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Besidesetheediagnosiseofeatheroscleroticelesionseorethrombuseinetheecoronaryevessels,ewha
teisecardiacecatheterizationeusedefor?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-Evaluationeof:
-Valvulareheartedisease,eincludingestenosiseoreinsufficiencye
-Atrialeoreventriculareseptaledefects
-Congenitaleanomalities
-Cardiacewallemotioneabnormalities
Cardiacecatheterizationeisealsoeknowneas...?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Coronaryeangiography
Cardiacecatheterizationewithetheeadditioneofeaeballooneapparatuseonetheetipeofetheecatheteref
orerevascularizingetheemyocardiume-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Percutaneousetransluminalecoronaryeangioplastye(PTCA)
DescribeetheeNPOerestrictioneforecardiacecatheterizationepatientse-eCORRECTeANSWER--
NPOefore6-12ehoursebeforeeprocedure
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Mayeindicateeeverythingeexceptemedicationsewhicheshouldebeetakenewithesmallesipseofewat
eretheedayeofetheeprocedure
Fluoroscopyeisealsoeknownease-eCORRECTeANSWER-X-ray
Howedoeseoneeassesseaepatient'sechestepain?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
UseetheePQRSTeassessmentescale
Pe(Provoke)-->eWhateprovokeseoreprecipitatesetheepain?
Qe(Quality)-->eWhateisetheequalityeofetheepain?
Re(Radiation)-->eDoesetheepaineradiateetoelocationseotherethanetheechest?
Se(Severity)-->eWhateisetheeseverityeofetheepaine(oneaescaleeofe1-10)
Te(Timing)--
>eWhateisetheetimeeofeonseteofethiseepisodeeofepainethatecausedeyouetoecomeetoetheehospital
?
Indicationseforelefteheartecardiacecatheterizationeare:e-eCORRECTeANSWER--
Measurementeofeleftesidedeheartepressurese(Suspectedelefteheartefailureeorecardiomyopath
y)
-Evaluationeofevalvularediseasee(mitraleoreaortic)