1. What is the normal range of Potassium (K+) in the blood? - correct answer ✔✔3.5 - 5.O
2. What is the name for Potassium <3.5 - correct answer ✔✔Hypokalemia
3. What is the name for Potassium >5.0 - correct answer ✔✔Hyperkalemia
4. Name some Antiplatelet meds - correct answer ✔✔ASA, Plavix, Brillenta, Effient, Integrelin, and
Reopro
5. Adenosine causes what - correct answer ✔✔Max Hyperemia
6. When the patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you do? - correct answer ✔✔Give Fluids
Trendelenburg position
Atropine .5mg- 1mg IV push
7. When a patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you see? - correct answer ✔✔BP Decreases
HR Decreases
SV Decreases
8. If a patient has a high Creatinine, what should you consider? - correct answer ✔✔Pre-Op Fluid
Hydration
Use as small amount of contrast as possible
:3Ml/Kg or 3 times the GFR
9. How does heparin prevent clot formation? - correct answer ✔✔by preventing the conversion of
prothrombin to thrombin
Heparin combines with antithrombin to make it more effective
,10. What is the initial dose of Versed for Sedation? - correct answer ✔✔.5 mg - 1mg
11. what is the action of Reopro? - correct answer ✔✔Reopro inhibits IIb/IIIa receptors
12. INR measures the levels of which drug? - correct answer ✔✔Coumadin
13. Most commjon access point to perform a myocardial biopsy? - correct answer ✔✔R IJ
14. What are the landmarks to preform an IJ access? - correct answer ✔✔the IJ lies between the medial
and lateral heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and lateral to the carotid artery
15. Lovenox impacts what? - correct answer ✔✔Antithrombin and Factor Xa
16. What might be the medication of choice for SVT? - correct answer ✔✔Adenosine
17. What short acting benzodiazepine is commonly used in the cath lab for sedation? - correct answer
✔✔Versed (Midazolam)
18. Steps to place a distal protection device? - correct answer ✔✔1. place the device distal to the lesion
2.cross the lesion with stent/ balloon
3.deploy the Stent
4.remove stent balloon
5.remove the protection device
19. how to you check a patient's clotting time after being given heparin? - correct answer ✔✔ACT
If not available, draw PTT
20. Prior to a procedure, what information must be found on the patient's chart? - correct answer
✔✔H&P with 30 days
,Informed consent
specific cath lab procedure order set
21. How does plavix act? - correct answer ✔✔Plavix turns off receptor sites on the platelets (super-
aspirin)
22. If a patient is on NPH insulin, what medication should not be given? - correct answer ✔✔Protamine
23. which procedure require venous access? - correct answer ✔✔ASD/PFO
, 27. Which procedures require the use of the ICE catheter - correct answer ✔✔ASD/PFO
Mitral Valvuloplasty
Mitral Valve Clip
EP Ablations
In place of TEE in TAVR
28. What labs look at kidney function? - correct answer ✔✔BUN and Creatinine
GFR
Creatinine clearance
29. The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is what? - correct answer
✔✔Troponin
30. Which lab value does not evaluate the extent of an MI?
SGOT
bSerum Creatinine
CK-MB - correct answer ✔✔Serum creatinine
31. Post procedure renal dysfunction more likely to occur in patients with? - correct answer ✔✔DM
Pre-op dehydration
Frequent use of NSAID
Ace Inhibitors
32. What may cause cancellation of an elective cath lab procedure? - correct answer ✔✔Increased
WBC's
Low potassium
Increased INR
Anemia (low hgb and hct)
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Sanchy062. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $19.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.