CAD, HTN, HLD, HF

Question 1

Risk factors for HTN

Question 2

How would you know that secondary organ disease is present in your patient with heart failure?

Question 3

What assessment findings would you expect in a patient with right sided heart failure?

Question 4

What priority body systems would you assess in the patient with an exacerbated heart failure?

Question 5

What educational points would you make to a patient regarding their Loop diuretic?

Question 6

What lifestyle changes can improve hyperlipidemia?

Question 7

What characteristic(s) on an EKG are you looking for in a patient with suspected MI?

Question 8

How would you assess a patient’s anginal pain?

Question 9

What is a goal blood pressure in a patient <60?

Question 10

Name 2 hypertension medications and their actions

Question 11

Your patient’s blood pressure is 100/80, and heart rate is 60. You’re due to administer lisinopril and metoprolol. What do you do?

Question 12

The patient asks about expectations after his cardiac cath. What do you discuss?

Question 13

How does the RAAS effect blood pressure?

Question 14

What is the purpose of the beta blocker carvedilol (Coreg)?

Question 14

What is the role of aspirin 81mg in a cardiac patient’s care?

Question 15

How would you educate a patient on taking their blood pressure at home?

Question 16

How can hyperlipidemia be treated?

Question 17

What monitoring would be required for atorvastatin?

Question 18

What is priority care for the patient presenting with ST elevation and chest pain?

Question 19

How would you educate a patient regarding administration of nitroglycerin?

Question 20

Name three medications/supplements that can improve hyperlipidemia.

Question 21

Draw the blood flow through the heart on the whiteboard.

Question 22

Your patient’s BNP is 1000. What do you assess for next?

Question 23

Draw a diagram of the RAAS on the whiteboard.

Question 24

What are the symptoms of right ventricular heart failure?

Question 25

What are two long-term complications of untreated hypertension?

Question 26

How does the medication Norvasc/amlodipine work?

Question 27

Describe the values indicated on a lipid panel (3).

Question 28

What medications might you use in a patient with decompensated heart failure?

Question 29

How do hypertension, high cholesterol, and coronary artery disease contribute to the development of heart failure?

Question 30

Explain how a multidisciplinary care team contributes to managing patients with cardiovascular disease.

Question 31

If a patient’s blood pressure is not responding to the combination of ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers, what other pharmacologic classes might you consider?

Question 32

How do ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, and fibrates differ from statins in managing high cholesterol?

Question 33

Describe the process of plaque rupture and how it can lead to acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Question 34

Describe the differences between STEMI and NSTEMI care.

Question 35

What are the characteristics of stable angina?

Question 36

What would you include in education for a patient with stable angina?

Question 37

A patient with acute decompensated heart failure presents with pulmonary edema. What immediate interventions would you initiate in the emergency department?

Question 38

How can management of diabetes contribute to prevention of CAD?

Question 39

You are treating a patient with heart failure who is experiencing frequent hospitalizations. What additional strategies might you consider to optimize management?

Question 40

How can socioeconomic factors, such as access to healthcare and medication, affect the management of cardiovascular diseases like hypertension and heart failure?

Question 41

Name the different types of diuretics and monitoring priorities you’d implement when giving them.