Assessment Of Cadiovascular

Front 1

Adult cardiac output =

Back 1

4-7 Liters/min

Front 2

Normal cardiac output or ejection fraction is ______%.

Back 2

60%

Front 3

The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle is referred to as ________ ______.

Back 3

Stroke Volume

Front 4

The number of times ventricles contract per min is

Back 4

Heart Rate

Front 5

Atropine is a medication that ______ the heart rate.

Back 5

speeds up

Front 6

________ is the antidote for dig toxicity.

Back 6

Digibind

Front 7

Patients will complain of what if dig toxicity has occured?

Back 7

Halos and hyo or hyperkalemia

Front 8

Chestpain that occurs when resting is called ________ angina.

Back 8

unstable

Front 9

Chestpain that occurs from exercise and slows down when you stop is _______ angina.

Back 9

Stable

Front 10

There is no disease process but vessels spasm. It usually occurs more in women and at night.

Back 10

Prince Metals Angina

Front 11

Difficulty breathing when a person lies flat. It is relieved when the person sits up and is described by the number of pillows a person needs.

Back 11

Orthopnea

Front 12

Normal Hemoglobin in women is ___-____g/dl.

Back 12

12-16

Front 13

Normal Hemoglobin in men is ___-____g/dl.

Back 13

13-18

Front 14

A normal of platelets is
____-_____/mm3

Back 14

150,000-400,000

Front 15

A normal lymphocytes is __-__%

Back 15

20-40%

Front 16

_________ indicates the relationship of plasma to RBCs.
In women it should be __-__% and in men it should be __-__%.

Back 16

hematocrit
38-47%
40-54%

Front 17

_____ and ____ are drugs that can produce erythropoietin, a substance produced by the kidneys.

Back 17

Epogen and Procrit

Front 18

A decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit could indicate _______,______, or ________.
An increase in hemoglobin or hematocrit could indicate _______ or __________.

Back 18

Anemia, hemorrhage, and hemodilution.

Polycythemia, hemoconcentration

Front 19

The total amount of adult blood is around ___ Liters.
___% is plasma
___%is RBCs
___% is WBC and Platelet

Back 19

5.5
55
45
1

Front 20

Normal RBC level is ___________ -___________.

Back 20

4,400,000-5,5,000,000

Front 21

A ________ ______ _______ tells the ratio of hemoglobin to RBC. A high indicates ______ anemia. A low MCH indicates _______ anemia usually associated with iron deficiency.

Back 21

Mean Cell Hemoglobin
macrocytic
hypochromic

Front 22

A _____ ______ _____ _____ indicates the amount of hemoglobin per 100 ml of blood. A decrease indicates hypochromia or ________ ______ anemia

Back 22

Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
Iron deficiency

Front 23

Normal chloride values are __-__

Back 23

97-107mEq/L

Front 24

__ and ___ test are used to test Coumadin Levels. ___ is the standardized value between hospitals. Therapeutic range should be ___-___.

Back 24

PT
INR
INR
2.5-3.5

Front 25

The antidote for Coumadin is?

Back 25

Vitamin K

Front 26

The antidote for Heparin is ________ ________.

Back 26

Protamine Sulfate

Front 27

____ is used to assess levels of Heparin in the body. The therapeutic range is __-___times the baseline value. If aPTT is less than __, increase the dose, if it is greater than ___ decrease the dose of heparin.

Back 27

PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time or activated partial thromboplastin time)
1.5-2.5
50
100

Front 28

You can give Heparin and Coumadin together to prevent clotting. _____ is given first because it is fast-acting, and then give _____, which takes 48-72 hours to work. When levels of ______ get higher, you can decrease the dose of the _____.

Back 28

Heparin
Coumadin
Coumadin
Heparin

Front 29

______ _______ is the gold standard for finding out where a clot is. After this procedure, as a nurse you should be worried about _______.

Back 29

Cardiac Catherization
bleeding

Front 30

________are drugs administered IV or directly in a coronary artery that dissolve and lyse a thrombus in a coronary artery. Examples include, ______ and ______.

Back 30

Thrombolytics
Retevase
t-Pa(Tissue Plasminogen activase)

Front 31

Cholesterol lowering drugs are called _______. Two common examples include _______ and _______. When you give these you must check ______ enzymes.

Back 31

Zocor and Lipitor
liver

Front 32

A ______ is an invasive procedure using a balloon tipped catheter to open a blocked coronary vessels to resolve ischemia from coronary artery disease or an MI. The purpose is to improve coronary blood flow within the coronary artery by compressing or cracking the atheroma.

Back 32

PTCA (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty)

Front 33

When giving blood products, what are the signs of a reaction?

Back 33

fever, chills, rash, itching, respiratory problems such as swollen bronchi

Front 34

ACE Inhibitors and ARBs are used to treat ___________. These include drugs that end in _______. Example _________

Back 34

hypertension
"prils"
lisinopril

Front 35

The Angiotensin Renin sytsem causes _______ of vessels and the production of _________. Therefore, ACE inhibitors prevent these things from occuring controlling high blood pressure.

Back 35

vasoconstriction
aldosterone

Front 36

Always hang ______ _____ fluids with blood products.

Back 36

Normal Saline

Front 37

________ is produced in response to Angiotensin II. It causes sodium and water retention. ______ inhibitors prevent it from being produced causing diuresis to occur. This benefits patients in heart failure.

Back 37

Aldosterone
ACE Inhibitors

Front 38

_______ is the most commonly prescribed potassium sparing diuretic. Watch _____ and ____ levels.

Back 38

Creatinine and Potassium

Front 39

______ is the most commonly prescribed form of digitalis. It increases the force of contraction and slows conduction through the AV node. Improved contractility causes increased left ventricle output which enhances diuresis. This makes it an effective treatment for heart failure.

Back 39

Digoxan (Lanoxin)