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WHAT IS ORTHOPNEA
SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHEN LYING FLAT
WHAT IS PROXIMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA
It is defined as sudden, severe shortness of breath at night that awakens a person from sleep, often with coughing and wheezing. It is most closely associated with congestive heart failure. PND commonly occurs several hours after a person with heart failure has fallen asleep. PND is often relieved by sitting upright, but not as quickly as simple orthopnea. Also unlike orthopnea, it does not develop immediately upon lying down.
VALVE REPAIR
A:
VAVLVE REPLACEMENT:
A:
IF ONE HAS VALVULAR DISEASE WHAT IS IMPORTANT
TAKE PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS TO PREVENT ENDOCARDITIS
WHAT IS A NURSING DISORDER FOR VALVULAR DISORDER
FLUID EXCESS
RISK FOR INJURY(CLOTS)
WHAT IS THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR VAVLVE PROBLEMS AND TO SEE PROGRESSION
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
MECAHNICAL VALVE
A
TISSUE VALVE
A
IF ONE HAS VALVULAR DISEASE WHAT WILL YOU FIND ON ASSESSMENT
MURMUR, DYSPNEA, FATIGUE, WEAKNESS, DECREASE CO
WITH VALVE PROBLEMS WHAT IS A RISK OF HAPPENING?
DYSRHYMMIAS BC OF ARTIAL DILATATION
WHAT HAPPENS WITH CARDIAC MYOPATHY
THE MUSCLE THINS, LEFT VENTRICLE DILATED, AND MOST COMMON
WHAT IS HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPAHTY
a genetic disorder caused by various mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins. In HCM the heart muscle is thickened, which can obstruct blood flow and prevent the heart from functioning properly.
WHAT IS RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
is an uncommon cardiomyopathy. The walls of the ventricles are stiff, but may not be thickened, and resist the normal filling of the heart with blood
HOW TO TREAT HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPAHTHY
KEEP WELL HYDRATED AND AVOID DIURETICS
WHERE DOES THE BLOOD GO WITHAORTIC REGURGITATION
FALLS INTO THE LEFT VENTRICLE
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS WITH AORTIC STENOSIS
SYNSCOPE, ANGINA, HEART FAILURE
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
SHORTNESS OF AIR AND FATIGUE
WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS OF ENDOCARDITIS
is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. It usually involves the heart valves (native or prosthetic valves). VALVES, RHUEMATIC FEVER, IV DRUG USERS
IF ONE HAS ENDOCARDITIS, HOW LONG ARE THEY TREATED
6-8 WEEKS IV AND NURSING DIAGNOSIS IS NONCOMPLIANCE BECAUSE OF LENGTH
WHAT WOULD ASSESSMENT FIND WITH ENDOCARDITIS
SPLINTER HEMMORAGES AND PETICHHIA Definition

Bleeding under the skin can occur from broken blood vessels that form tiny pinpoint red dots (called petechiae).
WHAT IS PRESNT WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
Dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and cannot pump blood efficiently. The decreased heart function can affect the lungs, liver, and other body systems.

DCM is one of the cardiomyopathies, a group of diseases that primarily affect the myocardium (the muscle of the heart
The patient may present variable degrees of cardiac enlargement, and findings of congestive heart failure
WHAT IS THE HX WITH ONE WITH MYOCARDITIS
myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle (myocardium). It resembles a heart attack but coronary arteries are not blocked.

Myocarditis is most often due to infection by common viruses
WHAT IS PLEURAL RUB VS PERICARDIAL FRICTION RUB
WHEN PT HOLDS BREATH, PLURAL RUB GOES AWAY AND THE PERICARDIAL RUB STAYS
WHAT IS DRUG TREATMENT FOR PERICARDITIS
pericardiocentesis
antibiotics
steroids
WHAT ARE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC TAMPONADE
If the fluid significantly elevates the pressure on the heart it will prevent the heart's ventricles from filling properly. This in turn leads to a low stroke volume. The end result is ineffective pumping of blood, shock, and often death.
MUFFLED SOUNDS, SOA,WIDE MEDIUMSTENIUM, NARROW PULSE PRESSURE, JVD,
WHAT TO DO FOR PT WITH PERICARDITIS
BED REST UNTIL NO PAIN OR FRICTION RUB
HOW TO PREVENT RHUEMATIC HEART DISEASE
TREAT THE STREP EARLY
WHAT CAN PERICARDITIS LEAD TO
PERICARIDAL EFFUSION WHICH IS FLUID
CENTRAL LINE BUNDLE
LOOK AT POWERPOINT!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW TO TREAT SOMEONE AFTER ANGIOGRAM(FEMORAL)
LAY FLAT, LEG EXTENDED, LOOK FOR BLEEDING
WHAT TO ASSESS AFTER PT COMES BACK AFTER AAA SURGERY
RENAL STATUS, VITALS,PULSES,CAP REFILL,MOVEMENT,SENSATION, AND BOWEL SOUNDS!!!!!!!!
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN A AAA REPAIR
HYPOVOLEMIA, LOW BP, TACHY,PALLOR, COOL, LOW UO, RISK OF BLEEDING
WHAT ARE S/S OF LEAKY AORTIC AUNYRYISM(RAPID)
BAD ABDOMINAL PAIN, BACK PAIN. HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
WHAT ORGANS DOES HYPERTENSION EFFECT
EYES,HEART,KIDNEYS,BRAIN
HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY
TREAT ASAP TO STOP ORGAN DAMAGE ANDSHOWS S/S
HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY
NO SIGNS OF END ORGAN DAMAGE
WHAT IS THE NURSING RESPONSIBILTY WITH HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY
MONITOR CONTINUOSLY WITH ALINE OR NONINVASIVE CUFF Q5MIN
IV AND VASODILATION
WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT VASOACTIVE DRUGS
MUSET WENE OFF IF PRESSOR OR DILATOR
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
DYE IS USED SO WATCH FOR RENAL FUNCTION BC OF DYE
WHEN THERE IS LACTIC ACID BUILD UP
ANEROBIC METABOLISM AND INCREASED CAP PERMEABILTY
WHY IS ONE GIVEN BLOOD IN HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
TO INCREASE OXYGEN CARRYING CAPACITY
WHAT IS OUR BIGGEST ROLE WITH MODS
HELP FAMILY UNDERSTAND THEY WONT SURVIVE
CEREBRAL HYPOXIA
RESULTS FROM POOR PERFUSION AND HAS RESTLESSNESS
WHAT ARE THE PAREMETERS OF SIRS
TEMP- LESS THAN 36/GREATER 38
PULSE- GREATER THAN 90
WBC- LESS 4/GREAT 12
RR- GREATER THAN 20
PCO2- LESS THAN 32
JOE HAS A BLEEDING IN GI, HX OF 2 MI, AND IS GETTING FLUIDS AND BLOOD
RISK FOR FLUID OVERLOAD AND PUL EDEMA
NUERO SHOCK IS DIFF THAN OTHERS IN THAT PT HAS
BRADYCARDIA BC SNS IS NOT WORKING AND FLACID EXTREMITYS
HEART FAILURE =
LOW CONTRACILITY AND DYSRHYMMIAS
S/S OF ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
WHEEZING, HIVES, DYSPNEA
IF TAKING DRUG STOP ASAP
IF ONE IS TAKING A ANTIHYPERSTENSIVE MAKE SURE TO
GET UP SLOW, DANGLE FEET, MAYBE A CANE
WHAT CAN MAKE HYPERTENSION WORSE
ALCOHOL AND AND HIGH FAT