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Caring for client with cardiac disorders "Medical surgical nursing care"

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Third leading nonobsteric cuase of hospital admmisons in the united states   show
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Heart failure may result from 3   show
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show Heart Failure  
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African americans who have hypertension are at risk for   show
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Damage to teh heart muscle, the most common cause of heart failire is a result of this   show
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A decrease in cardiac output also activates this kidney system to increase blood volume.   show
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show Allow longer warm-up and cool-down periods during exercise Engage in regular excercise such as walking for to five times a week REst with feet elevated when fatigued Maintain adequate fluid intake Reduce sodium intake by using herbs  
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Is the ability of the heart to adjustits output to meet the metabolic needs of the body.   show
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show Acute pulmonary edema  
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show Orthopnea  
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show High-output failure  
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show High risk for heart failure, but no current structural or functional damage (hypertension)  
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Heart failure classification ABCD B?   show
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show Structural heart disease with current or prior symptoms of heart failure  
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Heart failure classification ABCD D?   show
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Most common cause of Right sided heart failure?   show
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show biventricular heart failure  
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Frightening ondion in which the client awakes at night acutely short of breath?   show
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show Acute heart failure  
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Main goal of care for client with heart failure is   show
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show Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) Brain Naturetic peptide  
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Is the study of the pressure inolved in blood circulation?   show
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show Angiotension-converting enzyme (Ace ihibitors) Angiotension II receptor blockers (Arbs), Beta blockers, diuretics, inotropic medications and direct vasodilators  
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show Inotropic medications.  
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show BiDil  
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show Furosemide  
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Besides being a diuretic furosemide also acts as a   show
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show Nitroglycerin,nitropursside, isosorbride, or nesiritide  
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Nesiritide (Natrecor), a syntheic form of BNP is a potent vasodialator and also has this effect?   show
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show Morphine sulfate, help reduce anxiety, improves breathing, venous dialator  
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Has a positive inotropic effect on the heart, increasing the strenth of myocardial contration   show
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show Narrow therapeutic window  
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show 0.5 and 0.8 ng/ml higher than 1.0 can cause toxicity  
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Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, alterations in vision, confusion, an number of dysthrymias are associated signs with this positive inotropic medication toxicity   show
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Low serum potassium levels increase the risk of this when in conjunction with digitalis   show
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A nurse knows to do this before giving digitalis   show
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show 1.5 - 2.0 g of sodium  
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What happens in a piggyback heart transplant   show
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show Ventricular assist devices.  
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show Bleeding  
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Other frequently monitored parameters after heart transplant are?   show
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leading cause of death in transplant recipients?   show
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A major nursing care goal for HF or CHF is to?   show
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show Cardiogenic pulmonary edema  
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Severe CHF patients may develop?   show
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Impaired perfusion of this organ to lead to it's failure?   show
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Expected outcome for decreased cardiac ouput?   show
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show Rheumatic fever  
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Layers of the heart involved in rheumatic fever?   show
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Slowly progressive (insidious) valve deformity that van occur after acute or repeated attacs of rheumatic fever?   show
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General age affected for rheumatic fever?   show
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show Mitral valve  
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show 2 - 3 weeks  
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Manifestation of rheumatic fever?   show
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show Primary infection, maniging manifestations and preventing complications and reccurances  
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show Decreasing cardiac workload  
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Activity is generally increased after having acute carditis after Blank weeks?   show
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show Crowded living conditons, poor nutrition, immunodeficiency, and poor access to health care  
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has abrupt onset, rapidly progressive, infection agent is staphylococcus aureus?   show
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show prothetic heart valves  
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show 70%  
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show petechia  
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Eradicate teh infecting organism and minimize valve damage and complications of the disease   show
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show 2-4 weeks.  
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show 7 - 10 days  
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Nursing care includes managins manifestations, administering antibiotics and educating the client and family members   show
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Prioritizing infectious process, maintaining heart function, and proventing complications are the priorities for?   show
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show myocarditis  
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show Pericarditis  
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show pericardial friction rub.  
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A halmark sign of cardiac tamponade is a?   show
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show Paradoxical pulse  
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show pericardiocentesis  
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distant muffled heart sounds indicates?   show
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Characteristic sign of valvular disease is?   show
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show mitral stenosis  
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show Infective endocarditis  
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May have a high-pitched, late systolic murmur?   show
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