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Cardiac Flashcards

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1
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What is the term used for blood returning to the right side of the heart.

A

Preload

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2
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What is the term used for the pressure that the left ventricle has to pump blood against

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Afterload

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3
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Explain HTN

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Hypertension is when there is more resistance for the left ventricle to pump against.

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4
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What 2 things can HTN lead to?

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Heart failure and pulmonary edema

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5
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What is the term used for the amount of blood pumped out of the ventricles with each beat

A

Stroke Volume

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6
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What is tissue perfusion dependent on

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Adequate Cardiac Output

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7
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What are the factors that affect Cardiac Output

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  • Heart rate and certain arrhytmias
  • Blood Volume
  • Decrease contractility
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8
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What happens to the rest of the body when you have a decreased CO

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Brain- LOC goes down
Heart- Chest pain
Lung- SOB, wet lung sounds
Skin- Cool extremity
Kidney- UO goes down
Peripheral pulses- weak and thready
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9
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What 3 arrhythmias are a big deal because they affect Cardiac Output

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  1. Ventricular Fibrilation
  2. Asystole
  3. Pulseless V-tech
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10
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What is coronary artery disease

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Common type of cardiovascular disease that includes both chronic stable angina and acute coronary syndrome

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11
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With Chronic Stable angina what is the patho

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Decreased blood flow = decreased o2 to heart muscle–>ischemia–> temp pain and pressure in chest and back.
due to exertion

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12
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What relieves chronic stable angina

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rest and nitroglycerin

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13
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What is Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Involves MI, unstable Angina
Decreased blood flow = decreased o2 to heart muscle can lead to ischemia and necrosis. –> nitro doesn’t relieve this pain

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14
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What are the complications resulting from Acute Coronary Syndrome

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1) Major Arrhythmias- v fib, asystole, pulseless vtech, bradycardia

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15
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Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Heart Disease
Endocarditis
Acute MI
HTN 
What can all of these cause
A

Heart failure

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16
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What are the 2 types of HF

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Right and Left
Both are that blood is not moving forward, but Right it’s not moving forward to heart and left it’s not moving forward to body

17
Q

When the heart can’t contract and eject what kind of heart failure is this

A

Systolic heart failure

18
Q

When the heart can’t relax and fill what kind of heart failure is this

A

Diastolic heart failure

19
Q

What does Ace inhibitors do?

A

They suppress the RAS prevent angiotensin I to convert to II. This results in dilation and increase in SV

20
Q

What does ARBS do?

A

Blocks angiotensin II receptors and cause a decrease in arterial resistance and decrease in BP

21
Q

What are we concerned of when we use Ace inhibitors and ARBS

A

Hyperkalemia because body is blocking aldosterone therefore we are excreting NA and H2O

22
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What does Digitalis do

A

They cause an increase in contractility by slowing heart rate.

23
Q

What are the early and late S/S of digital toxicity

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Early: Anorexia, n/v
Late: Arrhythmias and vision changes

24
Q

What is the purpose of diuretics

A

To decrease volume therefore decrease preload

25
Q

When do you give diuretics

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In AM

26
Q

What is our natural pacemaker in our body

A

SA node

27
Q

What is the purpose of a pacemaker

A

to increase heart rate with systomatic bradycardia

28
Q

What should we worry about with pacemakers

A

If the rate decreases

29
Q

What is the patho behind pulmonary edema

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Fluid backing up into the lungs. Usually occurs at night

30
Q

What is Caridac tamponade

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it is when fluid such as blood or exudate enter the pericardial sac resulting in compression of heart

31
Q 
MVA
Right ventricular biopsy
MI
Pericarditis 
hemorrage
post CABG 
all can result in what
A

Cardiac tamponade

32
Q

What occurs with an arterial disorder

A

Arterial occlusion

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