Complications from pci Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1 AACN PCCN REVIEW: ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Acute Coronary Syndrome Includes Correct Answer: MI Unstable Angina Angina Correct Answer: Myocardial Anoxia - decreased 02 through coronary arteries Exertional Angina Correct Answer: Four "E's" Exercise Emotional States After Eating Extreme Temperature Higher rates of MI during thanksgiving night, and first day of snow, etc. Prinzmetal's Angina or Variant Angina ...

ABFM In Training Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), what meds, and what do you have check first? - Emtricitabine/tenofovir gotta check Hep B first -apparently they kill hep B too, so if you suddenly stop the med, then reactivated hep B can lead to liver disease entry to balloon time for PCI! - 120 minutes time limit from onset of MI to balloon time - should get it done w/in 12 hours Absolute contraindications to Fibrinolysis - P...

CARDIOVASCULAR REVIEW STUDY GUIDE CCRN Exam Cram Heart Sounds S1, S3, S4: Heard at apex S2: Heard at base S3: r/t heart failure S4: r/t MI, HTN, ventricular hypertrophy, & aortic stenosis ……………………………… Mitral stenosis is associated with atrial fibrillation due to atrial enlargement. ……………………………… Stenosis occurs with an OPEN valve. Insufficiency occurs with a CLOSED valve. ……………………………… NSTEMI: + troponin, ST dep...

ABFM In Training Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+) Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), what meds, and what do you have check first? - Emtricitabine/tenofovir gotta check Hep B first -apparently they kill hep B too, so if you suddenly stop the med, then reactivated hep B can lead to liver disease entry to balloon time for PCI! - 120 minutes time limit from onset of MI to balloon time - should get it done w/in 12 hours Absolute contraindications to Fibrinolysis - ...

1 N4581 EXAM 2 BLUEPRINT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ANGINA 1. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, risk factors, and treatment of coronary atherosclerosis. Patho: Atherosclerosis is a type of blood vessel disorder resulting in the abnormal accumulation of lipid deposits and fibrous tissue within arterial walls and lumen. In coronary atherosclerosis, blockages and narrowing of the coronary vessels reduce blood flow to the m...

ABFM In Training Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), what meds, and what do you have check first? - Emtricitabine/tenofovir gotta check Hep B first -apparently they kill hep B too, so if you suddenly stop the med, then reactivated hep B can lead to liver disease entry to balloon time for PCI! - 120 minutes time limit from onset of MI to balloon time - should get it done w/in 12 hours Absolute contraindications to Fibrinolysis - P...

Cardiac Cath Lab RN A - Prophecy/Relias Q&A Verified What orders do you expect from the physician to decrease the risk of contrast induced nephropathy in a patient who has been identified as at risk? - ANSWER Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline When setting up a pressure monitoring system for an arterial line, what kind of tubing is used to transmit pressure waves from the patient to the transducer? - ANSWER Noncompliant An occlusion of which coronary artery will...

Heparin: - Heparin inhibits the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin Heparin inactivates circulating thrombin Heparin inhibits the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin Causes of Right side heart failure? - Acute RV infarct Pulmonary Embolism Septal defects Pulmonary stenosis/regurgitation COPD Pulmonary htn Left Ventricular fx The patient is receiving heparin infusion for the treatment of pulmonary embolism. There has been a 60% decrease in the platelet count and no clinical change...

Treatment for Coronary Occlusion - correct answer * Morphine- treat pain * Oxygen: treat tissue hypoxia * NTG- SL, IV 24-48 hrs. titrated * Aspirin- 324 mg orally * Continuous EKG monitoring: Watch for changes - Patient might not feel pain d/t morphine. May still have lack of O2 to myocardium. Watch for ST elevation * Beta Blockers: Given initially and continued after discharge. Long term therapy with beta blockers decrease incidence of future cardiac events: REMEMBER THIS * Thrombolytic...

What is the rate of continuation for those who start a cardiac rehab exercise program or any other type of behavioral change, irrespective of initial health status or type half or less of The drop out rate is higher in the first 3 months What is the biggest predictor for a patient to participate in cardiac rehab? the fervor of the primary physicians' recommendation or referring physician appears to be one of the most powerful predictors of the patient's participation in exercise, es...