Drug that slows the heart rate allowing left ventricle to fill completely and reduces the workload of the heart.
What is Beta Blocker?
100
Drug used in Cardiac Arrest, VF, PEA, pulseless VT, and asystole in a 1 mg dose
What is Epinephrine?
100
"N" in MONA
What is Nitroglycerin?
100
A screening tool for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations.
What is Bubble Study?
200
Most often results from increased sympathetic stimulation (i.e. due to pain, exercise, anxiety, hypovolemia). It usually has a narrow QRS with rate limited to 150.
What is Sinus Tachycardia?
200
Dry, non productive cough is a common side effect of this type of medication.
What is Ace Inhibitor?
200
One time dose of 40U to replace 1st or 2nd dose of Epinephrine
What is Vasopressin?
200
Reason for giving Aspirin in ACS protocol?
What is blocks platlet aggregation?
200
What is echo contrast agent that contains albumin?
What is Optison?
300
Chaotic rhythm with pattern with absence of p waves.
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
300
Symptoms of this disorder are anxiety, hungry, confused, blurred or double vision, shaky, irritable, cool clammy skin.
What is Hypoglycemic?
300
Controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.
What is defibrillation?
300
The load or tension on the cardiac muscle as it begins to contract.
What is Preload?
300
Reversal agent used during nuclear stress testing
What is Aminophylline?
400
Narrow QRS with rapid, regular rhythm with a rate often between 170-230.
What is SVT?
400
Common side effect of this medication is musculoskeletal pain.
What is a Statin?
400
Temporary means of pacing a patient's heart by delivering pulses of electric current through the patient's chest, which stimulates the heart to contract.
What is transcutaneous pacing?
400
HR x SV
What is Cardiac Output?
400
A picture of the electrical activity of the heart.
What is EKG?
500
Rhythm disturbance that causes hemodynamic instability due to minimal ventricular filling time and loss of atrial kick.
What is V Tach?
500
Rx plan for this diagnosis:
Weigh yourself daily
Follow a low salt diet
Follow a prescribed exercise plan.
Take medications as directed.
What is Heart Failure?
500
Synchronized electrical _______ uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle
What is cardioversion?
500
Part of the cardiac cycle when the heart refills with blood following systole.
What is Diastole?
500
•Progressive prolongation of the PR interval culminating in a non-conducted P wave
•The PR interval is longest immediately before the dropped beat
•The PR interval is shortest immediately after the dropped beat