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Medical Surgical Nursing II - Cardiovascular Unit Review

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Controllable risk factors for heart disease include   Smoking, Lack of Exercise, HTN, DM, Syndrome X, Stress, ALcohol  
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Uncontrollable risk factors for heart disease include   Age, gender, family hisotry, race  
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Cholesterol levels should be below   200  
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Limit sodium intake to   2300-2400 or 1.25 tsp a day  
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Refined sugar should be limited to less than   10% of total caloric intake  
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Solubale fiber needs   15-45 grams  
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S & S of Cardiac Patients   Edmea, chest pain, palpatations, dyspnea, fatigue, orthopnea,  
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Assessment of Cardiac Patients   pain, pulse, apical pulse, LOC, skin color temp and moisture, cap refill, breath sounds, edema, pulmonary congestion  
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Ejection Fraction is   percentage of blood ejected from left ventricle during contraction  
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Normal Ejection Fraction   50-75%  
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CK Lab is also called   Creatnine Kinase  
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CK Lab   detects muscle cell damage, elevates in 6 hours and returns to baseline in 48-72 hours  
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CK-MB Lab   more specific lab test - cardiac specific ISO enzyme, elevates in 6 hours and returns to baseline in 72 hours  
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Troponin lab   great test for early detection MI's  
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Troponin Lab rises in   3 hours, sensitive indicator for MI  
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Best lab for silent MI   Troponin  
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Normal Cardiac Outpul   4-8 LPM  
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amount of blood being pumped out by venticles per mine   Cardiac Output  
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Amount of blood in the ventricles before they contract   Preload  
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Measures prelaod   Central Venous Pressure  
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Normal central venous pressure   2-6 mmG  
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Amount of force the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the aorta thru the aortic valve   Afterload  
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force of the contraction   Contractility  
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inability of the heart to meet the body's demand for cardiac output   Heart Failure  
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build up of placque in the arteries   Atherosclerosis  
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Build up of fluid that leaks into the lungs   Pulmonary Edema  
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Decreased cardiac output affects the   kidneys  
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R SIde Heart Failure caused by COPD is called   Cor Pulmonale  
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Primary Symptom of R Side Heart Failure   Edema and JVD  
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Most important factor to consider with cardiac patients   they need rest to decrease cardiac workload and demand for oxygen  
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Blocks angiotension II to decrease aldosterone production   Ace Inhibitors  
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Causes vasodilation with Decreased BP and decreased work of the heart   Ace Inhibitors  
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Lisonopril, Enalapril, Captopril   Ace Inhibitors  
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Rids the body of excess water and sodium   Diuretics  
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Side effect of Diruetics   Hypokalemia  
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Decreased workload of the heart by decreasing fluid volume   Diuretics  
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Furosemid   Diuretic  
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Increases force of myocardial contractions to Increase CO   Inotropic Agent  
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Helps the heart beat stronger   Inotropics  
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Drug class that deals with contractility   Inotropic Agents  
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Digoxin is what kind of drug   Inotrop  
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S&S of DIG toxicity   Anorexia, N/V Halos, arrythmias, bradycardic  
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Drug that increases CO and HR because its an Inotrop and Chronotrop   Dobutamine or Dobutrex  
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Synthetic Beta Natruetic Peptide that stimulates diuresis and vasodilation   Nesirtide or Natrecor  
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Pacemaker of the heart   SA node  
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Sa node is located where   Right atrium  
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Regular HR, Normal Rhythm, Over 100   Sinus Tachy  
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Regular HR, Normal Rhthym, Less than 60   Sinus Brady  
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Causes of Bradycardia   vagus stimulation, dig toxicity, anesthesia, hypothyroidism  
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Causes of Tachycardia   exercise, emotion, pain, HTN, anemia, electrolyte disturbances drugs  
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Extopy is   irregular beat caused by impulse firing before the normal sequence from SA node  
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Most common substained arrythmia   Atril fib  
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3rd degree heart block requries   pacemaker  
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All impulses blocked at AV node is called   3rd Degree heart block  
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deposit of fatty material on artery lining   Placque  
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constriction or narrowing of a passage   stenosis  
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countershock to the heart thry electrodes placed on the chest to start fib of the heart   Defibrillation  
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Breads and grains needed   6 servings per day  
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Fruits needed   2 servings per day  
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Vegetables needed   3 servings per day  
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Meats needed   no more than 6oz per day  
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Milk needed   at least 2 servings per day  
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ST depression   Ischemia or injury  
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ST elevation   Infarction  
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