs, dyspnea, orthopnea, SOB

400

This lab may be drawn in the ED if a patient reports crushing chest pain and can indicate myocardial tissue injury.

Troponin

400

These are the manifestations of right-sided heart failure.

Dependent edema, hepatomegaly, ascites, weight gain

400

This is the first type of diagnostic test that a nurse can expect to be ordered in a patient suspected of having endocarditis.

Blood Cultures

400

This drug used for HF improves the hearts contractility, but it is important to monitor potassium levels before administering.

Digitalis

500

This type of education may be given at discharge to a patient newly diagnosed with HF.

Low sodium diet, daily weights, take medications, monitor BP, s/s to monitor for

500

True or False:

The AV node is the primary pacemaker of the heart.

False

500

This type of arrythmia is the most common in patients with mitral stenosis.

Atrial Fibrillation

500

These are nursing actions to take for a patient who has just had a cardiac catheterization.

Make sure the patient is lying flat for 2-6 hours, monitor for arrhythmias, monitor for s/s of stroke, assess the area of insertion

500

This type of treatment may be ordered and can be expected by the nurse if a patient is suspected to have severe digitalis toxicity.

Dialysis