BKAT ICU Test Guide

Initial measures for treatment of angina pector include -Answer Rest, oxygen, nitro After having TPA running for 3 hrs, what would cause you to stop it -Answer Change in mental status You would not see elevated cardiac iso-enzyme in -Answer Chronic heart failure Therapeutic goal for caridogenic shock -Answer Increase cardiac output With depressed patients, the nurse should -Answer Encourage the patient to vent about their concerns ECG change in AMI is -Answer ST elevation Elevated CVP? -Answer Rt. HF Mr. Adams is feeling " a little funny", EKG shows a fib/ aflutter. What do you give -Answer Cardizem Wide QRS? -Answer Bundle branch block Special care when giving IV dopamine -Answer Infilatration leads to tissue necrosis A strong ventricular stimulus is dangerous when it lands on the -Answer T wave Use for external cardiac pacemaker -Answer Symptomatic heart block Initial treatment for VT with pulse -Answer Amiaodrone 150mg over 10min Signs of cardiac tamponad include -Answer Distended neck veins Pulsus paradox Hypotension A patient asystole, you would administer -Answer Epi Antidote for heparin -Answer Promaine sulfate Prevent clasbi infection -Answer Wash hands Before suctioning, vaccum pressure should be -Answer 120 Post op pt with left chest tube has diminished lungs sound rt posterior..why? -Answer Atelecatsis Assessing placement in ET -An