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45 Cards in this Set
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Must ausculatate before palpating.
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the abdomen
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Block the release of angiotensin; relax the blood vessels
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Ace inhibitors
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Ethnic group with highest incidence of hypertension
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African American
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Procedure done involving injection of dye to detect blockages or lesions in coronary arteries
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Angiography
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Procedure done involving insertion of a catheter into a large vein in order to insert a balloon to open up a blocked coronary artery
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Angioplasty
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Type of stockings used to prevent complications of DVT
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Anti-embolism stockings
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Antihypertensive medications that should not be given to asthma patients
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Beta blockers
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Name of the reflex which controls blood pressure
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baroreceptor
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Sound heard over a blood vessel caused by turbulent blood flow
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bruit
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Drugs that work on smooth muscles, cause the blood vessels to relax and are often used to treat fast heart rhythms
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calcium channel blockers
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Type of circulation created distal to a blocked artery
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collateral
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Name of the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen and nutrients
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coronary
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Name of the pathway that causes a heartbeat to be generated
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conduction
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Name of the drug listed in the class of antihypertensives called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
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Diamox
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Name of the drug listed in the cardiac glycoside class that causes the heart to increase its force of contraction and cardiac output
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digoxin
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Relaxation of the heart chambers
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diastole
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Contraction of the heart chambes
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systole
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Coronary artery that supplies the left atrium, left ventricle and some of the back of the heart
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Left circumflex
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Most important feature of cardiac output
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ejection fraction
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Class of antihypertensive drugs that may cause potassium levels to decrease
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diuretics
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Condition caused when BP is greater than 180/120; may cause target organ damage if not treated within one hour
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hypertensive emergency
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Type of imaging done which involves the injection of radioactive contrast
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radioisotope imaging
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Sound produced by inflammation
of the heart; sounds like sandpaper being rubbed together |
friction rub
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Part of the circulation that drains the blood from the abdominal organs
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hepatic portal
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Type of hypertension that has no cause
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idiopathic
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Type of hypertension that is caused by the presence of other diseases
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secondary
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How a person looks
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general appearance
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Part of the nursing assessment involving information obtained from the patient
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Subjective
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Location of the heart
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Behind the mediastinum
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Name of the organization that makes recommendations for blood pressure management
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Joint National Commission on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
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Type of diuretic used to lower high blood pressure in the brain
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osmotic
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Pump activated when the cardiac cells receive impulses from the SNS
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sodium potassium pump
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Process by which the heart responds to electrical impulses
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action potential
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Type of test where a patient walks on an incline and a technician looks for heart rhythm abnormalities
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exercise treadmill
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Instrument that reads the oxygen dissolved in the capillaries of the fingertip
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pulse oximetry
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Portable device that a patient wears at home, pushes a button when feeling palpitations or chest pain, and records daily activities
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Holter monitor
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Test done to look at the function of the heart; involves using a probe and transferring the picture onto a screen
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echocardiogram
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A procedure used to look at the esophagus and the back part of the heart without interference from the lungs and ribs
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transesophageal echocardiogram
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Test where a patient must lay on her/his back with arms overhead for 30 minutes
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radioisotope imaging
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Blood test that is specific for the detection of MI's in most people, unless they have renal failure
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troponin
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Test used to detect blocked coronary arteries; involves injecting dye through a catheter in the large vein of an extremity
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cardiac catheterization
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Procedure done to remove plaque from the coronary arteries
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angioplasty
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Procedure done where a new vessel creates a detour around a blocked vessel
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bypass
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Device used to open blocked arteries; may cause bacteria and blood clot formation
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stent
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Patients that have transplants must take these type of medications
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steroids
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