Nursing preload - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Galen NUR 242 Exam 4 Galen College Of Nursing - Questions with complete solution Galen NUR 242 Exam 4 - Cardiovascular What is the equation for cardiac output? - correct answer CO = HR x SV What is preload? - correct answer the heart is being stretched out What does preload reflect? - correct answer how much fluid is in the heart What is afterload? - correct answer resistance the ventricle must overcome to eject blood Example of increased preload - correct answer CHF ...

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Cardiac Output (CO) : - Amount of blood pumped through the heart each minute - Normal 4-8 L/min (varies significantly depending on body size) - Determined by stroke volume and heart rate; CO= SV x HR - Cardiac Index is the cardiac output corrected for body size and more specific than CO; use this in obese pts (CI= CO/BSA; Normal 2.4-4 L/min) - Obtained through a pulmonary artery catheter Nursing Assessment of Cardiac Function : Increased Preload= increased volume-blood backs up (right h...

A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a widening QRS. You should administer: Sodium Bicarbonate. 3. 3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You not...

The nurse is discussing cardiac hemodynamics with a nursing student. The nurse explains preload to the student and then asks the student what nursing interventions might cause increased preload. The student correctly answers which of the following? Ans: Correct response: Application of antiembolytic stockings Explanation: Preload is the amount of blood presented to the ventricles just before systole. Anything that assists in returning blood to the heart (eg, antiembolytic stockings) or...

BKAT 9R Final Exam (questions and answers) Initial measure for the treatment of angina pectoris does not include which response below? 1. resting 2. beta blockers 3. oxygen 4. nitroglycerine - CORRECT ANSWER-beta blockers The classical ECG change with muscle injury in acute myocardial infarction is: 1. presence of a Q wave 2. ST segment elevation 3. myocardial electrical irritability 4. a peaked T wave - CORRECT ANSWER-ST segment elevation Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme generally do...

BKAT 9R Exam Questions And Answers Initial measure for the treatment of angina pectoris does not include which response below? 1. resting 2. beta blockers 3. oxygen 4. nitroglycerine - ANS beta blockers The classical ECG change with muscle injury in acute myocardial infarction is: 1. presence of a Q wave 2. ST segment elevation 3. myocardial electrical irritability 4. a peaked T wave - ANS ST segment elevation Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme generally does not occur in whi...