Unit 5 Cardiovascular MN650 Study Set Exam What is Atrial Fibrillation? - Answer Irregular and rapid rhythm from atria beating out of coordination with ventricles Is QRS regular or irregular for AFIB? - Answer Irregular How much EF is lost with AFIB? - Answer 10% What is AFIB treatment in acute care? What to check first? - Answ er Synchronized cardioversion. Check echocardiogram first What can AFIB cause? - Answer PE or CVA What is Atrial Flutter aka A-Flutter? - Answer Rapid atrial contrac tion For A-Flutter, are QRS regular or irregular? - Answer Regular A-Flutter preferred acute treatment? - Answer Amiodarone Which lab panel with Amiodarone? - Answer Thyroid panel for hypothyro idism risk Allergy to Amiodarone? Order? - Answer Metoprolol. Use non-selective BBs in asthma What is Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)? - Answer Rapid heart r hythms originating in the atrium or atrioventricular node. Causes of SVT - Answer A fib, Stimulants, Alcohol, PE, Electrolyte imbalances, Tension pneumothorax What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)? - Answer A chronic & progr essive inability of the heart to pump sufficiently. Life Expectancy of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - Answer 5 year li fe expectancy True or False: Aldosterone antagonists in CHF - Answer False: Do not u se aldosterone antagonists in CHF patients 1st-line agent for a PT with asymptomatic Class 1 HF with an EF of 38% ? - Answer Amlodipine What is Angina? - Answer Insufficient oxygen to the heart muscle causing sudden, severe substernal pain. Treatment for Angina - Answer Nitroglycerine, Beta Blocker, CCB, ASA- a ntiplatelet First line treatment for hypertension? - Answer 1st line Tx is CCB and th iazide diuretic
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