ATI 20 - Cardiovascular Disorders Flashcards
Cardiomyopathy
disorder of heart’s muscle
- affects chamber size, wall thickness, or contraction
- leads to problems w VENTRICULAR systolic or diastolic function
most common form of cardiomyopathy
DILATED cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
ventricular stretches + dilates
» poor pumping
- genetic (myocarditis or neuromuscular disease)
- treated for CHF
most common cause of sudden unexpected death
HYPERTROPHIC cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
myocardial cells become enlarged> causes scarring
|»_space;>poor filling fr still walls
Pulmonary Artery HTN
pathophysiology
- blood backs up in lungs» pulmo vasoconstriction
- rt.vent hypertrophy as RV tries to push past pressure
- cause inflammtn, hypertrophy of sm. arteries, + fibrosis
- rt to lft shunt if pressure gets too high
Pulmonary Artery HTN
symptoms
- dyspnea w activity
- chest pain
- syncope
Pulmonary Artery HTN is ____ and eventually _____
progressive + eventually fatal
Pulmonary Artery HTN
education
- avoid high altitude (hypoxia)
- adhere to med schedule
Congenital Heart Disease
occurrence
8-12 per 1,000 live birth
Congenital Heart Disease
genetic + environmental causes
- drug exposure
- maternl viral infectn
- maternl metab disorder
- incr maternl age
- multifactorial genetc pattern
- chrmsml abnorm
Congenital Heart Disease
etiology
inadequate CO
-hypertrophy followed by failure
Congestive HF
EARLY signs in INFANTS
- wt loss or lack of wt gain
- tire easily
- irritable
- diaphoresis
- freq resp infectn
Congestive HF
EARLY signs in OLDER CHILDREN
- exercise intolerance
- dyspnea
- ab pain or distention
- periph edema
- change in skin color
Congestive HF
LATE signs in INFANTS
- tachypnea
- tachycardia
- pallor/cyanosis
- nasal flaring
- grunting
- retraction
- cough
- crackles
Congestive HF
LATE signs in OLDER CHILDREN
- anorexia
- cough
- wheeze
- crackle
- fluid vol excess
- JVD
Congestive HF
nursing mgmt
- I+O
- serial ab measurment
- freq dvlpt assessment Q2-3MO
- admin meds
Congestive HF
medications [6]
1 digoxin (Lanoxin) 2 furosemide (Lasix) 3 thiazide (Diuril) 4 spironolactone (Aldactone) 5 ACEi (-pril) 6 carvedilol (Coreg)
digoxin (Lanoxin)
moa
- slows HR
- incr filling time
- incr CO
digoxin (Lanoxin)
nursing mgmt
-assess HR for brady (full 1 min)
-withhold if pulse is <90bmp for infants
<70bmp for children
-monitor for digoxin toxicity
withhold digoxin if pulse is ___ for infants; ___ for children
<90bmp
<70bmp
furosemide (Lasix)
moa
- rapid diuresis
- blocks reabsorb of Na + H2O in renal tubes
furosemide (Lasix)
nursing mgmt
- monitor pt during rapid diuresis for VS, I+O, fluid + electrolyte balance
- monitor for hypo-K + hypo-Cl
- assess digoxin toxicity if hypo-K is present
thiazide (Diuril)
moa
maintain diuresis
-decr absorption of Na, H2O, K, Cl, bicarb in renal tubules
thiazide (Diuril)
nursing mgmt
- monitor BP
- I+O
- lab for hypo-K
- assess for digoxin toxicity