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Term 1 of 42
You are preparing a patient for a cardiac catheterization. What should you tell the patient to
expect immediately following this procedure?
there may be bleeding, and you will likely not remember the procedure
might not be able to move for a while depending on where they put in the cath
4L
Why does this matter? Higher level of oxygen can cause oxygen toxicity, can stop patients
drive to breathe because cannot blow off C02
TB - night sweats
Low grade temp in the afternoon
Weight loss
Pneumonia - acute onset
Shaking, fever, child, purulent sputum
Diminished breath sounds, crackles
Calf pain - claudication
Cool/numbness of extremity
Progresses to pain at rest
pain, cold feet, gangrene, a sore on a leg or foot that won't heal
,Definition 2 of 42
a. Crackles - fluid on the lungs, may indicate pulmonary edema
b. Wheezing - narrowed airways/inflammation
c. Rhonchi - obstructions or secretions in larger airways - They can be heard in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, or
cystic fibrosis. Rhonchi usually clear after coughing.
What is the difference between buerger's disease & raynaud's?
What is the pathophysiology behind asthma?
What are the benefits of the following labs?
What do the following sounds indicate?
Term 3 of 42
What are the signs & symptoms of fluid over load?
Dehydration/ hypovalemia - thirst, dry skin, tenting, constipation, decreased urine output,
weight loss, increased HR
Calf pain - claudication
Cool/numbness of extremity
Progresses to pain at rest
pain, cold feet, gangrene, a sore on a leg or foot that won't heal
Edema, weight gain, increased BP, increased HR, JVD, crackles in lung
Pallor, weight gain, increased Bp, increased Hr, Jvd, wheezing in lung
, Term 4 of 42
How would you explain Ejection Fraction (ef) to a patient who has been newly diagnosed?
it is the amount of oxygen in the blood that the heart pumps out with each beat
it is the % of blood in the ventricle that's injected with each contraction (workload of the
heart)
it is the measure of cholesterol levels in the blood that affect heart health
it is the number of heartbeats per minute, indicating heart rate
Term 5 of 42
How is cancer diagnosed?
Inherited, affects children and lifelong, excessive mucous secretion throughout the body
and significantly impacts the lungs, can occlude airways leading to atelectasis
Edema, weight gain, increased BP, increased HR, JVD, crackles in lung
biopsy
What are the supporting pieces to diagnosis? X-ray, CT, MRI
Airways Breathing Circulation (these help to determine patient priority)
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