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Cardio dysfx

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CHF is?   heart failing to meet needs of body. s/s: tachy, fatigue, weakness, restlessness, pale, cool extremities, decr bp/urinary outputq  
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s/s pulmonary congestion assoc with CHF   tachy, dyspnea, resp distress, excercise intolerance(not infants), cyanosis....back up from L side, pul htn  
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s/s systemic venous congestion assoc with CHF   peripheral edema, wt gain, ascites, hepatomegaly, neck vein disention..back up from R side, syst venous htn  
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two causes for CHF   1.overcirculation failure: blood mixes inside heart 2. pump failure: heart muscle becomes damaged, not contract  
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how is heart failure id by parents in infants?   inf: poor feeding, breathing prob, poor growth, feel bounding pulse  
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Mgmt for CHF? meds?   mgmt: remove fluid/Na, decr cardiac demands, improve tissue O2, decr O2 consumption med: Lanoxin(dig)..lowers HR, makes pump harder, check HR for 1m, hold <90 for infant, 70 in child, not receive more than 1ml dose, if >4ml, check math  
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s/s dig toxicity   N/V, anorexia, brady, dysrhythmias  
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ACE inhibitors   vasodilate so decr pul/sys resistance, decr bp, reduce afterload, "prils", take bp b4/after  
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diruetics   Lasix, maybe fluid/Na restrict in diet, but most kids need to drink more water  
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Decr cardiac demands how?   limit physical activity, keep warm, treat inf, elevate head, smaller more freq meals, sedate, stop crying,  
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maintain nutritional needs for CHF   greater caloric needs, gavage feedings, promote fluid loss, measure I/O  
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Hypoxemia   less than normal O2 sat 80-85%, cyanotic, can cause polycythemia and cause body to build more blood cause decr O2, so viscous blood, anemia, eisenmenger complex  
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s/s hypoxemia   polycythemia, clubbing, squatting with TET, hypercyanotic spells tx: morphine to decr O2 demand nsg: watch for fever/inf(endocarditis), prevent dehydration(worsen polycythemia)  
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Prepare family/child for surgery   post op: VS, hypothermic, suction, chest tube drainage(>3ml for more than 3h or >5ml for 1h call dr renal failure if <1ml/kg/hr w/ elevated BUN/creatinine  
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Infectious/inflammatory cardiac disorders   Endocarditis: inf valves/endocardium cause:strep/staph/fungal inf prophylaxis: 1h b4 procedure tx: antbx, amphtericin B  
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Rheumatic Fever   inflammatory disease after Group A B hemolytic strep, affects joints,skin,brain carditis: in mitral vavle arthritis, rash, subq nodules, aschoff bodies  
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St. Vitus Dance 5th manifestation   symptom of RF, chorea: sudden aimless mvmts of extremities, involuntary, facial grimaces  
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Prevent RHD, rheumatic heart disease   treat strep with penicillin, sulfa, erythromycin  
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Two types of heart transplants   orthotopic, heterotopic(piggyback)....rejection is issue  
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sytemic hypertension   primary: no known cause secondary: id cause tx: treat cause  
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Kawasaki Disease   fever 105 for 5 days, rash in groin area, painful joints, red eyes, strawberry tongue, puffy hands/feet with peeling tx: IVIG, aspirin  
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types of shock: anaphylaxis septic(systemic inflammatory response syndrome) toxic shock   anaphylaxis: allergen sensitivity s/s: resp prob, uticaria(hives), LOC Toxic: fever,chills, rash, desquamation on hands/feet tx: antbx, take tampon out in 4-6h  
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septic shock   s/s vasodilation from fever so feel warm  
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