if a pt is experiencing hyperkalemia, which of the following might be seen on the 12
lead ekg - ANSWER a sharply pointed T wave
this is generated by the last phase or the depolarization - ANSWER T wave
____ is upright in leads I, II, V3-V6 - ANSWER T wave
the T wave is inverted in which lead - ANSWER aVR
which of the following might NOT be considered a side effect of cardizem - ANSWER
joint pain
____ is considered a calcium channel blocker - ANSWER Cardizem
what are some of the side effects of cardizem - ANSWER asthenia (muscle
weakness)
ankle edema
dizziness
flushing
which of the following would be considered classifications of aortic dissections
according to DeBakey - ANSWER Type 1 (just above the AO valve and is most
common)
Type II (just above the AO valve but stop in the ascending AO not progressing into
the AO arch)
Type III (begins past the AO arch and distal to the L subclavian art)
what is the great vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower extremities
back into the R atrium - ANSWER IVC
which of the following might be considered a typical loading dose for clopidrogrel
(plavix) - ANSWER 150mg-600mg
what kind of drug is clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER ADP inhibitor
what is the daily dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER 75mg
which of the following devices uses a diamond dust-tipped burr that spins at
150,000-200,000 rpm within the art to pulverize the calcified plaque - ANSWER
rotablator rotational atherectomy device
this device selectively ablates the nonelastic diseased tissue and the normal healthy
tissue is pushed out of the way and not touched - ANSWER rotablator
during a cardiac cath which of the following is not done by the monitor - ANSWER
performs a direct assessment of the pt
, who would perform the direct assessment of the pt - ANSWER circulating nurse
the primary objective of the ___ is to monitor the pts vital signs, enter hemodynamic
data, pt demographic information, and documents all pertinent data from the
procedure into the database - ANSWER monitor
if the cardiac cath procedure is being performed on a newborn infant, which of the
vessels would be considered the typical one used - ANSWER umbilical
using this vessel for a cath on a newborn infant allows for easy access to the arterial
and the venous circulation of the pt - ANSWER umbilical
equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab could include all of the
following EXCEPT - ANSWER bladder scanner
what are some of the equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab -
ANSWER resuscitation equipment
defibrillator
ECG
transcutaneous O2 sat monitor
BP monitor
emergency meds
an atherosclerotic lesion can be made of which of the following - ANSWER fibrotic
tissue
fatty lipid pools
calcium deposits
(all the above)
then mnemonic FFR stands for which of the following - ANSWER fractional flow
reserve
what does IVUS stand for - ANSWER Intravascular ultrasouns
this provides a way to assess the vascular remodeling and atherosclerotic
progression in a pt. it is considered an invaluable tool for the assessment of
angiographic lesions in the symptomatic pt - ANSWER IVUS
all but which of the following might be included with a R heart cath - ANSWER the
pts brain activity
when a R sided heart cath is performed it works to - ANSWER measure the
pressures in the heart
visualize the cardiac structures
visualize the pulmonary structures
the volcano therapeutics phased array IVUS cath would have how many electronic
elements that are mounted circumferentially near the distal tip of the catheter -
ANSWER 64
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