Endocarditis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank - Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse 1ST Edition Lucie By Dlugasch, Lachel Story | Complete 2023/2024. A 50-year-old man is having an acute myocardial infarction and will be administered recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The medication activates plasminogen in order to: A) decrease platelet adhesion. B) increase clotting time. C) promote fibrinolysis. D) promote coronary vasodilation. Ans: C Complexity: Easy Ahead: Hematopoietic System Subj...

AACN AGACNP boards Questions and answers 2023/2024 Pericarditis - correct answer Often present w/ friction rub, sharp CP w/ inspiration, low-grade fever, muffled heart tones, hypotension. Tx w/ colchicine. Pulmonary edema - correct answer Pink/frothy sputum. Tachypnea, dyspnea, b/l wheeze. CXR shows alveolar infiltrates, kerley B lines, and pleural effusions. Cardiac tamponade - correct answer Becks Triad= muffled tones, JVD, HoTN. Narrow pulse pressure. Low C.O., low BP, tachy...

A patient is recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI) and develops chest pain on day 3 that increases when taking a deep breath and is relieved by leaning forward. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Assess the feet for pedal edema. b. Palpate the radial pulses bilaterally. c. Auscultate for a pericardial friction rub. d. Check the heart monitor for dysrhythmias. C True or False: Endocarditis only affects the atrioventricular and semi-lunar valves in the heart. False ...

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 6th Edition By Terry Mahan Buttaro; Patricia Polgar-Bailey; Joanne Sandberg-Cook; JoAnn Trybulski. Chapter 1 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 2 Translating Research Into Clinical Practice 3 Empowering Patients as Collaborative Partners 4 Coordinated Chronic Care 5 An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 6 Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy 7 Genetic Considerations in Primary Care 8 Ri...

N5334 Antimicrobials questions and answers 100% correct 2024 Is an antibiotic indicated on the basis of clinical findings? Antibiotics are indicated for obvious or suspect bacterial infections such as bacterial meningitis or endocarditis. Localized infections such as pneumonia, UTI, wound infection, cellulitis

A bacterial infection of the endocardium Duke criteria ◆ Positive blood culture for infective endocarditis (IE) ● Isolation of typical organisms from two positive cultures of blood samples drawn > 12 hours apart, or all of three or a majority of four separate cultures of blood ● Typical organisms include viridans strep, S. bovis, HACEK (H. aphrophilus, A. actinomycetemcomitans, C. hominis, E. corrodens, and K. kingae), or community-acquired S. aureus or enterococci ◆ Endoca...

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 6th Edition By Terry Mahan Buttaro; Patricia Polgar-Bailey; Joanne Sandberg-Cook; JoAnn Trybulski. Chapter 1 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 2 Translating Research Into Clinical Practice 3 Empowering Patients as Collaborative Partners 4 Coordinated Chronic Care 5 An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 6 Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy 7 Genetic Considerations in Primary Care 8 Ri...

ARDMS Adult Echo Typed by me accurate 100% Most common congenital anomaly most frequently seen in adults - ANSWER Bicuspid Aortic Valve Which echocardiographic window is used in the detection and assessment of the inferior vena cava? - ANSWER Subcostal What is the number and location of the papillary muscles of a normal mitral valve? - ANSWER Two; posteromedial and anterolateral Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with: - ANSWER Mid systolic click and/or late systo...

Diabetic skin manifestations are called? acanthosis nigricans Why do we give prostaglandins in HF, for kids? To keep the patent ductus arteriosus open until surgery What are nontender small erythematous lesions (macular, papular, or nodular) on the palms associated with infective endocarditis? Janeway Lesions What is Desferal used for? Beta Thalassemia (drug that chronically-transfused pts use to remove excess Iron from their bodies. Iron overload is therefore the leading cause of death a...

CARDIOVASCULAR ACUTE/SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS A bacterial infection of the endocardium Duke criteria ◆ Positive blood culture for infective endocarditis (IE) ● Isolation of typical organisms from two positive cultures of blood samples drawn > 12 hours apart, or all of three or a majority of four separate cultures of blood ● Typical organisms include viridans strep, S. bovis, HACEK (H. aphrophilus, A. actinomycetemcomitans, C. hominis, E. corrodens, and K. kingae), or ...