Cardiac Quiz

Question 1

Normal PT/PTT

Answer 1

10-14 sec and 20-45 sec

Question 2

Protamine sulfate is antidote for what?

Answer 2

Heparin and enoxaparin (Lovenox)

Question 3

4 anticoagulants

Answer 3

Aspirin
Heparin
Lovenox
Coumadin

Question 4

INR value for Coumadin

Answer 4

0.8-1.1

Question 5

Used for sitting blood, usually from Afib

Answer 5

Coumadin

Question 6

What is Vitamin K an antidote for?

Answer 6

Coumadin

Question 7

5 Antianemics

Answer 7

Epogen
Feosol
Folic acid
Vitamin B12
Hydroxyurea

Question 8

Which drug stimulates RBC production and is used with chemo?

Answer 8

Epogen

Question 9

What drug is used for iron def anemia?

Answer 9

Feosol

Question 10

Drug used for pernicious anemia

Answer 10

Vitamin B12

Question 11

Drug that gets rid of sickles cells

Answer 11

Hydroxyurea

Question 12

2 antihyperlipidemics

Answer 12

Lipitor

Niaspan

Question 13

How much cholesterol is too much?

Answer 13

Over 200

Question 14

Major side effect of statins?

Answer 14

Rhabdo

Question 15

Signs of rhabdo?

Answer 15

Muscle pain
Bloody urine
Weakness
Kidney failure

Question 16

Normal TG level?

Answer 16

150

Question 17

Drug that increases rate of TG removal

Answer 17

Niaspan (Vit B3)

Question 18

Drug that blocks the final step of cholesterol production in liver

Answer 18

Lipitor (HMGCOA)

Question 19

How long do you have to treat with iron?

Answer 19

6 months

Question 20

4 things that contribute to AL

Answer 20

Blood
Fluid
Vessel
Lipids

Question 21

Priority nursing dx

Answer 21

Ineffective tissue perfusion

Question 22

Rate/speed of conduction

Answer 22

Dromotropy

Question 23

How forcefully the heart contracts

Answer 23

Inotropy

Question 24

Heart rate

Answer 24

Chronotropy

Question 25

Pressure the heart has to work against to get the blood out

Answer 25

Afterload

Question 26

Most important goal

Answer 26

Adequate CO

Question 27

LDL Level

Question 28

HDL Level

Answer 28

> 40

Question 29

For patients who can't tolerate statins because of liver problems

Answer 29

Bile acid sequestrants

Question 30

Drug that binds with LDL and eliminates it

Answer 30

Bile acid sequestrants

Question 31

Drug that blocks final step in cholesterol synthesis

Answer 31

HMGCOA Reductase Inhibitors

Question 32

What drug should you give at night

Answer 32

HMGCOA Reductase Inhibitors

Question 33

Decrease absorption of cholesterol in intestinal brush border

Answer 33

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

Question 34

Often used with statin to work on LDLs that won't come down with just statins

Answer 34

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

Question 35

Reduce liver production of LDLs and speed up removal of TG from blood TG, lipoprotein destruction

Answer 35

Fibrates

Question 36

Drug that may cause pancreatitis

Answer 36

Fibrates

Question 37

What might you monitor in a pt when expecting MI

Answer 37

Homocysteine

Question 38

Adverse reaction that patients don't like with Niaspan

Answer 38

Flushing

Question 39

Inhibits adipose breakdown | Decreases FFA available to make TG, VLDL and LDL

Answer 39

Niaspan

Question 40

Amicar is used for what

Answer 40

Stop brain bleeds

Question 41

Worst adverse effect when working on bone marrow

Answer 41

Bone pain and increased risk of cancer

Question 42

Will have constipation with this drug

Answer 42

Iron

Question 43

Drug that increases fetal RBCs

Answer 43

Hydroxyurea

Question 44

Everyday use for bleeding

Answer 44

aspirin (Bayer)

Question 45

Where do cholesterol absorption inhibitors work

Answer 45

intestines, not liver/kidney

Question 46

Antiplatelet drug that inhibits aggregation and thrombus formation in arterial circulation

Answer 46

plavix (Clopidogrel)

Question 47

PT value for Coumadin

Answer 47

10-14 seconds

Question 48

Normal Hgb

Answer 48

12-18

Question 49

Normal HCT

Answer 49

38-54

Question 50

Normal #RBCs

Answer 50

4-6

Question 51

5 Categories of vasodilators

Answer 51

``` Sympathetics Parasympathetics ACE(I) ARB Smooth Muscle Relaxers ```