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Cardiac Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Normal PT/PTT

A

10-14 sec and 20-45 sec

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2
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Protamine sulfate is antidote for what?

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Heparin and enoxaparin (Lovenox)

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3
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4 anticoagulants

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Aspirin
Heparin
Lovenox
Coumadin

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4
Q

INR value for Coumadin

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0.8-1.1

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5
Q

Used for sitting blood, usually from Afib

A

Coumadin

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6
Q

What is Vitamin K an antidote for?

A

Coumadin

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7
Q

5 Antianemics

A 
Epogen
Feosol
Folic acid
Vitamin B12
Hydroxyurea
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8
Q

Which drug stimulates RBC production and is used with chemo?

A

Epogen

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9
Q

What drug is used for iron def anemia?

A

Feosol

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10
Q

Drug used for pernicious anemia

A

Vitamin B12

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11
Q

Drug that gets rid of sickles cells

A

Hydroxyurea

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12
Q

2 antihyperlipidemics

A

Lipitor

Niaspan

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13
Q

How much cholesterol is too much?

A

Over 200

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14
Q

Major side effect of statins?

A

Rhabdo

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15
Q

Signs of rhabdo?

A

Muscle pain
Bloody urine
Weakness
Kidney failure

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16
Q

Normal TG level?

A

150

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17
Q

Drug that increases rate of TG removal

A

Niaspan (Vit B3)

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18
Q

Drug that blocks the final step of cholesterol production in liver

A

Lipitor (HMGCOA)

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19
Q

How long do you have to treat with iron?

A

6 months

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20
Q

4 things that contribute to AL

A

Blood
Fluid
Vessel
Lipids

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21
Q

Priority nursing dx

A

Ineffective tissue perfusion

22
Q

Rate/speed of conduction

A

Dromotropy

23
Q

How forcefully the heart contracts

A

Inotropy

24
Q

Heart rate

A

Chronotropy

25
Q

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

A

Afterload

26
Q

Most important goal

A

Adequate CO

27
Q

LDL Level

A
28
Q

HDL Level

A

> 40

29
Q

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

A

Bile acid sequestrants

30
Q

Drug that binds with LDL and eliminates it

A

Bile acid sequestrants

31
Q

Drug that blocks final step in cholesterol synthesis

A

HMGCOA Reductase Inhibitors

32
Q

What drug should you give at night

A

HMGCOA Reductase Inhibitors

33
Q

Decrease absorption of cholesterol in intestinal brush border

A

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

34
Q

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

A

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

35
Q

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

A

Fibrates

36
Q

Drug that may cause pancreatitis

A

Fibrates

37
Q

What might you monitor in a pt when expecting MI

A

Homocysteine

38
Q

Adverse reaction that patients don’t like with Niaspan

A

Flushing

39
Q

Inhibits adipose breakdown

Decreases FFA available to make TG, VLDL and LDL

A

Niaspan

40
Q

Amicar is used for what

A

Stop brain bleeds

41
Q

Worst adverse effect when working on bone marrow

A

Bone pain and increased risk of cancer

42
Q

Will have constipation with this drug

A

Iron

43
Q

Drug that increases fetal RBCs

A

Hydroxyurea

44
Q

Everyday use for bleeding

A

aspirin (Bayer)

45
Q

Where do cholesterol absorption inhibitors work

A

intestines, not liver/kidney

46
Q

Antiplatelet drug that inhibits aggregation and thrombus formation in arterial circulation

A

plavix (Clopidogrel)

47
Q

PT value for Coumadin

A

10-14 seconds

48
Q

Normal Hgb

A

12-18

49
Q

Normal HCT

A

38-54

50
Q

Normal #RBCs

A

4-6

51
Q

5 Categories of vasodilators

A 
Sympathetics
Parasympathetics
ACE(I)
ARB
Smooth Muscle Relaxers

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