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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
09/10/2009

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Term
Malignant HTN B/P
Definition
DBP > 140 Tx: vaso dialatorsa nd sympathetic blocking agents
Term
Hyper trophic cardiomyopathy
Definition
enlarged ventricular septum decreasing the size of the L ventricle and thus low CO.
Term
Tx: of cardiomyopath
Definition
betablockers or ca channel blockers like verapamil Do not give Inotropics like Dig(squeeze out the low Co faster, no out put to coronory vessels) or vasodialators(low Co will go to the expanded vessels.)
Term
Pulmonary artery wedge pressure(6 - 12) is elevated in ....
Definition
Left sided heart dysfns. (mitral valve stenosis/insufficiency,cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis, left ventricular failure and vol. overload
Term
How do u know the wedge catheter not in zone 3
Definition
damped wedge tracing,PAWP > PAD,abscence of A and V waves, Marked respiratory variations.
Term
a wave of wedge must be ... in ekg
and v wave in
Definition
after qrs......after t wave
Term
Any peep > 10 affects PAWP true pawp will be
Definition
PAWP - (peep/1.36)/2
Term
for stable svt, the immediate action
Definition
vagal maneuvers --> slows down the conduction from SA to AV node
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