Right heart cath - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cardiac Catheterization (cardiac cath) - correct answer specialized study of the heart in which a catheter is inserted into an artery and/or vein in the patients arm, neck, or groin Indications for cardiac cath - correct answer identification and extent of CAD, evaluation of LV function, assessment of valvular heart disease, assessment of myocardial disease, myocardial biopsy, verify/support non-invasive data, undergo interventions, determine necessity for surgical correction Advantages of...

Where are the insertion sites of a cardiac catheter? Correct Answer an artery or vein in the arm, neck, or groin Where is the catheter guided? Correct Answer the left or right heart What is the most common insertion site for a left heart cath? Correct Answer percutaneous femoral artery What kind of catheter is used in a left heart cath? Correct Answer pigtail catheters Where does the catheter travel in a left heart cath? Correct Answer femoral artery- aorta- coronary arteries- aortic...

Exam 3 Maternal Child nursing Exam Questions And Answers Graded A What is an acyanotic heart defect? - answerblood flow from the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart or no deoxygenated blood entering systemic circulation What is a cyanotic heart defect? - answerblood from the right side of the heart to the left side of the heart, deoxygenated blood entering systemic function What are signs are symptoms of CHF in children - answercardiomegaly tachycardia diaphoresis incr...

Describe the surgical anatomy of the aortic valve. - correct answer 3-4cm2 normal valve area between LV and Ao Consists of 3 cusps suspended in the Sinuses of Valsalva The coronary ostia in each sinus give their name to the aortic leaflet (left, right, and non- coronary cusps respectively) Describe aortic valve regurgitation/insufficiency. - correct answer May result from diseases of the valve leaflet or dilation of the aortic root. Abnormal regurgitation of blood from the Ao i...

What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - Correct answer-Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - Correct answer-Cardiac tamponade; obstructive s...

RCS CCI Practice Question and answers correctly solved RCS CCI Practice Posteromedial papillary muscle is supplied by... - correct answer RCA Anterolateral papillary muscle is supplied by... - correct answer LAD & CX What carries the electrical signal from the atria to the ventricles? - correct answer Bundle of His What portion of the aortic pressure wave begins to rise when the ejection period begins? - correct answer anacrotic limb What portion of the aortic pressure w...

NUR 414 Cardio Exam Questions with Correct Answers A patent ductus arteriosus allows blood to flow in which direction? - Answer-From the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the fetal lungs What three structures should close within the first few days of life - Answer-1. ductus arteriosus 2. ductus venosus 3. foramen ovale Which side of the heart has greater pressure? - Answer-Left side > right side Is resistance less in the pulmonary circulation or systemic circulation? - Answ...

Exam 3 Maternal Child nursing Exam Questions And Answers Graded A What is an acyanotic heart defect? - answerblood flow from the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart or no deoxygenated blood entering systemic circulation What is a cyanotic heart defect? - answerblood from the right side of the heart to the left side of the heart, deoxygenated blood entering systemic function What are signs are symptoms of CHF in children - answercardiomegaly tachycardia diaphoresis incr...

Critical Care Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers You have just received change of shift report. Which patient should you assess first? a. 62 year-old man who is scheduled for a cardiac cath, and is ready to be transported now b. 58 year-old woman with COPD with an O2 saturation of 92% on 2 liters of O2, who is scheduled to be discharged home on O2 c. 36 year-old man admitted with an exacerbation of asthma with RR 36 at rest, and whose wheezing has diminished d. 72 year-old woman...

What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - Correct answer-Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis (often w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation) A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - Correct answer-Cardiac tamponade; obstru...