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myocarditis - also called - AND are men or women most at risk? (mei likes men)

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Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, men most at risk.

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myocarditis - what is the most frequent virus that causes it? (Mei has herpes) - what symptoms will you have?

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most frequent virus. toxins also can cause it. if virus causes it, then you’ll have a fever.

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most common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy/myocarditis (mei has covid)
(mei and brad appeared after Lupe had a transplant)

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Lupus (SLE), hypersensitivity reactions, transplant rejection
COVID 19 and other viruses including influenza

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S & S of cardiomyopathy/myocarditis (mei has symptoms in her PECCS)

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Palpitations, SOB, chest pain, edema, CHF.

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treatment of cardiomyopathy/myocarditis (Mei can sometimes solve her own problems)

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Identify and treat cause, manage symptoms. sometimes resolves on its own. Can even do heart transplant if it’s bad.

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nursing care cardiomyopathy - how to assess it, and assess for what? (monitor brad)

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Cardiac monitor, assess for CHF

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myocarditis patho (mei has direct damage, then secondary)

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myocardium is damaged directly, then immune response causes secondary damage. usually entire myocaridum is affected.

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myocarditis - what labs are used to diagnose it?

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check inflammatory stuff - c-reactive protein, BNP, proteins, troponins

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myocarditis complications (Mei is an athlete)

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cardiomyopathy and dsyrrhymias that lead to death (usually the cause in young athletes)

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myocarditis - should be on constant (my telemetry)

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telemetry

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myocarditis - lung assessement (the usual)

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check for crackles and edema. jugular vein distention, weight gain, urine output. kidney function.

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myocarditis - activities?

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restrict activities

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endocarditis

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Inflammation/infection of the inside of the heart (inner most layer)

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endocarditis - patho (Tjan has veggies and leaves)

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Infection forms vegetations/thrombi inside the heart that break off from the valve leaflet; emboli disseminate

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endocarditis - Destruction of valves, walls, chordae tendinae cause (Tjan loses his vents in Co)

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loss of function and impaired ventricular filling (decreased CO)

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endocarditis - Back up of blood causes

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lung congestion

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endocarditis - causes (think of the case study) (rheumy causes the end)

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age,
Rheumatic heart disease, history of previous endocarditis
Prosthetic valve
IVDU
Contaminated invasive devices
Hemodialysis
Immunosuppression
Dental caries or gum disease

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endocarditis - IV drug users usually have what side heart failure?

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right-sided

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endocarditis risk factors

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hemodialysis, anyone with tons of IVs, biopsies

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endocarditis patho (Tjan is turbulent)

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turbulent blood flow usually affects heart valves, platelets and fibrin deposit on injury, the vegetations form and cause more damage.

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endocarditis - clinical manifestions - what about a murmur? (think case study)

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red pads of fingers and toes, painless spots on soles of feet (janyway) splinters under nails (blood clots) usually a new heart murmur, and HF, night sweats, weight loss. fever, confusion.

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endocarditis - how to diagnose (tjan gets 2 blood tests and an ECG)

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blood tests from 2 different sites. echo cardiogram, CBC

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endocarditis treatment

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IV antibiotics, usually 4 - 6 weeks or longer. repeat blood cultures until they test negative.

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endocarditis - nursing care - monitor for what?

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Monitor for organ failure, emboli (vegetatian breaks off 50% of the time), serial blood cultures, progressive exercise, education and rehabilitation

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endocarditis - assessment (lungs, heart, etc) (tjan gets the same assessment)

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check for crackles and edema. jugular vein distention, weight gain, urine output, decreased cap refill

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pericarditis - acute or chronic?

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can be acute or chronic.

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causes of chronic pericarditis (C. Perry has uremia, TB, radiation, trauma and cancer)

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TB, radiation exposure, trauma, uremia, metastatic cancer

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causes of acute pericarditis (C. cute Perry also has TB, radiation, trauma and cancer)

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trauma, viral infections (flu), uremia, post cardiac surgery, MI, raditation, neoplasms (tumors),

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pericarditis - most common symptom (Peri is mostly causing me pain bc he rubs me the wrong way)

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90% pleuritic chest pain. also will hear classic friction rub with pericarditis.

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how to tell when pleuritic chest pain is an MI or pericarditis? (Peri feels better when he sits up)

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with pericarditis, pain will be relieved with patient sits up (fowlers)

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how to diagnose pericarditis (peri’s diagonosis is elevated) (the usual)

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echo, ECG, chest xray, EKG - st elevation most common

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pericarditis - lung exam? (Peri surprisingly has clear lungs) nothing is backing up in the lungs - think

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lungs will be clear

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pericarditisis treatment (peri’s treatment depends on the cause)

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Depends on cause

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pericarditisis complications (peri can be complicated and effusive)

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effusion

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pericarditis - monitor ECG for what?

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Assess & monitor VS, RRED, WBC, cardiac rhythm & ST segment for elevation

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pericarditis - heart sounds (peri is muffled)

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muffled from fluid

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cardiac tamponade (tampon for peri)

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blood or fluid have leaked into pericardial sac.

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causes of cardiac tamponade (micro peri is the cause of tampons)

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MVA (microvascular angina?), RV biopsy, pericarditis

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cardiac tamponade - cardiac output and what about pressure? (the tampons are low in Co, but the pressure has increased)

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decreased CO, increased CVP (central venous pressure)

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nursing considerations for cardiac tamponade - drainage? and check what? (check tampon for drainage with jugular)

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monitor mediastinal CT drain (if chest was cracked open to remove fluid in peri). drainage should gradually get less. check JVD w/ normal lung sounds.

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Obstructive Shock - what direction of blood flow is obstructed? (There’s an obstruction going forward)

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Decreased outflow of blood from the heart or great vessels = low or no cardiac output
NO FORWARD FLOW OF BLOOD

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Obstructive Shock treatment

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relieve obstruction or pt will die

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causes of obstructive shock (shocked by the TPP)

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PE, tension pneumothorax, pericardial tamponade

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Obstructive Shock - signs (I’m shocked you have no pulse)

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decreased bp, pulsus paradoxus (bp decreases with inhalation), narrowing pulse pressure

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cardiac surgery - invasive or no?

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minimally invasive

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complications of cardiac surgery - preload and afterload? Co?

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ineffective CO, reduced preload, increased afterload, increased preload

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complications of cardiac surgery - is angina normal? Peri? (surgery on gyna is not normal)

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infection, pain management (sternotomy hurts), angina (this is a bad sign), neurological dysfunction, pericardial tamponade

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nursing assessment - cardiac surgery - BP issues?

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Hypotension
Hypertension
Bleeding

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cardiac valve disease - more in men or women? (the valves have equal rights)

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equal in men and women.

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valve disease causes (val is caused by the CCIR cure)

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infection, rheumatic fever caused by strep, congential, calcific atherosclerosis.

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valve disease types

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stenosis
prolapse

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valve disease - most common (art is popular valve)

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aortic stenosis. least is tricuspid and pulmonic valve (right side less pressure)

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first sign of valve disease (val has a murmur)

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murmur

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valve disease s & s - breathing?

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SOB, dyspnea, orthopnea

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causes of cardiac valve dysfunction (valves can stop working inside, outside, or it’s mechanical)

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inside - heart muscle valves
outside - pericardium
mechanical - faulty valves

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valves most likely to be stenotic (2 of them)

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aortic and mitral

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valves most likely for regurgitation (just one)

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mitral

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cardiac valve - signs of right-sided HF - liver signs?

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the tricuspid, and you’ll get signs of right sided heart failure. (Edema of abdomen, feet and ankles
Fatigue
Weakness
Decreased u/o
Jaundice
Ascites)

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cardiac valve - if it’s the left side, it will be (and what about murmur)

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pulmonic (signs and symptoms S & S
SOB, cyanosis
Poor weight gain in babies
Syncope
Murmur
Chest pain
Fatigue)

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cardiac valve - mitral symptoms (mite you be tachy and tired, you SOB) and esp what?

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signs of left ventricular - SOB, especially orthopnea, dyspnea after exercise, coughing
CP, palpitations, tachycardia
Extreme fatigue

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cardiac valve - Regurgitation - will happen fast or slow?

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will happen slowly

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mitral stenosis - causes (mite you be old with a fever)

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aging, rheumatic fever, things get stiff

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regurgitation - who gets it and what is the main cause? (men regurgitate bs)

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men 30 - 60

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stenosis main cause (calcium makes stan stiff)

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calcification main cause

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) - invasive or not? (trans is minimal)

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minimally invasive, highly successful.

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heart valve - non surgical - goals (goal for the valve is go to Co, stay steady, and take meds)

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Maintain cardiac output
Treat arrhythmias
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy

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heart valve - surgical (balloon for my valve)

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Repair
Balloon valvuloplasty
Commisurotomy
Reconstruction
Replace`
Synthetic
Biologic

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valve surgery - pre op care - (val is progressive)

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Maintain cardiac output
Treat arrhythmias
FEN
Pulmonary function
Renal function*****
Pain anxiety management
Wound care
CT care
Monitored progressive activity
Self care education
SOB
daily weights

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cardiomyopathy (myo is large)

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heart muscle is enlarged and thick.

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types of cardiomyopathy

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Dilated:

Hypertrophic:

Restrictive:

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cardiomyopathy - causes (Brad door)

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Idiopathic, HTN, viral infections, post MI, thyroid disease

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cardiomyopathy - cure?

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none, just heart transplant, pacemaker

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endocarditis - what type of bacteria usually?

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due to bacteria - usually strep and staph. if you get it once, you’re likely to get it again.

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chronic pericarditis causes what to happen? (C, peri is getting stiff in his old age)

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The chronic (constrictive) inflammation causes pericardial thickening, leading to stiffness.

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acute pericarditis becomes what? (A cute peri becomes a tampon)

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The acute condition leads to cardiac tamponade with pulseless electrical activity (PEA)

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chronic pericarditis - what age is common? And mortality? (c, peri is young and lives forever)

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more in young and middle aged ppl. high reoccurance rate. mortality is really low, like 1%.

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acute pericarditis - causes - how long after surgery is the critical time? (a cute peri - 2 weeks was the morning)

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10-14 days post op

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endocarditis may lead to (In the end, Tjan was SSHD)

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May lead to TIA’s (transischemic heart attack), CVA (stroke), shock, death

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endocarditis - Rapid recognition and response (emergency tjan needs an ECG and o2)

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VS, ECG monitor for dysrhythmias
Assess for symptoms of heart failure
Maintain gas exchange
Breath sounds, RRED, oxygen therapy to maintain saturation

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endocarditis monitor labs (tjan in the lab shifts left with the bun)

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Monitor labs
WBC shift left, anemia
BUN/Cr (long term ABX)

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endocarditis - meds? (Tjan get meds in Hawaii for 4-6 weeks)

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evaluate FEN status
Assess & maintain vascular access
CVC (central venous catheter)
ABX (antibiotics) 4-6 weeks on schedule with peak/trough

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endocarditis - symptom management (tjan door)

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HA (headache?), fever, anorexia, nausea, position of comfort, modify activity

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endocarditis symptoms - feels like…(tjan and Jim hansen)

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Vague flu like to heart failure with conduction defects

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endocarditis treatment

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IV antiobotics

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percariditis patho (peri has white plates with fiber and fluid)

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Collection of WBCs, platelets, fibrin and fluid (pericardial effusion) builds up in pericardial sac which restricts filling.
Fibrotic changes restrict filling and therefore decrease CO

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cardiomyopathy assessment findings - left side (brad is not on the pulse anymore, he’s 3rd or 4th)

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Manifestations of decreased CO
Left sided HF symptoms – activity intolerance, weakness, narrow pulse pressure, decreased peripheral pulse strength, pre/syncope, angina, dyspnea, orthopnea, pulmonary congestion, dysrhythmias (PVCs, VT), murmurs, S3 & S4

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cardiomyopathy treatment (think, can thickness be fixed?)

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No cure, treat underlying cause
Treatment palliative (symptom management) or surgical (heart transplant, muscle resection, valve replacement)
Manage heart failure
Maximize CO, maintain gas exchange, modify activity to tolerance
medications

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pericarditis - can cause tamponade? And what are the symptoms?

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Observe for signs of pericardial tamponade (increase pressure, decreased filling, decreased CO)

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pericarditis - JVD? And what are the heart sounds? (Peri’s jugular)

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Distant heart sounds, JVD

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pericarditis - patient position? (Peri in pain leans forward)

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Assess and manage pain
Patient position (Fowler’s forward leaning or side lying
Analgesic, anti inflammatory

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valve disease - stenosis - (stenosis goes backwards)

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chamber pressure increase causing backward effect

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valve disease - prolapse

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falls in on itself

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symptoms of regurgitation - what is the big one? (men bathroom)

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Palpitations, CP
Tachypnea, SOB, coughing
Fatigue is the big one

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mitral stenosis - breathing and edema? (mite you need help exercising with your edema)

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Orthopnea or trouble breathing after exercise
Pulmonary edema
Exertional CP, palpitations
Peripheral edema

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stenosis s & s (stiff stan can’t exercise)

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Exercise intolerance
Syncope
Angina

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cardiomyopathy - dilated (impairs what?)

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Thick/enlarged ventricular walls
Dilation of chambers
Impairs systolic function (pumping)

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cardiomyopathy - hypertrophic - is filling or ejecting affected?

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Hypertrophic:
Ventricles enlarge and ventricular cavities reduce in size therefore filling is decreased

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cardiomyopathy - restrictive (brad restricts amy after radiation)

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d/t amyloidosis, XRT (radiation therapy)
Ventricles become rigid and fibrotic and filling is reduced

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cardiomyopathy - causes (can’t do cardio with brad if…)

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diabetes, peripartum, alcoholism, anabolic steroid use

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cardiomyopathy - causes (Brad bald plant)

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chemotherapy, XRTe (radiation), connective tissue disorders

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endocarditis - symptoms (Tjan has back pain)

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back pain, and sometimes include symptoms from other organ systems depending on spread

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endocarditis - symptoms (Tjan on junk)

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Anorexia, weight loss, fever, chills, night sweats

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endocarditis - murmur?

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new murmur

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endocarditis can develop into (think case study - just 2 - worst case scenario)

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HF development, systemic embolization

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endocarditis - late symptom (Oster is late to meet TJan)

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Oster nodes (late)

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endocarditis - early symptom (Jane comes first)

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Janeways lesions (early)

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endocarditis - spleen? (large spleen for 6 weeks)

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> 6 weeks splenomegaly

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endocarditis - nails? (tjan clubs)

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clubbing

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how to diagnose endocarditis?

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Diagnosed with blood cultures, echocardiogram

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cardiomyopathy/myocarditis - (mei and brad are new)

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new onset of arrhythmias or dysrthyrmias

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cardiomyopathy - right side - symptoms (Brad hall)

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JVD, peripheral edema, atrial dysrhythmias (AF, PACs),

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medications for cardiomyopathy (Brad gets the same meds)

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ACE inhibitors, afterload reducers, inotropes, calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, diuretics

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pericarditis - HR and pulse

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increased HR with hypotension, decreased pulse amplitude/strength

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pericarditis - mental status? (Peri is out of it)

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change in LOC and AMS (altered mental status)

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valve disease - insufficiency/regurgitation

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cusps no longer close completely, chamber pressure and filling is impaired

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heart rhythm with regurgitation (Gab regurgitates)

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aFib

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mitral stenosis - cough?

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dry cough

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mitral stenosis (mite you have a hoarse, wet voice?)

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Hoarse, wet sounding voice,
Fatigue

119
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cardiomyopathy - right side - symptoms (what organs)

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hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, abdominal distension, anorexia, nausea

120
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cardiomyopathy - right side - bradycardia?

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Bradycardia in restrictive due to heart blocks, conduction dysfunction

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cardiomyopathy - right side - symptoms (pee RIGHT away at night)

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orthopnea, PND, nocturia

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devices for cardiomyopathy

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Biventricular pacemaker
ICD

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cardiac tamponade - shock (tampons cause shock)

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pressure in all 4 chambers will be the same and will end up in shock, narrowed pulse pressure.

124
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(3 lead) white on right

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smoke over fire

125
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(5 lead) chocolate over my heart

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green goes last

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pericarditis - blood tests (peri is tropin)

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troponins, CBC (high white count) C-reactive

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obstructive shock - signs

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tachycardia tachypnea, pale cool clammy skin, decreased SpO2.

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what tests to diagnose miocarditis? (only an echo can find mei)

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ECG, usually always an echo to check the valves.

129
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cardiac surgery - assessment - is surgery cold?

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FEN imbalances
Hypothermia

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cardiac surgery - assessment - what about kidneys? Wounds?

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Renal dysfunction/ARF
Impaired wound healing

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cardiac surgery assessment - GI?

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GI dysfunction
Stress ulcer
Paralytic ileus
N, V
Nutritional deficits

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cardiac tamponade - what happens with BP? (the tampon dropped my inspiration)

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systolic will drop during inspiration

133
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cardiac tamponade - heart sounds? (the tampon muffled me)

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heart sounds muffled, distented neck veins

134
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can cardiac surgery cause dysrhhthmias and pulmonary problems?

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yes, dysrhtymia, pulmonary dysfuction

135
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peri treatment if tamponade occurs?

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Pericardiocentesis if tamponade

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peri treatment if there is chronic fluid?

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Surgical pericardectomy is indicated for chronic fluid accumulation (pericardial window)

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peri - pain treatment?

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treat pain - NSAIDs, steroids, antibiotics

138
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valve disease - S & S - (Val at the door)

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angina, syncope, weight gain

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valve disease - signs and symptoms (Val TV)

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edema, pale cool extremities.

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cause of cardiac tamponade - (this surgery caused a tampon)

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post operative hemmorhage in CABG (coronary artery bipass). post op.

141
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cause of cardiac tamponade (tampon trauma)

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air bags. chest trauma.

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what is cardiac tamponade?

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fluid builds up in the space between the heart muscle and the outer covering sac (pericardium) of the heart.

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cardiomyopathy - can you get up and walk around? And what meds? (Brad needs bedrest and DVT meds)

A

BR (bed rest), no straining, DVT prophylaxis, progressive recovery, education

144
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acute pericarditis - causes (a cute peri door)

A

MI, autoimmune (lupus, arthritis), rheumatic fever, hypothyrodism

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regurgitiation - main cause (The cause is always the same)

A

main cause is diastolic HTN

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endocarditis - lung symptoms (just cough basically)

A

pleuritic CP, cough

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