Rayan Shared "Cardio Week 5" - 24 Picmonics
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Cardio Week 5
Types of Heart Failure
- Left Sided
- Pulmonary Congestion
- Right Sided
- Peripheral Edema
- High Output
- Unable to Meet Metabolic Needs
1 min
Right Heart Failure Assessment
- Jugular Venous Distention (JVD)
- Peripheral Edema
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Nocturia
- Weight Gain
- Ascites
- Fatigue
1 min
Left Heart Failure Assessment
- Pulmonary Assessment
- Pulmonary Congestion
- Pink Frothy Sputum
- Wheezing or Crackles
- Dyspnea with Exertion
- Cough
- Systemic Assessment
- Fatigue
- Tachycardia
- Weak Peripheral Pulse
- S3, S4 Heart Sounds
1 min
Heart Failure Interventions
- Diagnostic Tests
- Echocardiogram
- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Improve Gas Exchange
- High Fowler's Position
- Oxygen
- Advanced Airway
- Drugs and Devices
- Diuretics
- Beta Blockers
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
- ACE Inhibitors
- Digoxin (Lanoxin)
- Pacemaker
2 mins
Angina
- What is Angina?
- What is Angina
- Types of Angina
- Stable Angina
- Unstable Angina
- Variant Angina
- Goals of Treatment of Angina
- Goal of Angina treatment
- Drug Therapy for Angina
- Drugs to treat Angina
2 mins
Stable Angina
- Assessment
- Chest Pain with Exertion
- Relieved within 15 Minutes
- ST Depression
- Interventions
- Nitroglycerin
- Up to 3 Doses q 5 Minutes
- Rest
- Antiplatelet Medication
- CABG
- Angioplasty
2 mins
Unstable Angina
- Assessment
- Chest Pain with Rest or Exertion
- Limits ADLs
- > 15 Minutes
- Less Likely Relieved by Nitroglycerin
- ST Depression
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Treatment
- Emergency Treatment
2 mins
Angina & Treatment (USD SSOM)
- Types
- Typical Angina
- Variant Angina
- Microvascular Angina
- Medications
- Nitrates
- Beta Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Ranolazine
- Ivabradine
7 mins
Prinzmetal/variant angina
- Chest pain at rest
- ST Elevation
- AV block
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Coronary artery spasm
Drug therapy for Angina
- Actions
- decreasing oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate, myocardial contractility, and ventricular volume without inducing heart failure
- Uses
- Prevent Angina, Prevent further ischemia, and myocardial infarction
- Assessment
- History Assessment for angina
- Medication History
- Mental status assessment
- Cardiovascular System assessment
- Nutrition History
- assess tissue profusion
- Obtain good vital signs
- implementation
- Administer pain medication as indicated
- Patient Education
- Medication Education
- Lifestyle Changes
- Fostering health maintenance
4 mins
Myocardial Infarction Assessment
- Assessment
- Substernal Chest Pain
- Crushing or Dull Sensation
- Arm, Jaw, and Neck
- > 20 Minutes
- Unrelieved by Nitro
- Palpitations
- Diaphoresis
- Fear of Impending Doom
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Shortness of Breath
- Considerations
- Monitor for Arrhythmias
2 mins
Myocardial Infarction Diagnosis
- Diagnosis
- 12 Lead ECG
- ST Elevation
- Q Wave
- T Wave Inversion
- Troponin T and I
- CK-MB
- Considerations
- Early ECG
- Cardiac Stress Test
2 mins
Myocardial Infarction Interventions
- MONA
- Morphine
- Oxygen
- Nitrates
- Aspirin
- Thrombolytics (tPA)
- Invasive Procedures
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Stent Placement
- Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Considerations
- Decrease Modifiable Risk Factors
- Resuming Activity (Physical, Sexual)
2 mins
TIMI Score (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction)
- Use
- Mortality Predictor
- Unstable Angina or NSTEMI
- 2 Week Risk of Death and Ischemic Events
- AMERICA (Each is +1)
- Age Greater or Equal to 65
- Markers Elevated
- EKG ST Changes (Greater or Equal to 0.5mm)
- Risk Factors for CAD (Coronary Artery Disease)
- Ischemia (2 Anginal Events in 24 Hours)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Aspirin Use in the Last 7 Days
3 mins
Evolution of Myocardial Infarction and Complications
- Hours to Days
- Arrhythmia
- Before 7 Days
- Fibrinous Pericarditis
- Papillary Muscle Rupture
- Interventricular Septum Rupture
- Before 14 Days
- Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm
- Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
- After 14 Days
- True Ventricular Aneurysm
- Dressler Syndrome
- Other
- Left Ventricular Failure
2 mins
12 Lead Contiguous Leads - Anterior Wall MI
- Leads Elevated
- Lead V3
- Lead V4
- Artery Affected
- Left Anterior Descending (LAD)
56 secs
12 Lead Contiguous Leads - Septal Wall MI
- Elevated Leads
- Lead V1
- Lead V2
- Artery Affected
- Left Anterior Descending (LAD)
48 secs
12 Lead Contiguous Leads - Inferior Wall MI
- Leads Elevated
- Lead II
- Lead III
- Lead aVF
- Artery Affected
- Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
56 secs
Primary Hypertension Risk Factors
- Excessive Alcohol Consumption
- High Sodium Diet
- Dyslipidemia
- Obesity
- People of African Descent
- Advanced Age
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Reduced Nephron Number
- Diabetes
- Lack of Physical Activity
2 mins
Hypertension Assessment
- Mechanism
- Essential Hypertension
- Secondary Hypertension
- Assessment
- Headache
- Vision Changes
- Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
- Chest Pain
- Syncope (Fainting)
- Diagnosis
- Average 2 Sets, 2 Minutes Apart
- After 2 or More Visits (within 1-4 weeks)
- Nursing Considerations
- Take BP Both Arms
- Common in African Americans
2 mins
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