cardiology

Pericarditis Symptoms - Answer - Chest Pain worse when lying flat - Fever - Dyspnea - Anxiety Pericarditis Signs - Answer -Tachypnea -Pericardial friction rub (Have the patient lean forward) Pericarditis Diagnosis labs - Answer -CBC -CMP -ESR -CRP

Conducting Airways - Answer Passageways between the ambient environment and the gas exchange units of the lungs (alveoli Essentials of Respiratory Care Consequences of endotracheal tube inserted too far during intubation

During what stage of the heart cycle are the coronary vessels filled with blood What is isosorbide dinitrate used with for HFreF What is the treatment approach acronym for SIDH

Which nursing intervention will be most effective when assisting the patient with coronary artery disease (CAD) to make appropriate dietary changes? A few days after experiencing a myocardial infarction (MI) and successful percutaneous coronary intervention, the patient states, "I just had a ...

What labs are relevant in assessing MW's heart failure? How would you classify MW's ejection fraction what are the drugs to avoid in CHF? Cardiac output equation

Briefly describe the EMS component of CCR - Answer - Phase 1: electrical phase (0-5 minutes) - Phase 2: hemodynamic phase (5-15 minutes) - Phase 3: metabolic phase Vasopressors can mitigate cardiac related complications, what are the doses used for the following: Dopamine Epinephrine Norepine...

The nurse is caring for a patient with heart failure who needs a diuretic. Which agent is likely to be chosen, because it has been shown to greatly reduce mortality in patients with heart failure? Which laboratory value is a goal for a client on Coumadin therapy?