Cardiovascular System Assessment Ch 36

Front 1

Name the three pacemaker sites in the heart with their rates:

Back 1

1) SA Node (60-100)
2) AV Node (40-60)
3) Purkinje Fibers (20-40)

Front 2

There is no follow-up care for an echocardiogram: T / F ?

Back 2

True

Front 3

Echocardiograms require an informed consent: T / F ?

Back 3

False

Front 4

thallium imaging can be done with the client at rest OR during exercises. (T / F? )

Back 4

True

Front 5

Clients should be aware that thallium can cause flushing, headache, dyspnea & chest tightness a few moments after the injection: (T / F ?)

Back 5

True

Front 6

A PET scan takes 2-3 hours & a client may be asked to use a treadmill (T / F ?)

Back 6

True

Front 7

Reason a client would be scheduled for a thallium imaging:

Back 7

1) To assess myocardial scarring & perfusion
2) To detect the location & extent of an MI
3) Evaluate graft patency
4) Evaluate various cardiac therapies

Front 8

To determine valve disease of the mitral valve, left atrium or aortic arch, the client would be scheduled for which fo the following:
a. TEE
b. ECG
c. Myocardial nuclear perfusion imaging
d. Phonocardiography

Back 8

TEE - Transesophageal echocardiogram