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Perfusion

NUR 125

TermDefinition
Vitamin K antidote to warfarin (Coumadin)
Protamine Sulfate antidote to heparin
MONA Morphine Oxygen Nitroglycerin Aspirin
alteplace a fibrinolytic that lyses blood clots
smoking risk factor for many perfusion disorders
atherosclerosis inflammatory disease that begins with endothelial injury and progresses to the complicated lesion seen in advanced stages of the disease process
arteriosclerosis abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
INR monitors warfarin (Coumadin) therapeutic level
aPTT monitors Heparin therapeutic level
Homan's Sign discomfort behind the knee on forced dorsiflexion of the foot; a sign of thrombosis in the lower limb.
troponin proteins released from cardiac muscle when the muscle is damaged
aspirin prevents platelet aggregation
nitroglycerin dilate coronary arteries and increase blood flow
Beta-adrenergic blockers improve survival rates by decreasing the heart rate, reducing the work of the heart, and lessening the O2 demand of the myocardium
ACE inhibitors minimize the abnormal shaping or ventricular remodeling
enoxaparin prevent DVT after hip/knee replacement surgery, or abdominal surgery. use with warfarin to treat acute DVT, with or without PE, treatment of ST segment elevation MI. used to prevent ischemic complications of unstable angina&NSTEMI when with aspirin
calcium channel blocker fewer dysrhythmias, a slower rate of contraction of the heart, and relaxation of smooth muscle of blood vessels, causing vasodilation and reduced blood pressure.
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