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0.5mm of lead is the equivalent of ______ shielding from xray - 95% shielding from xray 1 inch equals ____ cm - 2.54 1lb = __ kg - 0.45kg A patient has symptomatic narrow QRS complex tachycardia. What should be the first treatment? - *first vagal maneuvers, then 6mg adenosine ACT level needed to proceed with angioplasty (PTCA)? - 250-300 seconds Angiographic view for an LCA ostium? - Shallow (20) RAO Beta 1 receptors - heart (only 1 heart) Beta receptors effect in the heart - Relaxes ves...

The most common artery used in the cardiac cath procedure would be - The femoral artery Prior to the procedure, if the cardiac cath pts IV access is not good, which of the following interventions would be considered correct - A venous sheath can be introduced into the groin for access if needed The new IV access site must be started prior to the procedure It is of utmost importance that the cardiac cath pt must have a ______ prior to the procedure beginning. This is used to help maintain hy...

The antagonists for morphine, demerol, or fentanyl would be considered? - naloxone (narcan) Which of the following descriptions would best describe cardiac catheterization? - the insertion and passage of a small plastic cath into one of the arteries to the heart The CCL (cardiac catheterization laboratory) staff needs to be certified in which of the following? - ACLS PALS BLS Of the following, which would be considered a relative contradiction for a patient to havea cardiac catheterizati...

____ is considered the most common cause of restenosis following the placement of coronary stenosis; it describes the migration of smooth muscle cells into the artery walls when there is injury to the vessel; there is a restricted blood flow within the art - NIH (neointimal hyperplasia) ______ is metabolized by the liver and is considered to be the most potent benzodiazepine bc it has a slower onset and a longer duration of action than midazolam - lorazepam (ativan) ______ would be best use...

A patient which is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization procedure has renal insufficiency. How long prior to the procedure should they hold their metformin? - 48 hrs ____ can have a potential to cause lactic acidosis and should be held for 48 hrs if the pt has renal insufficiency and 24 hrs for the normal pt - metformin External respiration occur in what part of the human body? - pulmonary capillary bed During patient preparation, which should occur first between the patient and the nurs...

the urinary catheter drainage bag should be placed in which of the following positions - below the pts bladder equipment that would be needed by the CCL nurse to start an IV access could include which of the following - IV catheter gloves non-latex tourniquet medical tape guaze sharps container sterile pad sterile dressing bag of IV fluids which of the following would be considered a minor/other complication which can occur during a cardiac cath - vascular injury which of the fol...

hypokalemia and which of the following might be considered contraindications for the pt to have a cardiac cath - anemia hyperkalemia electrolyte imbalance fever other systemic illnesses which might need stabilization in 1929, Dr Forssman performed which of the following - first cardiac cath (using a urinary cath inserted into his arm) the 4 major components of conscious sedation protocol should include all of the following except - cleaning the procedure room what are the 4 major com...

if a pt is experiencing hyperkalemia, which of the following might be seen on the 12 lead ekg - a sharply pointed T wave this is generated by the last phase or the depolarization - T wave ____ is upright in leads I, II, V3-V6 - T wave the T wave is inverted in which lead - aVR which of the following might NOT be considered a side effect of cardizem - joint pain ____ is considered a calcium channel blocker - Cardizem what are some of the side effects of cardizem - asthenia (muscle weakness...

In all but which of the following would the human immunodeficiency virus and hep B viruses be found - Bone Which of the following statements might NOT be considered correct regarding the maintenance of the sterile field in the cardiac cath lab (CCL) - once a person has scrubbed they can touch any item sterile or not sterile Which of the following would allow the physician to obtain angiography of the coronary arteries and the cardiac chambers - cardiac ultrasound Which of the following co...

Which of these cables is considered immune to electromagnetic interference? A) Optical Fiber B) Balanced Twisted-Pair C) Coaxial - A) Optical Fiber Reference: TDMM, 14th edition, page 2-37 Which of the following terms describes the transmission of signals in both directions at the same time? A) Simplex B) Half-duplex C) Full duplex - C) Full Duplex TDMM, 14th edition, page 1-39 Which of the following terms refers to signal interference between cable pairs? A) Crosstalk B) Impedance ...