CVAD

Question 1

Amount of blood pumped in one minute?

Answer 1

cardiac output

Question 2

Most common primary dx in U.S?

Answer 2

Hypertension

Question 3

What is it called when someone has HTN not caused by another disease process?

Answer 3

Primary

Question 4

When HTN has caused damage to organs?

Answer 4

complicated

Question 5

What part of the heart pushes blood to the rest of the body?

Answer 5

L ventricle

Question 6

Dash includes what?

Answer 6

Fruit, veggies, whole grain, fish, poultry, nuts. Low in dairy, carbs, total fats

Question 7

What drug has side effects of ortho-hypotension, sexual dysfunction, vertigo, tachycardia?

Answer 7

Alpha-blocker

Question 8

This medication is very important to monitor k+ levels?

Answer 8

Furosemide

Question 9

this diuretic is primarily used to treat HTN?

Answer 9

Hydrochlorathizine

Question 10

A decrease in standing BP of >20 systolic >10 diastolic?

Answer 10

ortho-hypo

Question 11

primary nursing interventions for ortho-hypo?

Answer 11

safety/no falls

Question 12

T/F vasoconstriction leads to increase blood pressure

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Accumulation in lipids or fatty substance in vessel walls is called?

Answer 13

Atherosclerosis

Question 14

What is cholesterol level that we want to be high?

Answer 14

hdl

Question 15

What is it called when we have inadequate blood flow or oxygen content?

Answer 15

ischemia

Question 16

Predicable chest pain on exertion?

Answer 16

stable

Question 17

This is indicating injury or infraction on an EKG?

Answer 17

Elevation

Question 18

Most specific lab used to identify cardiac injury?

Answer 18

Troponin

Question 19

What lab is most used to identify heart failure?

Answer 19

BNP

Question 20

What is the dx test to look at heart wall motion and valve function?

Answer 20

ECO

Question 21

You should not give this med to a pt who has recently taken a erectile dysfunction med?

Answer 21

Nitro

Question 22

Common s.e of nitrile glycerin?

Answer 22

headache

Question 23

what lab do you monitor when admin enoxparin?

Answer 23

platelets

Question 24

what acronym used to guide the tx of myocardial infarction?

Answer 24

MONA

Question 25

what does mona stand for?

Answer 25

Morphine, Oxygen, Nitrate, Aspirin

Question 26

what should pt urine output be per hour?

Answer 26

30ml

Question 27

What is it called when heart valve never completely closes and blood still pumps even when the valve should be shut?

Answer 27

regurgitation

Question 28

Vit K is the antidote for what med?

Answer 28

coumadin/warfarin

Question 29

Classic s/s of this condition is focused on pulmonary conditions like sob and wheezing?

Answer 29

L side

Question 30

this is classic assess finding in R sided heart failure?

Answer 30

edema

Question 31

asthma pt should avoid which common cardiac med?

Answer 31

beta blocker- metroprolol only ok

Question 32

this leg pain is usually induced by walking and subsides with rest?

Answer 32

intermitten claudication

Question 33

this type of med puts pt at high risk for DVT

Answer 33

oral contreceptive