Ans: - Diastolic >120
- Blurred vision
- Severe h/a
- High cholesterol
- Dyspnea
- History of hypertension
5). Beta blockers
Ans: medication used to treat several different types of conditions, including
hypertension (high blood pressure), angina, some abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack
(myocardial infarction)
6). Beta blockers actions
Ans: Decreases BP and HR blocking epinephrine and nonepinephrine
, Ans: - Explain procedure: a balloon is inflated to reduce the constriction in the artery
- Contrast is used, normally in femoral
- Pt is gonna feel a flush/warm everywhere when contrast is injected
- Pt should lay flat
- Pt will be sedated but awake
- Pt should sign Informed consent for PTCA and a future CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass
Grafting)
Ans: Body (everything not related to lungs)
Distended jugular veins, anorexia, nausea, abdominal distention, liver enlargement,
ascites (peritoneal edema), edema in feet, ankles, sacrum
18). Test for heart failure
Ans: - CXR
- BNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide)
19). Cardiac rehabilitation orders
Ans: - Low Na+ diet
- Lifestyle education (all that pt is doing wrong and have to correct)
- Use of medications (Metoprolol -Lopresol
- Exercise
20). Non-pharmacological treatment for hypertension
Ans: - Diet (low Na+, low fat, high K+, CA+, and Mg+) fruits and vegetables
- Moderate aerobic exercises (walk 20 min/day/3 times/wk
21). High blood pressure
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, Ans: >140/90, is called the silent killer because it doesn't show symptoms until is
tissue damage
22). S/s of high blood pressure
Ans: - Blurred vision
- Unexplained nose bleeding
23). S/s of mi for males
Ans: - Heavy severe chest pain, usually radiates to left arm, neck, jaw
24). S/s of mi for females
Ans: Like indigestion symptoms, SOB, weakness
25). Treatment for pt with mi symptoms
Ans: No matter the symptoms pt gets a heart monitor and receives MONA
26). Mona
Ans: Morphine
O2
Nitrates
Aspirin
27). Diagnostics test for angina
Ans: Stress test (climbing stairs, treadmill)
ECG
EKG
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