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Amaurosis Fugax is a systom that involves a patient'
sight
usually blindness in one eye. happens with TIA, Stroke
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Cilia are
- Hairlike structures that move. They line the bronchial tubes
- and trachea and beats rhythmically to move mucus out of the lung and clean it
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Diaphgarmatic surface of the LV is called
Inferior Wall
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End diastolic filling or stretching of the ventrile is termed
Preload
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Where is the SA Node
within the Crista Terminalis
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a pt in acute pulmonary edema should ideally be placed in what position
Fowlers=semi upright sitting position (450-600) & may have knees bent or straight
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predisposiing factors for MI arej
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
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pt acquires an infection in the hospital is called
nosocomial infection
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clinical manifestations of shock are
pallor, metabolic acidosis, falling blood pressure
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infiltration of fluids or blood around an arterial or IV access site is termed
extravasation
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primary benefical effect of diuretic therapy in the treatment of CHF is too
decreased preload
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what is it called when a CHF pt. must sit up to get their breath
orthopnea
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ACS=initial medication therapy
- MONA
- Morphine 4th
- Oxygen 1st
- Nitro 3rd
- ASA 2nd
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12 lead area of complications:
1.heart failure-the largest artery and area of heart
2.Bradycardia and heart block from SA & AV nodes
3. small 1st time, myocardial rupture, LV free wall
- 1. Anterior MI - V1-V4
- 2. Inferior MI - II, III, aVF
- 3. lateral MI- V5-V6
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Normal ABG's
- pH- 7.40 (7.35-7.45)
- PC02 -respiratory 40 (35-45mmHg)
- HC02 - Bicarbarb 24 (22-26 mEq/L)
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