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in the p wave..

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the atria is contracting; sending the electrical impulse

depolarization

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pr segment

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identifies the isoelectric line; impulse is traveling

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3
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pr interval

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length of time the impulse is being sent from sa node to perkinges fibers; shouldn’t be longer than .20seconds

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t wave

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repolarization of ventricles

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5
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st segment should

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come back to baseline

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6
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is st segment goes up what does this mean

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MI; injury

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7
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u wave can represent

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hypokalemia; low potassium

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8
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av node is the

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gatekeeper. holds onto impulse for atrium to do one last squeeze which is 25% of cardiac output

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9
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t wave inversion

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ischemia

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10
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tissue death; abnormal q wave

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infarction

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11
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peaked t wave

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hyperkalemia high potassium

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12
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stretch on ventricle at end of diastole

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preload

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13
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pressure the ventricles outcome to inject blood out

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after load

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14
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primary hyperlipidemia

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caused by genetics

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15
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secondary hyperlipidemia

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result from another disease

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16
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feb 1

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go red for women; cardiac health month; 1 in 5 will die of cardiovascular

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17
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-statins are for

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hypercholesterolemia

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18
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why should statins be given at night

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cholesterol is produced and liver works the most

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19
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artierosclerosis

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hardening of arteries

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20
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atherosclerosis is mainly what

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fats cause thickening of vessels

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21
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pain in calf when walking

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claudication

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22
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another manifestation of pad

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thinning of skin; shining ; lack of hair on lower extremities

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23
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primary raynauds is seen in who

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healthy young women

24
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secondary raynauds is

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already been injury to areas ; frostbite

25
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dissolves a dangerous clot

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thrombolytics

26
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substernal back and neck pain, dyspnea, stridor, hoarseness

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thoracic aneurysms

27
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once you palpate an abdominal aneurysm what do you not do

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dont go back and palpate again, could rupture.

28
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marfan syndrome is very common to affect

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the heart ; aortic valve disorder

29
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hypertensive crisis

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180/120

30
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cardiac disease

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imbalance of oxygen supply and oxygen demand

31
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angina pectoris

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chest pain

32
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stable angina will last how long

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less than 20 minutes

33
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3 types of acute coronary syndrome

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unstable angina pectoris
NSTEMI- did not go through all heart layers
STEMI- did go through all heart layers

34
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last longer than 20 minutes and chest pain is not relieved by sitting them down after an activity; occurs with activity or rest

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unstable angina

35
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chest pain happen at night caused by vasospasms

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Variant (Prinzmetal’s) angina

36
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unstable angina non modifiable

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rash

race, age, sex, hereditary (AA)

37
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unstable angina modifiable

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cholesterol, smoking, physical inactivity, hypertension, serum homocysteine,

38
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why would you give morphine

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for pain; vasodilator, helps with breathing

39
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reversal of narcotic

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narcan

40
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why give a beta blocker to treat ACS

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beta receptors b1-heart, b2-lungs; chemical that stimulates beta receptor epi-increase oxygen demand, heart rate

41
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reversal for heparin

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protamine sulfate ; coagulates

42
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you can ABSOLUTELY not have a thrombolytic if

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you recently had surgery; stroke within past 2 months; recently pregnant

43
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if a girl is mense aka on period will you give a thrombolytic

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yes

44
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most common cause of endocarditis

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staphococcal

45
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infective endocarditis

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osler nodes- hurts

janeway lesions

46
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rheumatic heart disease occurs after WHAT

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GROUP A STREP

47
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how do you find out if a patient has rheumatic heart disease

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throat assessment -white patches, swollen tonsils and lymph nodes

48
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right sided heart failure

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peripheral edema - swelling in legs
mesentary congestion - ascites- swollen belly 
jugular vein distention 
shortness of breath
fatigue 
SYSTEMIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
49
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left sided heart failure

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pulmonary edema - wet lungs (crackles)
decrease oxygen
hemophysis- pink froth sputum *only on left side**

50
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only reversible myocardiopathy

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taco subo

51
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mitral valve stenosis is caused by what

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rheumatic fever (untreated strep) and its a lifelong disorder

52
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3 manifestations of acute pericarditis

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chest pain, friction rub, ecg changes

53
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how to treat acute pericarditis

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aspirin or NSAIDS, if dont work Colchicine

54
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Cardiac Tamponade: Becks Triad

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jugular venous distension, low bp, muffled heart sounds

55
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is a disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes abnormally thick (hypertrophied)

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hypertropic cardiomyopathy

56
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hypertropic cardiomyopathy treatment

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beta blocker

calcium channel blocker

57
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1 contraindication for thrombolytic

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prolonged cpr

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