Cardiopulm Medical Procedures

Question 1

Standard tx for conditions affecting the electrical conduction system including a slow HR and arrhythmias

Answer 1

Pacemaker

Question 2

Blood is rerouted around the affected artery joining the pt’s own saphenous vein, internal thoracic/mammary artery, or radial artery to connect the affected artery above and below the occclusion

Answer 2

CABG

Question 3

Pump implanted in the chest to provide mechanical support to the ventricules

Answer 3

Ventricular assist devices (VAD)

Question 4

When are VADs commonly used?

Answer 4

As a temporary tx for people waiting for a heart transplant

Increasingly used as a permanent tx for heart failure

Question 5

Plastic tube shaped to fit the curvature of the soft palate and tongue that holds the tongue away from the back of the throat and maintained airway latency

Answer 5

Oral pharyngeal airway

Question 6

Latex or rubber tube inserted through the nose to allow for nasotracheal suctioning

Answer 6

Nasal pharyngeal airway

Question 7

Plastic tube inserted in the trachea from the mouth or nose to provide an airway and to allow for mechanical ventilation

Answer 7

Endotracheal tube

Question 8

An artificial airway inserted into the trachea from an incision in the neck below the vocal cords used in patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilation

Answer 8

Tracheostomy tube

Question 9

Surgical procedure in which one or more of the large air spaces called bullae that form when the alveoli are destroyed by emphysema are removed

Answer 9

Bullectomy

Question 10

Lung transplants are reserved for these pts

Answer 10

• end stage COPD
• interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
• other serious lung diseases

*don’t have serious comorbidities

Question 11

A portion of lung tissue damaged by emphysema is removed, which creates extra space in the chest

Answer 11

Lung volume reduction surgery

Question 12

Pt needs supplemental O2 with saturation ≤ ___% while seated at rest

Answer 12

88%