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| What are the s/s of right sided heart failure? |
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| 1st line of treatment for a newly dx CHF pt? |
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| s/s of left sided heart failure? |
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| Why give oxygen during an MI? |
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| Oxygen tissues being deprived of oxygen |
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| What is heard with valvular heart disease? |
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| Important info for pt with rhematic heart disease to tell nurse? |
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| Had strep throat 3 wks ago. |
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| Pt. has no pulse, not breathing, but has bradycardia on monitor, what is this? |
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| Pulsless electrical activity |
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| Check pulses daily and keep incision clesan |
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| What would a community nurse teach? |
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| Prompt diagnosis and treatment of strep throat. |
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| Pt. in asystole, what do you give? |
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| 1st doctors orders for a diagnosis is infective endocarditis? |
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| Pt with pericarditis, what position should they be in? |
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| Difficulty breathing when lying flat. |
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| Pt on low Na diet needs further teaching when? |
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| Pt states they can have as much milk as they want. |
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| Pt with mitral valve prolapsed and regurgitation, what do you teach? |
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| Pt. on dig. What do you teach? |
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| To monitor and report nausea and fatigue. |
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| Before giving corvert, check which electrolyte? |
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| Impaired perfusion is caused by? |
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| Leads II, III, and AVF show the? |
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| To defibrillate make sure? |
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| Pt with xenograft valve replacement? |
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| Made from bovine and procine, and do not need anticoagulants. |
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| S/s of angina in elderly? |
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| Exercise helps cholesterol levels by? |
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| Decreasing triglycerides and increasing HDL. |
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| Prevents platelet aggregation |
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| Pt is saved from an episode of v-tach. How do you explain? |
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| Had heart complication which treatment was able to reverse. |
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| Diagnosis for pain during MI? |
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| Ineffective cardiac tissue perfusion. |
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| Pt has an episode of angina, nurse should? |
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| Tell pt to keep legs straight b/c it is an artery and complications can occur. |
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| Pt with mitral regurgitation. What do you give? |
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| Red/purple flat painless macules are called? |
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| Before dental procedures, pt needs? |
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| BNP is a key diagnostic for? |
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| Monitor for hyperkalemia. |
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| Candidate for thrombolytic therapy? |
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| Chest pain for 3 hours unrelieved by nitro. |
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| Metabolic syndrome markers |
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| (don't remember question, but was select all that apply). |
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| Keep in original dark glass container. |
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| Pt has infection and develops a murmur suspect? |
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| Gain of 2-3 lbs in 2 days. |
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| How do you know lasix is working? |
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| Right sided failure can have? |
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| A patient is in sinus tach. What would you expect to give them? |
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| A pt is in v-tach. What would you expect to give them? |
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