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Which chamber of heart has highest pressure?
(LV)
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Name 4 valves of heart?
(R & L atrium and R & L Ventricle)
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Another name for mitral valve?
(bicuspid)
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SA node normally generates the impulses at this rate?
(60-100)
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Develops over time as result of gradual coronary occulusion?
(collateral circulation)
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What is bradycardia?
(hr below 60)
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What is functional assessment?
(how the disease affects pt. life)
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What is another name for hypertension?
( silent killer)
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Patients are encouraged to keep B/P below what?
( 120/80)
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Ischemia is?
(death of a tissue)
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What does it mean when they say the blood is viscous?
(thickness of blood)
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What is poikilothermy?
(coolness in body due to decrease in blood flow)
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What is paresthesia?
(abnormal sensation)
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What is syncope?
(fainting)
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Name layers of heart?
(epi, myo, endo)
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Name atrioventricular valves?
(mitral, tricuspid)
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SA node is called?
(pacemaker)
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Contraction and relaxation of heart makeup one heart beat this is called?
(cardiac cycle)
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If B/P cuff is too small how does it affect reading?
(might be to high)
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Where do you hear the S1 � lub?
(apex of heart)
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What is test called that measures arteriol O2 saturation?
(pulse oximetry)
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Name the semi-lunar valves?
(pulmonic, aortic)
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Do you need consent signed for stress test?
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Name 3 lifestyle modifications for the cardiovascular disease?
(weight reduction (diet), smoking, exercise)
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You find a patient that is going to surgery crying, what do you say as a nurse?
can you tell me why you are crying?
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If a pt is going for a procedure that uses dye, what is nursing concern?
allergy to seafood, iodine
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What is time frame for adequate capillary refill?
(3 seconds)
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Describe homans sign and what pt would exhibit?
(calf pain)
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What is dyslipidemia?
(abnormal amount of lipids in blood)
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What receives blood from inferior/superior vena cava?
(RA)
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The terminal ends of the R & L branches of heart is called?
(purkinje fibers)
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When cardiac cells lose their internal negativity this is called?
(depolarization)
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What is pulse deficit when pt apical is 110 and radial is 80?
(30)
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A zero pulse quality of the pedal pulse means that the pulse is?
(absent)
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A symptom of claudication is burning and aching pain in legs with activity? T/F
(True)
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Give me 2 nursing interventions for pt. with varicose veins?
(don�t stand in one place for long periods, weight reduction)
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Norepinephrine and epinephrine are what?
(hormones released by sympathetic nervous system)
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Why do we take Ted hose off once a shift?
(to assess skin for breakdown)
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Side effect of Aspirin?
(tinnitus)
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Peripheral vascular system is comprised of?
(arteries, capillaries, veins and lymph vessels)
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What is cause of primary hypertension?
(unknown)
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What disease has intermittent constriction of arterioles that affects the hands primarily?
Raynaud's
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S/S of Raynaud�s disease?
(cold hands, numbness, tingling and pallor-thumb not usually affected)
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Amount of pressure ventricles must overcome to eject the blood volume is called?
(afterload)
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If heart valve doesn�t close properly you will audibly hear?
(murmur)
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Vasotec � does what to blood pressure?
(decreases it)
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The amount of blood remaining in a ventricle at end of diastole or pressure generated at end of diastole is called?
(preload)
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Allen test is done to evaluate adequacy of circulation � what is result we expect to see after test?
(color returning to hand)
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Nurse tells pt walking is good for venous vascular disease--why?
boost venous circulation through leg muscle activity
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Peripheral vascular disease � what is one factor that aggravates it?
(stress)
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What is concern in pt with hypertension without symptoms that can lead to sudden problems in health?
(stroke)
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What does taking Lasix possibly cause in elderly?
(b/p drops and falls are result)
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After repair of abdominal aneurysm there is a risk for renal damage, what is a nursing concern?
fluid intake and urine output
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Give me 2 S/S of varicose veins?
(dull aching sensations, heaviness, nuscle cramps at NOC, ankle edema)
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Another name for DVT?
(phlebitis, thrombophlebitis)
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How do you improve oxygenation for a pt that has pulmonary embolism?
(elevate HOB, give O2)
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S/S of lymphangitis?
(enlargement of lymph node)
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What is conduction pathway through heart?
(SA node fires, Atria contracts, AV node fires down the bundle of His to Purkinje fibers and then the ventricles contract)
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What is other name for Enalapril?
(vasotec)
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Pt. takes 3 nitros for chest pain this is a major symptom for?
(unstable angina)
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How do they protect pt during exercise in cardiac rehab?
(put on monitor)
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Ulcerations on surface of pt toes is due to what?
(arterial insufficiency/arterial stasis)
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How are Buerger-Allen exercises done?
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Following any abdominal surgery what assessment that the nurse will pay close attention to?
(Bowel sounds � may not have any right away but we listen for them � get pt moving)
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There are 6 P�s of peripheral vascular disease. Name 3
Pain, pulselessness, poikilothermy, pallor, paresthesia and paralysis
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Name 4 foods on dash eating plan?
(grains, vegetable, fruits, low fat dairy, lean meats, fats and oils)
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Hypertensive crisis is life-threatening medical emergency name 2 symptoms on how pt might present in ER?
severe headache, blurred vision, nausea, restlessness and confustion
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A consistent B/P of 144/100 is considered?
(stage 2 hypertension)
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Complications associated with prolonged hypertension is?
(chronic renal failure)
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