MCN QUIZ 2 Midterms Coverage Flashcards
What are the s/sx of Rheumatic Fever?
fever weakness, malaise, weight loss, anorexia
What is the most destructive consequence of Rheumatic Fever?
Carditis
What is the inflammation of the 3 layers of the heart?
Carditis
What is present in 50% of clients with Rheumatic Fever?
Carditis
What are minute nodules that are surrounded by areas of necrosis in the myocardium?
Aschoff bodies
What is a heart condition where the mitral valve thickens and becomes rigid and it cannot be fully opened?
Mitral valve stenosis & mitral insufficiency
What heart condition in L-sided heart failure is a birth defect?
Aortic coarctation
What is a determining condition for Left-sided heart failure?
Pleural Effusion (fluid outside lungs) or Pulmonary Edema (fluid inside lungs)
What are the s/sx of Pulmonary edema?
Dyspnea, palpitations, cold & clammy skin
What happens when pulmonary capillaries rupture?
productive cough with blood-speckled sputum (hemoptysis)
What are the risks of a woman with pulmonary hypertension caused by L-sided heart failure?
- Spontaneous miscarriage
- Preterm labor
- Maternal death
What medications are given to a patient with coarctation of the aorta?
- Antihypertensive
- Diuretics
- Beta-blockers
What is the determining condition of R-sided heart failure?
Distention of jugular vein, portal vein, and abdominal veins
What are the s/sx of Peripartla Cardiomyopathy?
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
- nondependent edema
- cardiomegaly
What is the purpose of heparin for a woman with peripartum heart disease?
decrease the risk of thromboembolism
What is a manifestation of pulmonary edema from heart failure?
Simple cough
What determinant is helpful for R-sided heart Failure?
Liver size
What drug is used to improve heart action by increasing or strengthening Cardiac Output?
Digoxin
What drug is sometimes used to slow FHR if fetal tachycardia is present?
Digoxin
What drug is used as a beta-adrenergic blocker to treat cardiac arrhythmias?
Propanolol
What drug is indicated for angina?
Nitroglycerin
What drug is used to prevent recurrence of Rheumatic Fever?
Penicillin
What drug is indicated for bacterial endocarditis caused by streptococcal infection?
Amoxicillin
