What nationality has the highest risk for developing hypertension?
African Americans
What electrolyte needs to be limited in people with HTN?
Sodium
What stage of HTN is 130-139/80-89?
Stage 1
What stage of HTN is 140+/90+?
Stage 2
What range is considered a hypertensive crisis?
180+/120+
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What nationality has the highest risk for developing hypertension?
African Americans
What electrolyte needs to be limited in people with HTN?
Sodium
What stage of HTN is 130-139/80-89?
Stage 1
What stage of HTN is 140+/90+?
Stage 2
What range is considered a hypertensive crisis?
180+/120+
What are the three stages of CAD?
Fatty streak, fibrous plaque, and complicated lesion
What demographic is at highest risk for CAD (age, sex)?
Middle aged men
What ethnicity is at highest risk of developing CAD?
Blacks
What is the most common cause of angina?
Coronary Artery Disease
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of CAD?
Cardiac Catheterization
What does the P wave represent?
atrial depolarization (contraction)
What does the QRS complex represent?
ventricular depolarization (contracting)
What does the T wave represent?
ventricular repolarization (relaxation)
What IV medication is pushed for sinus bradycardia?
, Atropine
What dysrhythmia puts a person at increased risk of stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation
What is the FIRST thing you do when the monitor shows V. Tach?
Check the pulse
What do you do for V. Tach without a pulse?
CPR and rapid defibrillation
What is the HR in V. Fib?
None detected
What are the shockable rhythms?
V-fib, pulseless V-tach
What is the pacemaker of the heart?
SA node
What sided HF is more common?
Left Sided HF
Symptoms such as restlessness, confusion, tachycardia, dyspnea, and cyanosis are
commonly associated with what type of HF?
Left sided
Symptoms such as ascites, enlarged liver or spleen, GI distress, and JVD are commonly
associated with what type of HF?
Right sided
What are the main causes for HF?
HTN and CAD
What drug is the first line of treatment for HF?
Captopril (ACE inhibitor)
For HF patients, how much sodium can be consumed in a day?
2g or less
What weight change parameters indicates an issue in HF patients?
3 lbs over 2 days or 3-5 lbs in a week
What are major risk factors for Peripheral Artery Disease?
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