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What is the typical level of potassium in the blood? - ANSWER 3.5–5.0Can you name some antiplatelet medications? - Answer: ASA, Ticlid, Plavix.
What should you do if a patient has high creatinine levels? Answer: Use as little
contrast as feasible. Hydrate with 3 ml/kg of fluid after the operation.
How does heparin stop clot formation? - ANSWER: inhibits prothrombin from
converting to thrombin and enhances antithrombin's effectiveness.
What is the action of repro? - ANSWER inhibits IIB/IIIA receptors.
INR measures the levels of which drug? - ANSWER Coumadin.
What is the influence of Lovenox? - Answer: Antithrombin and Factor Xa.
What is the best medication for SVT? - Answer: Adenosine.
What short-acting benzodiazepine is routinely used to sedate patients in the cath
lab? - Versed Answer
What is a quick and straightforward approach to check a patient's clotting time
after receiving heparin? - ANSWER ACT.
How do ticlid and plavix work? - ANSWER: They turn off platelet receptor
sites (super-aspirin).
What medications should not be administered to a patient who is on NPH
Insulin? - ANSWER Protamine
What does the ASA do? - ANSWER prevents platelet adhesion
, TPA acts by? - ANSWER: Dissolves fibrin and activates plaminogen.
What labs monitor kidney function? - Answer: BUN, creatinine, GFR, and
creatinine clearance.
What is the most accurate assessment of cardiac muscle fiber damage following
a MI? - Answer: Troponin.
Which lab value does not assess the extent of a MI? - ANSWER Serum
Creatinine
Is post-operative renal dysfunction more likely to occur in patients with? -
ANSWER: Diabetes, dehydration prior to the surgery, frequent use of NSAIDs,
and Ace inhibitors.
What exactly constitutes a pseudoaneurysm? - Answer: False aneurysm,
characterized by a pustule around the sheath site and bruit.
If the transducer is positioned too low on the table's side, what will the patient's
pressure read? - ANSWER Falsely high
When you push and release one at a time to examine the radial/ulner pulse, what
type of test are you performing? - ANSWER Allen's Test
What is the best method for calculating a patient's pulse rate? - ANSWER
Check the pulse for one minute.
What should you do if the patient's IV site gets infiltrated. - ANSWER Shut it
off.
Metabolic acidosis has a low level of? - ANSWER Bicarb
What do you name a pH that is less than 7.35 or greater than 7.45? - Answer:
Uncompensated.
What treatment would be appropriate for a patient with respiratory acidosis? -
ANSWER Increase ventilation.
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