PNVN 1631 cardio exam with accurate detailed |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
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what is left sided heart failure related to? - correct answer✔✔Lungs, leads
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to pulmonary edema, Dyspnea, orthopnea, pulmonary crackles, wheezing,
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pink frothy sputum and couch
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what is the master pacemaker? - correct answer✔✔SA node
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when a pt is refusing meds how do you communicate? - correct
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answer✔✔get clarification as to why |!| |!| |!| |!|
if a pt is scared of lightening how would you communicate with them if
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they have ECG wiring on? - correct answer✔✔Identify the problem,
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reassure them and educate them |!| |!| |!| |!|
for a pt on bed rest how do you decrease chances of blood clot? - correct
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answer✔✔ambulation
what machine should you have on site in case of V-fib? - correct
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answer✔✔defibrillator (AED) |!|
a pt who has an abdominal aortic aneurism is really concerned, how do
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you communicate with them? - correct answer✔✔Clarification, restate,
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educate
how do you prevent tolerance for a pt who is constantly on nitrates? -
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correct answer✔✔intermittent brakes |!| |!|
, when do you administer diuretics? - correct answer✔✔in the morning
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What do diuretics do? - correct answer✔✔increase in urine output by
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secreting excess fluid |!| |!|
what do diuretics deplete? - correct answer✔✔potassium (K+)
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S/S of MI for men - correct answer✔✔numbness in left arm radiating up to
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neck, jaw teeth, and epigastric area
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S/S of MI for women - correct answer✔✔Epigastric pain commonly
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misdiagnosed as heartburn, unusual fatigue, sleep disturbance, SOB, |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
weakness and anxiety |!| |!|
Order of blood flow through the heart? - correct answer✔✔Systemic
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circulation starts at Left ventricle ends at Right atrium
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Pulmonary circulation starts at right ventricle ends at left atrium
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Deoxygenated blood enters the heart at the right atrium flows to the right |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
ventricle through the tricuspid valve then goes through the pulmonary
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valve to the pulmonary arteries to the lungs and then oxygenated blood
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enters the left atrium and goes to the left ventricle through the mitral
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valve then goes through the aortic valve to the aorta and the rest of the
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body
Food items low in sodium (NA+)? - correct answer✔✔Squash
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what causes carditis? - correct answer✔✔Bacterial infection spread
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throughout the body usually from the mouth such as tooth extraction or
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poor hygiene
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answers
what is left sided heart failure related to? - correct answer✔✔Lungs, leads
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
to pulmonary edema, Dyspnea, orthopnea, pulmonary crackles, wheezing,
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pink frothy sputum and couch
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what is the master pacemaker? - correct answer✔✔SA node
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when a pt is refusing meds how do you communicate? - correct
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answer✔✔get clarification as to why |!| |!| |!| |!|
if a pt is scared of lightening how would you communicate with them if
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
they have ECG wiring on? - correct answer✔✔Identify the problem,
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reassure them and educate them |!| |!| |!| |!|
for a pt on bed rest how do you decrease chances of blood clot? - correct
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
answer✔✔ambulation
what machine should you have on site in case of V-fib? - correct
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answer✔✔defibrillator (AED) |!|
a pt who has an abdominal aortic aneurism is really concerned, how do
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
you communicate with them? - correct answer✔✔Clarification, restate,
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
educate
how do you prevent tolerance for a pt who is constantly on nitrates? -
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
correct answer✔✔intermittent brakes |!| |!|
, when do you administer diuretics? - correct answer✔✔in the morning
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
What do diuretics do? - correct answer✔✔increase in urine output by
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
secreting excess fluid |!| |!|
what do diuretics deplete? - correct answer✔✔potassium (K+)
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
S/S of MI for men - correct answer✔✔numbness in left arm radiating up to
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neck, jaw teeth, and epigastric area
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
S/S of MI for women - correct answer✔✔Epigastric pain commonly
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
misdiagnosed as heartburn, unusual fatigue, sleep disturbance, SOB, |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
weakness and anxiety |!| |!|
Order of blood flow through the heart? - correct answer✔✔Systemic
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circulation starts at Left ventricle ends at Right atrium
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Pulmonary circulation starts at right ventricle ends at left atrium
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Deoxygenated blood enters the heart at the right atrium flows to the right |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
ventricle through the tricuspid valve then goes through the pulmonary
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
valve to the pulmonary arteries to the lungs and then oxygenated blood
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
enters the left atrium and goes to the left ventricle through the mitral
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valve then goes through the aortic valve to the aorta and the rest of the
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body
Food items low in sodium (NA+)? - correct answer✔✔Squash
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what causes carditis? - correct answer✔✔Bacterial infection spread
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throughout the body usually from the mouth such as tooth extraction or
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poor hygiene
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