NSG 210 Perfusion Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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NSG 210 Perfusion Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: What are the two types of perfusion?


Ans: Central & Tissue


Question: What is impaired central perfusion?


Ans: Inadequate cardiac output that leads to less oxygenated blood
reaching tissues.


Question: What is impaired tissue perfusion?


Ans: loss of vessel patency


-or-


inadequate central perfusion that results in impaired blood flow to a
localized area/tissue


Question: What would an assessment look like for impaired perfusion?

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Ans: Blue tint


Chest pain


Edema


Poor cap refill


Diiness
Shortness of breathzz


Question: What are modifiable risk factors for perfusion?


Ans: Sedentary lifestyle


Obesity


Smoking


ETOH


Chronic disease


Question: What are non-modifiable risk factors for perfusion?

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Ans: Age


Race


Gender


Genetics


Question: What are the health promotion areas for perfusion?


Ans: Diet


Exercise


Control HTN, DM, Cholesterol


Maintain Compliance


Question: What is a simple definition of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?


Ans: Poor perfusion of the heart due to narrowing or obstruction


Question: What are the 3 things that can happen during CAD?

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Ans: Ischemia: poor blood supply




Injury: prolonged ischemia




Infarct: necrosis of the tissue from prolonged ischemia


Question: Which two things of CAD are reversible?


Ans: Ischemia & Injury


Question: What can cause CAD?


Ans: Plaque buildup (atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, high triglycerides)




Clot/thrombus




Muscle spasms from cocaine use


Question: What is angina?